I guess LBS did not do a real fitting -- they didn't measure anything. They asked my height, and had me ride a different 48cm synapse on the trainer (mine had to be ordered). It felt OK then, but I don't really know what I'm doing or how anything should feel, and I made sure they knew that. I also don't have any pain right away unless I'm already sore.

There is someone who works out of our sports medicine facility that does full fittings and is very recommended, but I thought it didn't make sense until I was used to this bike, and had switched out my pedals. I'm still on platforms, since I'm waiting for my shoes to come in. It also seemed like something more for serious cyclists who are racing, not me, but I guess that is wrong?

My inseam is 28.5-29 inches.

Describing the pain: It is on the edges of my ribs, towards the center, not the side. It starts out on the right, so I thought it might be some weird form of stitches at first, but its more toward the center and more sore than stabbing, and does not come on with intensity, just with length. I get a little relief if I shove my hand under my rib and hold it there, but the relief goes away as soon as I take my hand away. When I first got my bike, it only came on with long rides, and went away within a few hours. Now it comes on with short rides and stays for days -- currently my ribs feel like I laid with a couple dozen bricks on them for a few hours. I even took much of last week off (I thought maybe I was just over-doing it), and it came back the first day I got back on my bike.