knee pain
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Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
No idea! Depends on the cause of the pain!
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
well speaking as an entirely unqualified medical non professional who has not taken a complete history or examined you and your lifestyle in any way at all, I'd say yes you'll be fine, or not as the case may be. You will probably make it worse of you try and make the pain go away by driving it from your knees with hammers though.
I know cycling forum, other people ride fixies etc but they're not you and your knees. You could try as tyred said, put a more toothy sprocket on, have a play about with saddle height and angle, make sure your knees are pivoting correctly over the BB and that the cranks are suitable length for your style, don't ingnore the bars either, height and reach could shift your body geometry on the bike and make a difference, but if its worrying you maybe find a physio to have a chat with
I know cycling forum, other people ride fixies etc but they're not you and your knees. You could try as tyred said, put a more toothy sprocket on, have a play about with saddle height and angle, make sure your knees are pivoting correctly over the BB and that the cranks are suitable length for your style, don't ingnore the bars either, height and reach could shift your body geometry on the bike and make a difference, but if its worrying you maybe find a physio to have a chat with
Davidc
Guru
- Location
- Somerset UK
If it persists go see your GP, and aim to speak to a sports physiotherapist. They can refer on up if needed.
SquareDaff
Über Member
- Location
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
+1 on this. I've recently had knee pain. Fixed the cause by moving one of my cleats about 3mm forward. Fixed the symptom by massaging it and letting it get a little rest. That worked for me - but everyone and every cause is/are different.
al-fresco
Growing older but not up...
- Location
- Shropshire
Agreed - I suffered knee pain for years and years but since I started riding fixed the pain has mysteriously vanished. I'm thinking it has to do with a strengthening of the muscles surrounding the knee and an improved blood supply due to not coasting. Mysterious are the ways of knees.
ayceejay
Guru
- Location
- Rural Quebec
there is not just one cause of knee pain as others have said but yours does seem to be specific to the mechanics of riding fixed. Can I suggest you do some one legged concentration efforts to even out your stroke (pay attention to the upward pull) and try to pedal with muscles further up the leg. If you look at a track cyclists legs you will see where the effort comes from and it is not those tiny muscles around the knee.
Old Plodder
Living at the top of a steep 2 mile climb
- Location
- Surrey/Hants border
Make sure your position on the bike is correct, then see if they still hurt.
Further to that, where exactly do they hurt?
Front centre under the kneecap, probably a tracking issue.
At the back, likely saddle too high.
Pain at the side, could be a bent pedal/crank.
Main thing is, if it persists, chat to a medical professional.
Further to that, where exactly do they hurt?
Front centre under the kneecap, probably a tracking issue.
At the back, likely saddle too high.
Pain at the side, could be a bent pedal/crank.
Main thing is, if it persists, chat to a medical professional.
Scilly Suffolk
Über Member
The best advice here, is to seek professional advice.
Having said that, the obvious things would be:
- gearing too high;
- cleat position.
Knees are fragile things: pain is a warning, not something to be overcome.
Having said that, the obvious things would be:
- gearing too high;
- cleat position.
Knees are fragile things: pain is a warning, not something to be overcome.
jazzkat
Fixed wheel fanatic.
- Location
- The Cumbrian Riviera
+1
My physio is a cyclist and is a specialist in cyclist knee pain. He recommended me to just set the cleats in the middle of their range on the shoe as there is enough float (if you have float!).
I used to get niggles in the knees until I had a pro bike fit. The bars were too close (bike too short - me too long) long stem fitted et voila goodbye knee pain.