First of all I want to thank you all for your support and encouragement! I went back to Cycle Loft last night and had a wonderful guy helping me. Even though it was busy, he spent lots of time explaining the different shapes of the frames and how the fit should be. I tried a bunch of bikes on the trainer (it was dark so no outside riding). I narrowed it down to 2 and he put each of them on the trainer again for me and adjusted the seat several times. It seems that the bike I thought was too big really isn't. When its off the trainer, I have about 2 inches of space between me and the bar!!!!

I put a deposit (refundable of course) on a Trek Pilot 2.1 WSD. I am going up tomorrow to take it out for a test drive. He wants to try some different handle bars to see if I can get a better, more comfortable fit. This young man is definately the kind of person that I want to show me bikes! (For anyone in the Boston area - his name is Mike)

So wish me luck tomorrow when I go out for a real test ride!

Thanks,
Patty