Newbie question on "fit" for those with experience (advice sought)

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It did translate, once I paid $50 for a professional fit. My husband "fit" the bike before my first ride (30 miles), and my shoulders were very sore the second half. The pro fit undid everything he did and put on a longer stem (which I knew I needed when I bought it). When I finish a ride on that bike, I am left wanting more miles! I can fly up hills without getting out of my saddle -- hills that I was definitely out of my saddle for previously. I feel relaxed and strong.

I have -- unfortunately -- not raced on it yet. Just days before my first Olympic race, it was stricken with the 2007 Terry Head Tube Crack Virus, and is now waiting in my bike stable for a replacement frame, due within 6 weeks. I ended up renting a road bike for the race (different brand, similar size), and while the bike shop very patiently tried to get as close to my original bike as possible in terms of measurements, etc., it just wasn't the same. I didn't hurt, but the steering was more barge-like, the gears less responsive, my cadence slightly off... Made me very glad I bought the bike I did!