Thinking about buying a Specialized Ruby Comp

[xeney]

Lisa, that was kind of the whole point of the Ruby's design. It has a special fork that takes care of the toe overlap problem while allowing a shorter cockpit:

One striking and welcome addition to the family is the women's-specific, semi-monocoque carbon fiber Ruby line. Specialized touts the Ruby as the highest-level frameset currently available with women's-specific geometry, including a shorter top tube, head tube extension, and a shallower head tube angle coupled with a carbon fork with greater trail. This produces the short cockpit dimension required for women's typically shorter torsos but without the toe clip overlap issues.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?.../specialized06

I wish I could afford one! But I am so in love with the red color on the pro that I could not settle for one of the more affordable versions. Call me shallow!

[emily_in_nc]

Lisa, that was kind of the whole point of the Ruby's design. It has a special fork that takes care of the toe overlap problem while allowing a shorter cockpit....

I thought that having a fork with greater trail made for sluggish handling? I could be wrong, but this is what I remember.

Emily, whose little road bike has 650c wheels AND toe overlap, but it fits!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Aghhh!!.....brain hurting!!!!!!!!

[Triskeliongirl]

I thought that having a fork with greater trail made for sluggish handling? I could be wrong, but this is what I remember.

Emily, whose little road bike has 650c wheels AND toe overlap, but it fits!

This is correct, its actually a combination of having a fork with too much rake, AND a slack head tube angle, that combine to give a bike with too much trail that causes the sluggish handling. BUT YMMV. I know lots of women ride these bikes and LOVE them, but when I test rode bikes like that I didn't like the handling.