Originally Posted by
knightblaze
Bought an 15 FX 7.1 and so far not to impressed. This is my first major LBS bike (coming from mostly BSO bikes from my child hood and a few I bought recently but returned per comments here). My hands/forearms feel absolutely horrible after about 6 miles, heard this could be the Handle bar or grips? Also having issues with the crank or chain on the front derailer (3rd) and between 5-7 on the rear. Bike was supposedly verified by a master tech (had to wait an hour). Bringing it back for a look over. I figured for the $439 price tag I would have a pretty solid out the door ride, but not the case atm. Really didn't want to dump additional money on it for ride quality (the saddle is awesome though).
Although the 7.1 is more of an entry level it still should perform fine out the door. It sounds like you just need to adjust things a bit and get a few more miles on it before you start feeling a bit more comfortable with the ride.