Aching thighs

[Pauluk]

Last week I only did my commute for two days and my legs were really sore, all down the front of my thighs. I couldn't understand this as I've been commuting for 3 to 5 days a week since about April apart from a 3 week lay off due to an infected leg caused by an insect bike. I've not changed the way I ride in terms of speed etc.

A couple of weeks ago I'd raised my saddle height about 1cm just as a trial. It seemed ok but found after a couple of rides I got saddle sore. So I put the seat back to its original height and sure enough the saddle sore went away.

About a week later my legs really hurt after 2 days (17 miles each) of commuting. Today I went out for a ride and found my seat had slipped down considerably (probably around 2cm) from its normal position, although I'd tightened the QR.

Could this have accounted for my sore thighs?

 

[Broadside]

Before reading to the end of your post i thought "I bet he moved his saddle down further than it was before", then read on and saw the saddle had dropped 2cm. In short answer yes I think a low saddle has resulted in your sore thighs. The quads take a hammering from a low saddle, I notice it on a ride to the shops never mind a few days of commuting.

 

[Pauluk]

Well that will teach me to buy a cheap seat post clamp. I'll go back to my fixed clamp from now on Thanks for the reply.