New (comfortable) "race" bike, Madone 4.7, Specialized Amira

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I seem to recall that Cannondale's WSD models aren't really all that different in geometry from the men's...mostly they will use shorter-reach shifters and different saddles. So the women's 44cm SuperSix may be a really good fit for you, since the top tube/reach is quite a bit longer than the Synapse...which is awesome for us long-middled types.

Would you be looking at the Rival 4 package? I really like mine. I'm pretty much sold on SRAM.

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I seem to recall that Cannondale's WSD models aren't really all that different in geometry from the men's...mostly they will use shorter-reach shifters and different saddles. So the women's 44cm SuperSix may be a really good fit for you, since the top tube/reach is quite a bit longer than the Synapse...which is awesome for us long-middled types.

Would you be looking at the Rival 4 package? I really like mine. I'm pretty much sold on SRAM.

IF the smallest men model will work for me (which I doubt, being 5'2.5, but I'll try it tomorrow!!), I would definitely go with the Rival 4. Besides that, the bike looks AMAZING in orange!!

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IF the smallest men model will work for me (which I doubt, being 5'2.5, but I'll try it tomorrow!!), I would definitely go with the Rival 4. Besides that, the bike looks AMAZING in orange!!

It really does! And if you can get something in-stock right now you'll likely score a deal...I know my bike has been marked-down at our LBS. The trick is that a lot of shops don't carry the smaller sizes in-stock...especially not in the men's frames.