I wound up buying the 2007 Tarmac Pro. Too good a deal to pass on + I found Specialized's frame sizing chart and, at 5'9", I am in the fit window for a 56cm. Don't fully understand that because on a conventional steel bike I'd have to slam the saddle down to the top tube to ride it
I did what I could do as far as fit but the bike never felt right on several short test rides Eventually, I discovered it wasn't the frame but the handlebars - far too wide and far too much reach. Bought some 38cm 3T compact bars and a shorter stem and ... voila. Still may try a zero offset seatpost as well but fit is very good right now. I used to set all my bikes up with a tip of saddle to center of handlebars dimension. That doesn't account for reach. Now I do tip of saddle to tip of brake hoods.
The bike had been ridden fairly hard and the PO was a pure rider. There are 3 kinds of cyclists: riders who view bikes as tools only, guys who love the bikes but don't really ride much, and those who are both. So I stripped this bike down to the frame and started with polishing compound and a buffer. Got out all the scratches and scuffs. The frame probably looks better than new at this point. Tires were shot, so new rubber. Cable housings are cracking so those will be replaced (that's why I didn't cut them to length for the shorter reach bars yet). All Dura Ace gruppo save for a 2011 Ultegra crank (no, it's not in the recall). Apparently, the bike had a triple crank originally because the derailleur is still a triple - need to replace that. This pic was after my first proper shakedown ride on it today. About 20 miles.
