Quote Originally Posted by mountainpics View Post
I would absolutely LOVE to have her sit on an Orca or Onic or Diva, but no one is 200 miles from me has one (except me - my 51 Orca), which I'm raising the saddle on and having her sit on this afternoon. If anything, she'll need a short stem with her short torso. Just called Orbea and they steered me away from the Diva because they said the seat angle would be too steep for her long legs unless I moved the seat all the way back (which I could see doing and then compensating with a shorter stem). Anyone out there who has similar measurements (33.5 " inseam, short torso)? What are YOU riding?
I think most of us that have responded are skeptical that she would need a 51.5cm TT. It just seems to short given her height, unless she has really short arms, which seems unlikely given her long legs. The steep STA would help to increase the reach on the Diva precisely because the saddle would need to be set back a bit. To me, that would be a good thing as I think the Diva's TT sounds a bit too short.

I'm 5'4", 31" inseam (pretty long for my height) with longish arms and my road bike has a 52cm TT; 74 STA, 80mm stem. A friend that is 5'10" and has loooong legs rides a 56cm Felt men's bike. Probably a 55cm TT, although it's probably a bit too long for her.

The Diva with a setback seatpost just might work. If you need to use a stem shorter than 80-90mm or so though, I'd say it doesn't work.