Hard to see in this pic 😉

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Owner at TRIPRO, The Netherlands

It is really really hard to tell from a static picture whether any one individual aspect of a fit is correct for you. Based on what I see in this picture and knowing nothing else about you I would say your fit needs refinement. The elbow pad placement looks about right for the length of your arm and the length of extension, but I would want to play more with the position of the bars, the shape of extension and angle of extension long before worrying about the final pad placement.

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Retul Certified Master Fitter, FIST certified fitter, Owner of Hypercat Racing http://www.hypercat.com, and friend to the animals.

Relative to what?

You're sitting very shallow, due to:

• A slightly shallower seatpost than most modern tri bikes
• The wrong saddle

I think you need to come way, way forward and then have a discussion about the armpad position.

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Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)

Yeah, I've always preferred the more traditional euro TT position for some reason. I have the seat as far back as it will go and would still prefer to have it farther back.

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Geoff from Indy
http://www.tlcendurance.com

It's keeping you from a more aerodynamic position.

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Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)

OK, so I move forward. Keep the hip angle in a good position but my neck would still have to bend upwards about 90 degrees. At 60 yrs old with all the incidents and accidents over the years, my neck is going to be a limiter.

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Geoff from Indy
http://www.tlcendurance.com

Open your hips and make your neck the limiter. Then you can figure out to what degree you can drop the cockpit without putting too much strain on your neck.

You are right - you may still be upright, but I think there will be other benefits as well (such as when you get off to run).

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Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)

Is it normal on a tri-bike for the seat to hit your butt when pedaling standing up? I've been at the sport a long, long time but my past two bikes probably weren't typical triathlon geometry. The one I had the longest and the bike I could ride for hours in perfect comfort on the flats and in the mountains, was my old Kestrel KM40. The next tribike was a Wilier Cento Crono which I assume was more European TT geometry perhaps?

I've never had problems getting comfortable on a bike. I think I adapt pretty easily but this Ridley Dean feels like my weight is on the front wheel and the saddle hits my butt when I need to stand and pedal. I've taken off 4 or 5 years from triathlon and have been concentrating cyclocross and general road riding so perhaps I'm not only adjusting to a new bike but readjusting to the TT position which I used to ride almost exclusively.

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Geoff from Indy
http://www.tlcendurance.com

Preferring a reward saddle isn't a problem, but you still need to bend over.

A lot of adapting is about paying attention to your body; releasing unnecessary tension and observing changes that will allow you to relax. You also need to adapt your pedal stroke to the position, while keeping that relaxed posture in mind.

Is it normal on a tri-bike for the seat to hit your butt when pedaling standing up?

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Geoff from Indy
http://www.tlcendurance.com

I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. Indeed, if you don't get far enough forward, it's likely your butt will hit the seat.

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Trent Nix
Owned and operated Tri Shop
F.I.S.T. Advanced Certified Fitter | Retul Master Certified Fitter (back when those were things)

I highly recommend for you to seek out a fitter and get properly fit. Too many things going on with your body for Anyone on here that has not fitted you to help you with your issues.

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Robert Driskell
Certified Master Body Geometry fit Technician
Certified Master Retul Fit Technician
Zipp Service Course Specialist
Bikes Plus Pensacola Florida