Quote Originally Posted by NoNo View Post
Positives from the ride: I did my furthest ride ever. I averaged 13.6mph. I was able to stay pretty close to my team. I wasn't crippled the next day. And I did it all on a bike that didn't fit me! Had to bring mom's bike to her LBS to get it looked at, and decided to see why my knees hurt. The mechanic said the seat was too far forward. It was also too high, which is where my LBS had set it. He gave me a fitting, which was nothing like the "fitting" my LBS gave. This guy had tape measures, plumb bobs, and a thing to measure the angle between my hip and leg. My LBS just eyeballed everything and had me out in 15min. This guy spent a good hour with me, constantly making adjustments, and even swapped out my stem twice. I now have a much shorter stem that feels lightyears better! I also learned my LBS had swapped out my carbon seatpost with an aluminum one when they attached my rack. Would have been nice if they told me. I've decided it's time to find a new shop, mine just doesn't cut it.
Looks like more positives came from this experience than negative. Good for you!