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

[Susi]

Do it!!! I'm 5'3.5" and all torso. I love my SuperSix. I'm on the smallest men's size (48cm...which is comparable to 50cm with a lot of other manufacturers) with a 100mm stem. You may be comfier with an 80-90mm stem, depending upon just how long your torso is. I forget my torso measurement, but my crotch-to-floor inseam is 30".

I came from a women's Synapse...the reach was too short and too upright. I am so much happier on my Synapse. Helps that the carbon really dulls the road vibration, too. That aluminum Synapse was murder on all our chip-sealed roads.

If the men's is too big there is also a 44cm women's model that would still likely fit you more comfortably than the equivalent women's Synapse.

I tried the 48 women's synapse and it fit perfectly. The 44 was a little too small... Do you think for a "longer" torso, the 48cm men model would actually be better than the women's model?

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I tried the 48 women's synapse and it fit perfectly. The 44 was a little too small... Do you think for a "longer" torso, the 48cm men model would actually be better than the women's model?

Boy, it's tough to say. But if the 48 Synapse fit, then I'd think either the men's or women's 48 SuperSix would work. I just noticed there are no SRAM options on the women's models, either...which is sorta lame on Cannondale's part. Perhaps there's just not enough market to offer the same # of packages.

I definitely liked the colors on the guy's frames, too...but I'm sorta partial to orange.