Finally starting to cycle
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Re knees, keep them covered in cold weather.
Check your saddle height, plenty of guides online.
But if 5km is you maximum distance per day, you're only going to be riding for no more than 20 mins, so I doubt if you will have any difficulties and if you have a mechanical, you can probably complete your journey in less than an hour on foot, so again no real problem.
Check your saddle height, plenty of guides online.
But if 5km is you maximum distance per day, you're only going to be riding for no more than 20 mins, so I doubt if you will have any difficulties and if you have a mechanical, you can probably complete your journey in less than an hour on foot, so again no real problem.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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To avoid sore knees use a lower gear when pedalling. That means your legs go round faster for same speed, which is easier on the knees, particularly uphill.
N0bodyOfTheGoat
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Shoe heel on pedal method for setting saddle height...
Pedal at 6 o'clock, wear your normal cycling shoes and set height so heel can reach pedal without tilting hips and leg is reasonable striaght but not locked.
When cyclig with ball of foot on pedal, you should be in ballpark.
For a long time I thought this method put pedal furthest away from seat tube, not 6 o'clock!
Pedal at 6 o'clock, wear your normal cycling shoes and set height so heel can reach pedal without tilting hips and leg is reasonable striaght but not locked.
When cyclig with ball of foot on pedal, you should be in ballpark.
For a long time I thought this method put pedal furthest away from seat tube, not 6 o'clock!
