[MENTION=71040]europa[/MENTION] knows his stuff.

2016 CAAD8 is a race-geometry frame--short head tube--which is meant to be ridden with a lot of seat-bar drop. And a lot of people in shops are used to setting up bikes for pseudo-racing, with minimal spacers and a flat stem and a long, low riding position.

A lot of real people are not comfortable riding lying down with their arms out like superman.

You might need some spacers and an up-angled stem to get comfortable. You might even want to get an adjustable stem, so you can change the angle as you ride more.

Keep in mind: riding a road bike is not a particularly natural activity. Most people want to sit on the seat with most of their weight, and then end up putting too much weight on their arms so their elbows or palms hurt.

After you ride a while, you will learn to carry more weight on your legs, and will develop a stronger stomach and lower back so you can lean forward more comfortably. Then you might well find yourself wanting to lower the bars to get the right balance and to get under the wind.

If you put a lot of your weight on the saddle and the rest on your arms, you will need to lock your arms to hold the weight. if you are not flexible you will have to reach even further to reach the bars ....

The frame could fit you perfectly but the spacers, stems, and bars could be set up all wrong and you would be uncomfortable.