Hip pain

[raleighnut]

Should my feet be on the pedals or the floor? (Sorry for sounding so thick lol)

When sat on the saddle your leg should be straight with the heel on the pedal, that way when you are riding (with the 'ball' of your foot on the pedal) your leg will have just enough 'bend' in the knee.

 

[Bazzer]

As an aid to considering if it is cold getting to you or some other problem, rather than adding more layers and roasting your whole body, have you thought about a heat pad on the affected area underneath your tights or shorts? Something like those you can buy for your back. If the affected area is on the side where the femur meets the pelvic bone, a heat pad there would not interfere with the padding in your tights/shorts.
Depending upon your riding speed I would have thought such a pad would provide warmth for an 11 miler.

 

[HLaB]

When I get a hip pain its usually a sign that my Bottom Bracket needs replaced. If the cranks moves just a tiny wee bit up and down it causes me a problem

 

[Kajjal]

Should my feet be on the pedals or the floor? (Sorry for sounding so thick lol)

Just freewheel down the road at a safe speed with both feet on the pedals but one pedal down as described

 

[Broadside]

When I got hip pain 5 years ago it turned out to be a hip impingement! It is surprisingly common and often results in earlier than necessary hip replacement.

Mine was relatively easily fixed with some keyhole surgery. It wasn't actually the cycling that made it worse, it was fully flexing the joint such as crouching down. I wonder if the yoga might be contributing to the problem?

 

[VintageRuby]

Get a foam roller, it will help with muscle tightness. Compression clothing as a baselayer helps keep you warm and wicks away sweat to regulate your temp...

Any alternatives to a foam roller? I'm skint lol

 

[vickster]

Any alternatives to a foam roller? I'm skint lol

Tennis ball

 

[Globalti]

Your problem is that you're lolling around too much. Lol.

 

[steve50]

Any alternatives to a foam roller? I'm skint lol

Wooden rolling pin wrapped in foam pipe cladding or similar.

 

[smudgerii]

Any alternatives to a foam roller? I'm skint lol

2ltr pop bottle filled with water and the frozen... Best of both worlds. Rolled and iced to reduce inflammation.

You won't like it but it does work

 

[Travs]

Might be good to get some more details.
When you say hip pain - do you mean joint or muscle? And whereabouts in the area - front, side, back, deep inside or near the surface? Does it start during the ride or sometime after? The next day? And all the time or just when you're performing a certain movement (ie walking, standing up, sitting down etc.)