Quote Originally Posted by Trek420
But I did not even notice that I had 170 cm cranks now till Adventure girl pointed it out to me on a ride. She's about my height, I'm 5'1" and she has 165 cm.
I rarely get to ride any other bikes that come close to fitting me. So when Trek420's bike called my name, my (almost) 5'0" body answered! Her bike is SOOOOOOOOOO different from mine. Her bike is a steel bike with Campy Record and 700 wheels. Mine is a carbon bike with Shimano DuraAce and 650's.

I only rode it around a little on the flats. But one of the first thing I noticed was the crank lengths. All my bikes have 165's (road and mountain). So that feels "right" for me. It doesn't seem like I should be able to tell the difference in 5mm per crank (10mm overall), but they definitely felt different.

I think the bottom line of WSD or not is get what fits your body. Women with longer legs, shorter torso blah blah blah is just generalization. I bought a WSD bike only because they didn't make my bike in a "MSD" (aka "man bike") in my size. The smallest "man frame" for that bike was 50cm. I ride a 47cm.