Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
Do it!!! I'm 5'3.5" and all torso. I love my SuperSix. I'm on the smallest men's size (48cm...which is comparable to 50cm with a lot of other manufacturers) with a 100mm stem. You may be comfier with an 80-90mm stem, depending upon just how long your torso is. I forget my torso measurement, but my crotch-to-floor inseam is 30".

I came from a women's Synapse...the reach was too short and too upright. I am so much happier on my Synapse. Helps that the carbon really dulls the road vibration, too. That aluminum Synapse was murder on all our chip-sealed roads.

If the men's is too big there is also a 44cm women's model that would still likely fit you more comfortably than the equivalent women's Synapse.
I tried the 48 women's synapse and it fit perfectly. The 44 was a little too small... Do you think for a "longer" torso, the 48cm men model would actually be better than the women's model?