Nice bike you recommend, BD. I could go with the size 47, because its top tube is the same length (53 cm) as my Saluki's size 50's TT. With shoes, I would clear the TT's standover height (75.9 cm), but if I rode the bike in Arkansas (wait for it ...), my PBH (75.5 cm) would barely clear if riding in the State-required barefoot dress code.
How much does the Salsa go for complete?
One reason I'm considering the Waterford's cyclocross frame is to see if it can be made custom to my short legs. The X-14's smallest (stock) size is 48 with a standover of 78 cm.
I haven't given thought to a disc brake ... which leads to an embarrasing question: Does the disc brake mount on the wheel ... or on the bike frame? I ask, because I was thinking how nice it would be to share wheels between the Serotta Legend (sidepull brakes) and the Waterford X-14 (canti or disc?).
Would I be able to share wheels between a roadie (sidepull) and a CX with disc brakes ... or for that matter ... between a roadie (sidepull) and a CX with cantis?