So, the bike doesn't fit. Damn.

[Cataboo]

I've hardly ridden since I started this thread, because of work craziness. However, my summer clinic is over, and so my boy and I will be biking a bunch for the next few weeks. When I have ridden recently, my hands (lower palm and heel) bother me a lot and quickly. The saddle thing (not really sitting on it) is also ever-present. I'm going to really evaluate over the next week or so, and try to figure out the next step.

take a pic of how your bike is set up now and post it so we can see. Better yet, take a picture of what you look like on it. It sounds like you're putting too much weight on your hands, which doesn't make me think your bike is too small - but I guess if your seat is a lot higher than your handlebars, you could be pitching forward with your weight on the handlebars. How upright are you when sitting on the bike?

I'd go get ergon grips for your hands for now. I rip all the padding out of my pearl izumi gloves because the padded gloves actually hurt my hands more.

I think you probably should be able to make that bike work for you - but lots of people outgrow their trek fx's fairly quickly, flat bars are hard to go the distance on.