which bikes should i look at?

[phango13]

I'm currently on an aluminum frame, carbon fork men's 54 cm bike that I use primarily to race triathlons plus a century every month or so for training purposes (not to race).

I'm 5'8" with long legs and a short torso. I think I want carbon for comfort on the longer rides, but my top priority is speed for the tris and also a more aggressive geometry for the tris (but still a road bike).

Any advice on which models to start test riding??

Thanks in advance...

[Owlie]

Hm...I'm not really an aggressive rider, obviously, but what comes to mind are:
Specialized Amira
Trek Madone series (I'm not sure how aggressive the geometry is, though.)
Giant TCR Advanced W (not sure how "W" they are, since Giants have relatively long top tubes, but go ahead and test them)
Cannondale Super-six Women's

I only really know of the big 4 because that's what the shops near me carry. DBF's a Cannondale fanboy and would tell you to also look at the CAAD 10. It's aluminum (carbon fork), but he says he felt a real difference in the ride after moving to the higher-quality tubing in his Cannondale. (He has an R2000, and moved from a Giant OCR3.)

[kermit]

Try everything! you will know the ONE!

[phango13]

Yes, I expect I'll have to kiss a few frogs before finding the right one! I was hoping to have a somewhat targeted approach by gathering as much input as I could from others experience, so please keep the makes and models coming!

Thanks again, I really appreciate the feedback....

[Owlie]

There's also the Jamis Xenith Femme series.

[kermit]

You and I are pretty similar in size, just don't limit your search to womens specific. I ride a unisex 54 Specialized roubaix pro and it fits me like a glove.