Ruby? Amira? Advice please!

[MommyBird]

I am not short (5'7") and I even have difficulty using my husband's Ultegra. The reach is just too long and I end up just using my finger tips. It feels very risky when I shift or brake.
Adjustable levers are available.
I have Tiagra on a WSF and the reach is perfect.
I am not sure if Ultegra on a WSF would have the shorter reach.

[Eden]

I think it may be what you are used to, as far as levers go. I'm small - 5' nuthin. I have small hands and small feet. I have ultegra on my rain bike, DA on my race bike and short reach on my cross bike. None of them feel particularly any different to me. Certainly none of them feel dangerous. Then again I've been riding since I was a wee one and have had bikes with regular sized (non-adjustable - that's a pretty new thing) levers probably since I was about 11, so I'm very used to it.

[Julie13.1]

I am not really qualified to talk about ultegra vs 105, but I do have a 2 year old Ruby that I truly love. We do a lot of group rides, and I often commute to work on her. She fits me like a glove (I am 5'4"), and the only thing I have replaced is the saddle and bar tape.

Oh, and I have done 3 tri's with her. The first tri I was last in my age group out of the water (can you say*sorry swimmer*), but ended up being 2nd in my age group on the bike! My LBS hung the result sheet with my name highlighted on it in the shop. I had quite a big head for awhile there!

The point I am trying to make here is that a Ruby is very versatile. I just took a long time to say that!