My "make it work" comment was directed more at the attitude of the LBS guys than making simple adjustments. I just had the feeling from them that they didn't know that much about WSD, didn't want to deal with it, and were just pushing what they already had in the store.

I'm always nervous when I'm spending a lot of money on a product I don't know that well. Any sniff of hard sell and I'm out the door.

I was definitely looking for comfort geometry when I bought my Cannondale. I'm never going to race and just want to be able to go 50 miles without being crippled the next day.