Pain in elbow's - Anyone else?

riding with your arms locked might give you pains in your elbows after a while cos they'll be getting continuously jolted by all the bumps in the road - I suppose it's a bit like riding a mountain bike with the front fork locked out.

For years I rode with my arms locked out at both the elbows and wrists - probably cos I'm so used to riding bikes that are slightly too big for me.

Even these days when I make a conscious effort to unlock them they probably aren't bent more than a couple of centimetres - that should be all it takes to make that bit of your suspension active, but I also make an effort to unlock my wrists and that's what makes the real difference and gives fully active arm suspension. I'm guessing that if your wrists are locked out it's still directing all that road shock straight up your arm to your elbow whereas if both of them are moving a lot of that road shock is being dissipated.

My suggestion is that you ask a friend to have a look at your position on the bike and maybe make some suggestions cos it could be something else about your position - failing that you might consider a bike fit, or you could take a picture of yourself on the bike side on and post it on here… there'll be no shortage of positional wisdom on offer I'll bet

When you are on the hoods are you riding with your arms locked out or with a slight bend in 'em?