Quote Originally Posted by tharley View Post
Dang it! I really loved the women's specific design and noticed all of the Specialized Elite models had handlebars with short reach/short drop and had the shifters under the break leavers (not the sides), which seemed to work very well for me. I am fairly tall @ 5'8", but men's bikes are too long, especially when reaching for the breaks/shifters. Anyone have ideas of comparable bikes cheaper than $1100? I have decided though it is not a main factor, I do like WSD drops. Also, what are the pros/cons of getting a road bike and road bike hybrid besides weight and tire widths?
Try the Jamis Ventura Race Femme. It is about $1300, but comes with 105s. They do have two other versions of the ventura femme that are $600 and $800.