Quote Originally Posted by Syndirelah View Post
OK, I went back to the LBS today for a bike check before my oly tri this coming weekend. I mentioned some of the fit problems I was having-- and that I felt I might have been better off on a 52, explaining how I felt my reach was a bit long, sliding fwd. on the saddle and that I was concerned the top tube was too long for short aerobar next season...

well, it didn't seem like they were very receptive to that complaint! One suggestion for fitting an aerobar was putting on a different seat post to offer a more aggressive riding position... (I guess they do that a lot). Also offered a re-fit tomorrow with the owner, which Im going to do. The owner is a bit abrupt, so Im worried that he'll brush off my concerns.

Any suggestions or does it sound like Im SOL on this one?? Also, is it common to swap out the seat post for adding an aerobar??

Thanks for your help ladies!!
For a road bike, you don't want the saddle too far forward. It's a more powerful position to be a bit lower and further back. Now a tri bike is different and adapting a road bike for tris is a bit different still.

But--I would encourage you to get the shop to help you out. You should NOT have to have your saddle in a far forward position to reach your bars. You're going to end up with too much weight on your arms.

Things you can try are a shorter stem and shorter reach handlebars. The shop should do a stem swap for free and offer you some sort of trade for your bars. You bought an expensive item & trusted them to fit you properly, not just sell you what was available on the floor. Make them make it right.