vickster
Squire
And/or the trochlea (groove kneecap sits in)
Knee pain when riding
- Thread starter cyberknight
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And/or the trochlea (groove kneecap sits in)
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Punkawallah
Veteran
While I realise this whole ‘out of the saddle’ thing is a . . . thing, perhaps after having gone to the trouble of setting the bike up so you can perform efficiently in a sitting position, it would be best to use it like that? Especially if standing while riding causes problems.
As a cyclist shouldn’t you have shaved legs.🤷🏼♂️
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
It doesn't normally, the particular bike I had the issue with I set up mistakenly by using saddle tip to stem which works on everything else I have but this particular bike must have a really steep seat tube as when I checked saddle setback from the BB it needed to be 2 cm further back
The hill in question was a very steep short ramp so out of the saddle is the best way to tackle it.
rualexander
Legendary Member
Forget the doctor (GP) and go and see a Sports Physiotherapist
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Knee definitely improving , i managed to ride up and down the road yesterday and it felt a lot better .Im not going to push it though i might go for a little spin tomorrow .
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That's good news!
Similar to @vickster and you, I don't have hairy legs either
Probably because I am getting old so the leg hair has all moved to my eyebrows, nose, and ears!
N0bodyOfTheGoat
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
I messed up my left(?) knee in '19 after buying my first set of 3-bolt shoes and setting the cleat up incorrectly. Went for a ride in the hills, slight niggle when giving it beans, got much much worse after the ride.
Ended up doing gentle rides on Zwift for a month ish instead after tweaking the cleat position (point more towards my big toes), then gradually increasing distance and hill beans outdoors.
Ended up doing gentle rides on Zwift for a month ish instead after tweaking the cleat position (point more towards my big toes), then gradually increasing distance and hill beans outdoors.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Following an RTC I have this arthritis. I can vouch for the stretching but only found the gel, which is highly effective, necessary in the first few weeks after the crash.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
After a week back commuting the knee is improving steadily and i did mange to ride out of the saddle friday but i did push it a bit harder than I should have so friday afternoon the niggly feeling was back when seated so i have decided to rest over the weekend rather than going out for extra miles even though i really wanted to ride.Still 95 miles for the week is a good start compared to when i couldnt even turn the cranks with no pressure .
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Went back to the doctors saturday at a different clinic and this paramedic actually looked at the knee and said its likely i have sprained a ligament so hes prescribed naxproxen , rest and a referral to a physio. Certainly feels better than last weekend when i did push the exercises too much and set myself back.
