Consider "women's bike" too for a bigger shopping pool and maybe a better bargain. I read where a bike manufacturer determined that one man can differ in size to another man as much or more than a man to a woman. So they are going to stop making ladies versions and simplify.

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Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.

The only real answer here is a Premier Tactical XS.

Don't compromise because you are short.

most of this is wrong.

Whatever you decide framewise give some thought to your crank length. It may be that something less than the commonly commercially available 165mm size is required if you aren't very tall. In fact I'd even start thinking about what size/manufacture crank you are going to use and then decide on what frames are compatible based on that.

Yup! I've definately given some thought to crank length. I just got a 162.5mm Quarq, which is the smallest I've seen for a power meter crank. I think I'm going to go with the Speed Concept. It's slightly lower/shorter than the P5, even though I don't get as great of a deal (Firecrest 808/Zipp Carbon Disc/Powermeter/Full Bike all for 3200!!) and the bars are less fincky.

It does seem that the IA does get a little bit lower, but it would be allot more expensive to build it up.

We specify 155 crank arms on the XS Premier Tactical with dual InfoCrank Power meter - standard equipment.

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Dan Kennison

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Rotor cranks also go down to 150mm

I'm a small rider and I'm on an argon e119 xs. My legs are tiny and my torso is long. I hang pretty far over the front but it's way better than any other bike fit I've ever had.

My source: http://www.cyclingnews.com/...-launch-new-roubaix/

Beyond gender
Specialized has now joined a number of other bike manufacturers in choosing to offer one model for both male and female riders and there will be no offering of the Specialized Ruby - the female-specific Roubaix - seen in the past.
Specialized say the decision is down to analysing data from their Retul bike fitting program and establishing that there is more likelihood of two male riders having a different leg to torso ratios than a male and a female.
The company claim their Retul data is the largest of its type in the world and have optimised geometry through 11 different frame sizes from 44-64cm (in two centre increments).

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Indoor Triathlete - I thought I was right, until I realized I was wrong.

Yea but that's just marketing bullshit.