You may find that a non-WSD like the Tarmac or Roubaix fits you better. I'm the opposite of you. I have a 28.5/29ish inseam, but I'm only 5' even. The Ruby fits me well as it has a pretty short top tube for its size. With your longer torso the Ruby may feel cramped and small for you - but you never know until you try it.
Unless you've tried regular levers and they really don't work for you, I wouldn't discount them right away. I have several bikes, one (Not my Ruby) does have the "short reach" levers on it. To tell the truth I don't find them to be any easier to use or smaller feeling than any of my normal ones, and I don't have huge hands (lets face it at 5' nothing I don't have huge anything....). If you have narrow shoulders you may need to swap bars, but I'd hope that the shop would do that fairly inexpensively or even free for you if you are buying the bike new.
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12-12-2007, 05:17 PM #1
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12-12-2007, 07:20 PM #2
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I'm in between you two. 5'3" and 28" inseam. I tried the 47 (I think) Ruby last month and it felt ok. Didn't get fitted though so I'm really not much help.
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