Quote Originally Posted by fatbottomedgurl View Post
I'm just curious- what size frame are you riding? My LBS highly recommended against a compact on a small frame- too many shifting issues. (Maybe just on Treks- that's what they carry.) And I totally trust their mechanical skills.
I just got my Fuji Finest RC 2009 in the end of January. My bike is XS (44cm) with a compact crankset 50/34. I haven't noticed any shifting problem, but I may not ride enough to give any conclusion.

I even replaced the original Shimano 105 cassette 11-25T with SRAM Rival cassette 11-28T when getting my bike. I really need that 28T. Before buying my bike, I considered to get the bike with a triple but couldn't find one I liked. Then I encountered this article, The Rise of the Compact Crank (aka "The Death of the Triple"), so I settled down with a compact. I even made a chart of Standard (with 11-23T) vs Compact (my 11-28T) vs Triple (12-27T).
(PS: Cannot use the larger ring with 28T in my setup, but that's alright since it's cross-chained anyway).

As for danny's problem, it sounds that the components are not installed properly or they are faulty. Is this a new bike? I hope your problem can be solved soon.