They had me on one of those adjustable bike fit machines and everything.

Ah, I know I'm coming off as a little defensive too, but in part because I'm still trying to convince myself that I deserve a good bike. From the start, bad LBS would say things like "I thought you could ~handle~ that bike" and "you'll get used to it, you're just not a strong rider"; even the little things like giving me funny looks for picking pink bar tape, asking twice if I was sure, and "hey, I think black would look really good" ffffffffff

All day I've been debating putting it up for sale on the local bike boards, I'd rather loose more money than go back there. But I would be loosing a lot, and I've already dumped so much time and money into this monster. I have never been this stressed out about a thing before.