I ended up going back over to the bike shop to check out more specifics now that I have narrowed it down to a Cannondale. There was some discussion on Saturday that I would get either a men's or women's Series Six, but they wouldn't know for sure until they performed more measurements to determine which would be a better fit.
After they did more measurements --- inseam, height, arm length (full, shoulder to elbow and elbow to fingertips), leg length (full, hip to knee and knee to foot) and the length of my foot --- they got me on a mocked up version of the men's Series Six.
After all that checking, they determined that the men's 48 was a perfect size for me. They would need to make some minor adjustments --- including moving my seat so that I sat a bit closer to the front of the bike and pushing my handlebars lower so that I am pushed down into a more aggressive position. This is interesting to me since the bike is already know to be a bit more aggressive vs the bikes I originally test-drove.
To me --- AGGRESSIVE = SCARY. I'll have to try and NOT ride the brakes the whole time because I'm scared of the speed.
After deciding on the bike it came time for the most important question --- which color. Was it going to be the hot rod red/white/black or the black/chrome/white version. Since red is never my color, I went with the too-cool-for-school mod black/chrome/white version. As much as I am trying to bring color into my world...I'll always be a black and white girl.
I am so freaking excited to get this thing and actually spend some time figuring out how the hell to ride this thing. I feel like I just traded in my hybrid for a Porche. I hope I won't be scare to get it dirty.
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