Now that you have narrowed down your choices be really sure that the bike fits. The shops are typically interested in the measurements to get you fitted correctly are your inseam (not your pants size) and your torso length or your sternal notch. In most cases though people prefer the sternal notch measurement (barefoot or in cycling socks from the floor to the point where the sternum ends just below the adam's apple) as that is measurement that is more difficult to get wrong versus torso length. Have you checked out our website for the closest local dealer to you?
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On that compact versus traditional geometry question as in CR 3/2.5 Works versus TR 3/2.5 Works, that is really a personal choice question. If you are truly open minded about this, we set up the sizing as such where the compact frame sizes fall inbetween the traditional sizes in terms of toptube length. That basically gives consumers more sizing options.
Cheers,
Herbert

Merlin