For the past couple weeks I've been going around to all the local LBS to try out their road bikes, drop bar and flat bar. I'm 5'0" with a 29" inseam, meaning my legs are short and my torso is too.

I found the Jamis bikes were much too big for me. In general, their frames have a standover height. Although it's always good to try whatever WSD bikes you can find just so you can compare the feel.

I tried out the Giant Dash 3 which seemed a little better in size for me but still kind of uncomfortable. Plus, the Dash 3 started with a steel frame, the Dash 2 retails around $900 for carbon/alum.

The Trek FX series for women is pretty great, very responsive. The tires also come a little wider the 7.2 FX has 35c tires with the higher model 7.3FX comes with 32c tires.

I instantly fell in love with Fuji's Absolute 2.0 from 2010. The 2011 Absolute line only has a WSD for the 3.0 which becomes a steel fork and lower components all around. Very responsive, very light. It also has an adjustable stem! Usually priced decently, I found one for $650.

And THEN they showed me their Terry bicycles. The company that started producing womens' bikes first. I tried out the Terry Symmetry with drop bar for size, I think I'll order it for drop bar. I couldn't believe the feel! The front tires are specially made smaller, it fit me like nothing else. If you're willing to spend a little more, retail for the flat bar is about $1000, find this bike and try it out. Or just try it out to see what it feels like! http://www.terrybicycles.com/Bicycle...metry-Flat-Bar You can see it's geometry is just overall a little smaller than most women's bikes. Terry also changes the sizes for fork rakes and crank arm lengths that other bike companies don't for WSDs.

Can't wait to hear what's good for you!