Originally Posted by neilfein
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I initially thought (before this thread) that the saddle was too high and that I was putting too much weight on my arms, but keeping my elbows a little bent seems to help. Thanks for the info, I'll try raising the saddle and see if it helps.
Just remember that if you are constantly finding yourself riding with your elbows locked, and your seat is the correct height (and your legs/knees are not hurting), shorten the reach to your bars or get some back sweep to your bars or raise the bars. My seat was pretty much perfect for my legs, but I still was finding myself riding with locked or fully-extended arms. I got a shorter reach via a shorter stem and my over-reaching position was gone. I am much more comfortable.