[jnbrown]

You might checkout Cannondale Synapse. It slopes way down to give a lot of standover height.
My wife is 5'2" and rides one in a 48cm which has 51.7 TT, there is also a 44cm with 50.5 TT.
She has trouble with reach and is using a really short stem and she likes it.
Also would recommend to look into a custom frame, steel or whatever.

 

[PBL450]

You might checkout Cannondale Synapse. It slopes way down to give a lot of standover height.
My wife is 5'2" and rides one in a 48cm which has 51.7 TT, there is also a 44cm with 50.5 TT.
She has trouble with reach and is using a really short stem and she likes it.
Also would recommend to look into a custom frame, steel or whatever.

I was a little surprised when I was frame shopping two years ago that there were more builders, and prices were more affordable than I expected. Not a cheap route to take but not prohibitive. Brooklyn has a bunch of frame builders and, while it’s not around the corner, but it’s also not unreasonable to go for the fitting. You could save a good bit by choosing a simple paint scheme in one color. If I needed it I wouldn’t hesitate to go custom steel.

 

[pmf]

I was a little surprised when I was frame shopping two years ago that there were more builders, and prices were more affordable than I expected. Not a cheap route to take but not prohibitive. Brooklyn has a bunch of frame builders and, while it’s not around the corner, but it’s also not unreasonable to go for the fitting. You could save a good bit by choosing a simple paint scheme in one color. If I needed it I wouldn’t hesitate to go custom steel.

The OP posted this in 2012. I'd guess he already bought a new bike, or maybe three, at this point.

 

[PBL450]

The OP posted this in 2012. I'd guess he already bought a new bike, or maybe three, at this point.

Hmm. It came up in the threads area? I didn’t even look.