Worried about my new bike - need reassurance

[luvmyguys]

+1 on professional fitting.

Keep your shoulders down. You can do this by bringing your elbows in and think about pointing the inside of your elbows to the front. Try it - you can't lift your shoulders in this position. Lifting your shoulders stresses the neck.

Put your hands on the hoods or the tops of the handlebars, not the drops.

Hope that helps.

I'm in the midst of the same thing (riding a drop bar while trying not to give myself neck problems again). When I remember "shoulders down, elbows loose", I do much better. Pretty much my mantra through rides, which still aren't very long (but long enough to be fun ).