Quote Originally Posted by Miranda View Post
Good for you! A new bike is always exciting.

Yes, agreed on the sizing. I had to order my correct sized bike as well.

My old too big bike was about a 54cm. And my shop that sold it for me said I believe that is the most common size.

My roadie now is a 49cm. Which is about 1 in 1000 customers he said. With a 52cm being about 1 in 100.

Gee isn't that special?! (nightmare to find anything to test ride lol )
That really surprises me. I'm a very average-sized woman (worldwide average height for women is just under 5'4"...which is right where I am). My Cannondale is a 48, which might be closer to a 50 in other brands, since I gather that Cdales run big. Most of the females I know are on 48-52cm frames. We're not rare. My bike might be a bit more rare, since it's not a WSD. That said, bike shops still don't stock smaller frames (like mine) in unisex models. My first road bike was a WSD, but our LBS (which is admittedly a small shop) had a size smaller than what I needed and one larger, so I still wasn't able to test ride.

I think that guy's either BSing you or making excuses for not having things in stock for you to try. 54cm might be the most common size FOR MEN. I'd suspect that something like a 52 is the most common size overall, as that would hit taller women and shorter men.