New bike problems

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I tried rotating my bars up to get the hoods closer to me. It didn't work out very well because it made my hands have to angle in a peculiar way to grip the brakes. It also angled things so as to make it really impossible to get my hands into the drops. I wound up getter a 3cm shorter stem which was also about a cm taller. That made me comfortable and is working very well for me.

I agree very much with Road Raven though, about it being better to start with a frame that fits you rather than trying to adapt a frame that is not quite right to begin with.

As to albatross bars- my DH has them and he sure can fly! He finds them very comfortable for long rides. And he powers up hills standing up like nobody's business- i myself wouldn't say they were just for toodling around the neighborhood. Whether they make a road bike not a road bike anymore is open to varying opinion. I know a guy who thinks a road bike is not a road bike anymore if you put a kickstand on it. What about a bell?

Aleia is in pain while riding and is afraid it will prevent her from riding enough to build up better core strength- her LBS said the bike she bought has an "aggressive" position.
It's a hard decision to figure out what to do from there, but clearly some change needs to happen somewhere.

[aleia23]

Thank you all for your input! It gave me some things to think about. We did talk to the original bike shop (I managed to break my chain in the meantime) and unfortunately there is not much we can do as far as a trade because they had to order in the bike. I am not sure about the second shop because they are not a Bianchi dealer and I really can not afford anything else at this time.

We have a local sports medicine clinic and maybe I will give them a call to see if they can help. I hear that they are pretty good but mostly deal with the bike racers in our area...not that I'm that fast...yet.

Thanks again and I hope to post some pictures soon!

Aleia

[KnottedYet]

If they ordered the bike, they have a relationship with the dealer. In which case I really don't understand why they can't take it back. Especially if it was their error which ordered the wrong size.

Can you ask the Better Business Bureau for help?

[telegirl]

I also wonder if going straight to Bianchi might help - tell them that their dealer ordered too small a size for you, causing you a lot of physical problems and maybe they would actually let you send the frame back. And tell them that the original dealer has not really been helpful or knowledgable about your purchase, so you are working with another shop. It is worth a try, anyway.

My hubby bought me my road bike and thought he was doing the right thing by ordering me a very small frame. After riding it for about two years, I thought things were ok, but then I went and got a pro-fitting. And he was shocked that I was doing as well on this small frame as I was, since it was too small for me. But he did some headset, stem, handlebar and seat adjustments, making it work for me (a good bike shop can do that). But since you just bought the bike based on what the Bianchi dealer told you, I would think that Bianchi should know-

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I also wonder if going straight to Bianchi might help - tell them that their dealer ordered too small a size for you, causing you a lot of physical problems and maybe they would actually let you send the frame back. And tell them that the original dealer has not really been helpful or knowledgable about your purchase, so you are working with another shop. It is worth a try, anyway.

I think that's an EXCELLENT suggestion! Smart.

[RoadRaven]

telegirl gives a great suggestion

Go straight to Bianchi... they should try and fix the problem - companies of anything do not want bad press - and you can potentially give them both - one, about how the bike is so uncomfy, and two, about how unhelpful their agant is.

They should want to rectify it... Give it a go, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.