Knees - Advice

[Sankey46]

Hi
Just a bit of advice needed please :-)
Over the last week my knees have started to ache at the end if the day. I commute 20 miles each way and have done for nearly a year.
The only change that I can think of is the weather is chillier and I have altered to a more on road route (scared of ghosts and murderers in the dark shadows of the TPT !!)
Any ideas or solutions gratefully received

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Keep your knees covered

 

[Sankey46]

They are, I have been wearing winter longs for the last 2-3 weeks

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

If nothing else has changed ( cleat position - saddle height) then it's just a product of the cold. Knees are susceptable to the cold by design.

 

[kedab]

maybe think about some compression thermals if the standard thermals aren't helping? it's nearly christmas after all other than that rather expensive option...get the deep heat out

 

[Berties]

my knees trouble me from time to time and by wearing leg warmers does help,i still say a lot of riders do not stretch after a ride this does not do your knees any good at all,i run a couple of days a week so if i don't stretch i get all sorts of trouble,your calves get tight and knees will get sore and then you have the chance of secondary leg injuries,i have had achilles tears due to not stretching fully,i try to get a sports massage before my legs get to sore,but stretching can reduce the pain of this

 

[kedab]

hot baths work wonders too.

 

[Sankey46]

Thanks all, knee warmers could be the way forward.
Cheers for the tips

 

[Drago]

And get em nice and warm before straining them grinding a heavy gear.

I recently suffered knee grief and thanks to the advice from our awesome CC Brothers the problem was identified and I'm now sorted.

 

[lulubel]

Thanks all, knee warmers could be the way forward.

I was going to suggest knee warmers too, as well as plenty of stretching. If your muscles are tight, it's most likely your knees that will feel it first.