Nice Cannondale!!

Geez, I'm having a hard time. I have an LBS I have a good relationship with who is a Specialized dealer. They can order a Rockhopper for me, but then I'd be obligated to buy - and what if I don't like it or it doesn't fit well? If I go with the Cannondale SL3, I will have bought it without comparing with anything else since no other retailer carries small sizes - and I'm not comfortable doing that :-P.

How do you gals my size get around this? Any ideas?

I'm going to call a few Trek dealers to see if they have my size. I'm looking at the Skye SL Disc. The only other one is the 6000 WSD, which is a bit out of my price range or the Mamba which is a 29er (with a 54cm reach I'm thinking will be too big).