Adjusting mtb cleats after using for a long time

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I'm looking for a good physio but nothing jumps out from the website's so far , I think it's the out of the saddle efforts that effect it most

So it’s the lock out as you straighten your leg which you don’t get when sat down pedalling. Do you get the same pain straightening up from a crouch/ squat position.

 

[vickster]

I'm looking for a good physio but nothing jumps out from the website's so far , I think it's the out of the saddle efforts that effect it most

Stay in the saddle then 👌

Googling cycling physio Derbyshire brings up a bunch of hits to look at

 

[cyberknight]

So it’s the lock out as you straighten your leg which you don’t get when sat down pedalling. Do you get the same pain straightening up from a crouch/ squat position.

afraid not , its the loaded phase when your leg is bent but exerting bodyweight through the joint .Stairs can have the same issue going up when the knee is playing up.

 

[vickster]

afraid not , its the loaded phase when your leg is bent but exerting bodyweight through the joint .Stairs can have the same issue going up when the knee is playing up.

Sounds like kneecap arthritis, very hard to manage other than avoiding anything that annoys it (and making sure all your muscles around the knee are working properly, hence targeted exercises). Google patellofemoral pain (in cyclists)

 

[mickle]

Shi**no pedals have float, but it's spring loaded, which means that if the cleat isn't perfectly aligned to suit your particular knee articulation through the pedal stroke, there's always a side load on the joint. Better than fixed cleats, but for those whose knees aren't machine straight there's the possibility of knee joint damage. I'm a big fan of Time A-TAC pedals, which have 'free float', which is, as it sounds, not spring loaded. In addition to rotational float they also have a few mm of side-to-side cleat movement. Years ago I had an accident (driven into by a drunk copper and went backwards head first through the windscreen) which left me with a right foot which turns out a few degrees further than my left, so the side to side float allows both ankles to match even tho my right foot is a bit 'Charlie Chaplin'.

What you need to get around your cleat indent problem is a set of these Crank Bros Shoe Shields:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/357847136550

 

[cyberknight]

phoned the consultant for a copy of my mri as they sent it to the docs and i never saw it ...
wear on the chondral retro patellar surface and significant bruising to the patella so i guess cleat fiddling will not make any difference .