kelownagirl - I'm 5'0" and ended up with the 48 not the 44. It was a bit of a surprise since I usually end up on the smallest bike I can find. The lbs guy who spent a lot of time with me on fitting said I had a "long torso" - at 5'0" - I don't think I've ever been described as having a long anything. It made me very happy! I did sit on a 44 at another shop and my first impresssion (this was even before I test rode the 48) was that I was too far out over the handlebars. The fit does seem right to me.

I was able to ride both Saturday and Sunday - and actually got in almost 20 miles on Sunday which is pretty good for me since I'm new to a road bike and I haven't ridden my hybrid much this fall/winter.

Gnat23 - yes, the white tape concerned me too. And although I like the look I decided to swap out the saddle for black as well. But the shop didn't have my size in stock in black so, I'm going back on Saturday and they will change out the tape and saddle for me. The funny thing was I was obsessing on the white getting dirty and on my first ride on Saturday a bird got me. White bird poop all over the black cables! I had to laugh.