Maddog34, no death grip. The Neko 3 came with nice flanged slightly gel cushioned grips and my arm to wrist position is neutral, so not bending hand upward.

Alright MikeOK and Clifford K, that's 2 votes for increasing variety of hand positions, including one for the Ergon grips I've been thinking of.

I'm still thinking about swept back to rotate arm and hand position and maybe change the stem angle.

Thanks CliffordK and CarbonFiberBoy, Good to learn shortening seat-handlebars position would increase weight on hands which isn't a good idea for me.

I talked to the bike store where I purchased the bike. They gave no tips and said buy a $125 fitting guarenteed for a year. I talked to another bike store and a fitter spent 20 min on the phone going through options and said a $275 3 hour fitting guarenteed for a year or a 30-60 minute focused fitting at $100/hour might provide more info. I do think my needs might change as I ride more and gain core strength. Right now my position needs to be more upright.