[QUOTE=spokewench]Okay, Mimitabby! I'm a little confused - you have a nice bike (with a new fork). What is the difference between the old and new fork? What were you trying to fix by buying it?

i bought a used bike. the fork was short so i bought a new one to bring up the handlebars a little. i went and paid for a professional fit.

Quote Originally Posted by spokewench
It kind of sounds like you might be too stretched out when you say you are the normal gal, long legs, short torso! You say the bike is twitchy in the front end?
yes
a kind person on here actually analyzed me based on all the things she had done and we agreed that the top tube was a little too long for me; so i hoped that the new piece between the tube and the handlebars and the new fork
would take care of that.. nope.

It's always hard to tell someone what to do with a bike if you don't see them on it. But, how long is your top tube? How long is your stem? What size is the bike? Do you have a lot of seatpost showing? Is it a compact frame?
the bike is a 49 (sorry bianchi's website is down so i can't get the specs)and I have plenty of seatpost showing; i have a 30" inseam
(bike measurement)



P.s: Sometimes twitchy in the front end means you are hanging on for dear life and if you get your weight off the handlebars, RELAX, support yourself with your core and bend your elbows, mysteriously your bike isn't twitchy anymore!
I WILL TRY this tonight on my way home!
On the bike, the term is "bend your elbows, relax your shoulders, get the weight off your handlebars!"

the lady at the LBS told me that actually...
i will keep trying