Originally posted by ccnyc

I have a Felt F80 (2004), 52cm and I love it. I'm also 5'6" with longish legs (and arms). I tried the 54cm and thought it was too big.

Sounds similar to me & my size. Don't know for sure, but standing over a bike or 2, they're guesstimating a 50 or 52 for me. (They want to make sure they have a couple of bikes ready for me when I test ride next week.)

I paid $750 last spring. The only modifications I made to the bike were removing the bar-top brake controls and putting on a less painful saddle. It is very responsive and fits me very well and the triple chainring has come in handy.

yeah, I think my LBS is quoting me $800 and it seems to be almost a given that the saddle that comes on your bike is not what you end up using.
(I almost wonder why they bother putting one on there at all!)

My husband, who is used to riding high end campy equipped bikes thought Felt was really worthy. He got himself an F45 and loves it.

Felt is known for their Tri bikes.

Cool! I am glad to get a reply from someone who has experience with Felt and also with the exact same model - way lucky!

So tell me, (if ya don't mind) what other bikes did you end up comparing with the F80, when you were shopping, and what did you think?