Road bike shopping for short person

[goldfinch]

I'm surprised no one mentioned Jamis.

They have 44cm, AND in 700c wheels. I get some looks at my new frame (Jamis replaced my frame because I was having Fitting woes with the 48cm men). People kept telling me how tiny my bike is and asked if I have the 650 wheels, and they would be shocked to find out that it's 700c wheels.


Try Jamis?

When I was shopping I looked at the Jamis Endura. The smallest had a top tube length of 49.5cm, just too big for me. (It is very close to the size of the 44cm Ruby which is 49.3 effective TT). Otherwise, a very nice bike and reasonable cost. I've noticed that the bikes with 700 wheels end up with too long a reach for me. But I am less that 4'11" and have a short torso and short arms.