Injuries

brett Another thought: try moving your saddle a few cm forward on the rails.
I was initially getting big pain in my right arm on the new bike, thinking "shorter stem", "frame too big" etc. My right arm's effectively a bit shorter than my left because of a previous accident so It was stretching massively and that's why the pain ended up there, but that minor adjustment has totally sorted everything out.

I don't normally suggest this because it alters your position over the bb might introduce problems with your not-yet-pained legs (knees, glutes and general butt-seat interface).. but you're right, it is an option.

EDIT: Already said. Nevermind.