Don't think I was built for cycling

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Rustybucket

Veteran
Location
South Coast
Well it looks like I'm off the bike again! Went out on Sunday and did a 50miles ride. This morning my right knee was killing, pain both at the front and the back. It hurts to walk.

I'm starting to think I'm not built for cycling as I haven't managed a full year without injury yet since starting 5 years ago.

I started back this year in July have taken it easy and now my knee is playing up again.

Going to book in for another bike fit and Physio appointments to see what they say. I think after this injury I might have to admit defeat and give in cycling as my body definitely doesn't like it!

Is there a swimming chat?
 

steve50

Disenchanted Member
Location
West Yorkshire
Just a thought, are you protecting yourself (your knees) from the cold?
I too had problems with sore knees last winter but I cured them by finding a a pair of thick thermal lined socks that I cut the toes out of and used them as knee warmers which I wore under leg warmers....................cosy warm knees.............no more sore knees.
 

mjr

Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
What the heck are you doing? ;) What were your previous few rides before the 50 miles? Were there any warning signs during the ride?

Was it on the bike on your avatar? The seatpost looks very long for the bike but I might be drunk on mulled wine. Could you be overextending your leg? Which type of bike fit did you have done?

Your veloviewer sig thingy suggests a 15.3mph average this year, which seems pretty fast for someone with a playful knee - how fast was yesterday's ride? On your own or with others?
 
Get a proper bike fit. Something simple must be wrong.

Whether your shoes/cleats are wrong, or your saddle too far back/forward or too high/low, your handlebars to far/near.

Get it sorted by someone who knows what they're doing and hopefully your troubles, and aches and pains, will be behind you.
 

screenman

Legendary Member
Well it looks like I'm off the bike again! Went out on Sunday and did a 50miles ride. This morning my right knee was killing, pain both at the front and the back. It hurts to walk.

I'm starting to think I'm not built for cycling as I haven't managed a full year without injury yet since starting 5 years ago.

I started back this year in July have taken it easy and now my knee is playing up again.

Going to book in for another bike fit and Physio appointments to see what they say. I think after this injury I might have to admit defeat and give in cycling as my body definitely doesn't like it!

Is there a swimming chat?

I mention swimming on here quite often.
 

vickster

Legendary Member
Get your knee checked by a physio specialising in cycling if you can. Ask / pay for an MRI if the issue has been going on a while

How old are you?
Have you injured your knee?
Does it hurt other than cycling and walking? Does it bend and straighten? Can you sit on your heels? Or pull heel to bum when standing?
How's your flexibility in knee, hips, back, ankles?
Do you stretch after cycling?
 
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Cycleops

Legendary Member
Location
Accra, Ghana
As @mjr suggests there is something wrong if your bike is configured as per your avatar. I don't think i could manage 50m like that never mind 50miles.
 
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Rustybucket

Rustybucket

Veteran
Location
South Coast
What the heck are you doing? ;) What were your previous few rides before the 50 miles? Were there any warning signs during the ride?

Was it on the bike on your avatar? The seatpost looks very long for the bike but I might be drunk on mulled wine. Could you be overextending your leg? Which type of bike fit did you have done?

Your veloviewer sig thingy suggests a 15.3mph average this year, which seems pretty fast for someone with a playful knee - how fast was yesterday's ride? On your own or with others?

I generally do rides of about 50miles or abit more. Haven't done any crazy distances.

It wasn't on that bike, I've hardly used the Cannondale yet. It's not set up properly yet, only got it in September as my summer bike.

It was on my silver CDF, had a bike fit a couple of years ago at Pearsons. Knee had been fine beforehand, it's been a couple of years since it played up due to over-use.

Think I averaged 15mph so not that quick!
 

vickster

Legendary Member
Pearsons in Sheen have physio services, might be worth booking an appointment

http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/summit-wellbeing/
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
I got a cleat position wrong once but didn't notice until halfway through a 20 mile ride, by which time I had done sufficient damage to my knee for it to hurt for a couple of months after that! It isn't hard for incorrect bike/cleat setup to cause pain.

The other time I developed knee pain was when I was very overweight. The strain of carting the blubber about was making my knees pack up. I lost several stone and the pain just went away. Is your weight ok?
 

dim

Guest
Location
Cambridge UK
too much too soon .... 50 miles is a long way for someone who is not bike fit .... plus the bike is not set up correctly (thats what gives the knee pain) or the cycling technique is wrong (grinding instead of spinning) and you are pedalling stronger with one leg

get a proper bike fit .... not cheap but from what I have read on other forums, the Guru fit is well worth the money if you are very serious about cycling but suffer discomfort as the bike is not set up properly :

http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/bike-fi...vd3gDqepgaAhu_8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds#the-process

http://cadenceperformance.com/services/bike-fit/retul/

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you could always try the Eddy bike fit calculator (thats what I used when I started off and it's pretty accurate (use the Eddy bike fit calcs ( it gives 3 different sets of dimensions, but the Eddy fit is the most comfortable (for me) ...
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp#type
 

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Rustybucket

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South Coast
Pearsons in Sheen have physio services, might be worth booking an appointment

http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/summit-wellbeing/


Thanks - Think I'm going to try somewhere closed to where I work in London, so can go at lunchtime
I got a cleat position wrong once but didn't notice until halfway through a 20 mile ride, by which time I had done sufficient damage to my knee for it to hurt for a couple of months after that! It isn't hard for incorrect bike/cleat setup to cause pain.

The other time I developed knee pain was when I was very overweight. The strain of carting the blubber about was making my knees pack up. I lost several stone and the pain just went away. Is your weight ok?

Yeah weight is fine, 136lbs and I'm just over 6 foot!

I'm going to check out the bike store in Windsor for a bike fit next week.
 

vickster

Legendary Member
too much too soon .... 50 miles is a long way for someone who is not bike fit .... plus the bike is not set up correctly (thats what gives the knee pain) or the cycling technique is wrong (grinding instead of spinning) and you are pedalling stronger with one leg

get a proper bike fit .... not cheap but from what I have read on other forums, the Guru fit is well worth the money if you are very serious about cycling but suffer discomfort as the bike is not set up properly :

http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/bike-fi...vd3gDqepgaAhu_8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds#the-process

http://cadenceperformance.com/services/bike-fit/retul/

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you could always try the Eddy bike fit calculator (thats what I used when I started off and it's pretty accurate (use the Eddy bike fit calcs ( it gives 3 different sets of dimensions, but the Eddy fit is the most comfortable (for me) ...
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/Store/catalog/fitCalculatorBike.jsp#type

He says he's had a bike fit previously
 

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vickster

Legendary Member
Thanks - Think I'm going to try somewhere closed to where I work in London, so can go at lunchtime


Yeah weight is fine, 136lbs and I'm just over 6 foot!

I'm going to check out the bike store in Windsor for a bike fit next week.
Go see Nicole at pelotonphysio, she practices in Putney (Near station on Staines line iirc) and near Blackfriars :smile: v good cycling specialist physio, does on bike assessments too
 
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