Sometimes the old guys miss things. When I bought my Aegis it was supposed to be a bike that would last me a lifetime. The "old guy" who was well respected as a good fitter and who bragged that he often had to redo fittings from "fit systems", missed 2 important things about my body, short femur and short arms.

The short femur problem was easily fixed by getting a zero degree seatpost but, because they cut my steerer tube too short, I had to get a new fork for my bike. My original fork was made by the company but they later went to after market forks. The aftermarket fork changed the handling of the bike.

So my bike that would last a lifetime lasted me 6 years.

I agree with Mimi that he did what he could for that bike but as you become more experienced you'll be seeking a better fit.

And, yes, it is important how you feel but how are you going to know what a good feel is until the bike is dialed in perfectly for you? What if there is something about your current bike that can't be changed but needs to be changed so you can get that feeling? That's where something like the sizecycle is very useful, it can be adjusted to help you feel what optimal fit is.

I think some of these "old guys" view everyone as the same and they use the same rules for everyone. But each person is different, the rules don't always apply and that's the difference between the old school fitters and the newer ones like the Serotta fitters.

I tried doing my own fittings based on what I read in books and still couldn't get it right. I went back to the "old guy" several times to be rechecked and he said I was perfect, but I didn't feel good. It finally took a Serotta fitter to determine what my problem was. I now realize the the "old fitter" was trying to make my "body fit the bike" whereas, he should have been making "the bike fit my body".

Sorry for the rant but for too many years I depended on fitters who eyeballed the fit, used rules like "handlebars so many cm below the saddle", irregardless of cyclist comfort, and I had frames that fit, but bikes that were still uncomfortable, to trust anyone who does minimal, basic fittings. I spent lots of money trying to get bikes to fit only to find out that they really didn't fit.