still got knee pain!!

[hero of valour]

id been suffering with knee pain for a few weeks so had a bike fit and it made a big difference but after about 20 miles my knees go again. pain moves around but mainly on right hand side of right knee and middle/top of left knee. i try and stay in a high cadence as much as poss and its fine when im not putting any stress through my legs but as soon as i hit a hill or even a slight climb its painful. ive even dropped my spds and put the flats back on. im pretty sure its the cleats. i can get them right. its a bloody nightmare tbh. i cycle to and from work 30 mile round trip but i literally cant do it two days running so have to do a part drive part cycle trip. would mtb cleats be any different?? ill try anything to be honest its really spoiling my cycling.

 

[hero of valour]

could it just be that my knees dont suit cleats? is this common?

 

[RWright]

I am no expert but if everything else is set up the same with flat pedals and you feel no pain. I would start making slight adjustments in the cleat angle or seat height. I am a little confused on what type pedals you have. As I understand it, SPD-SL are road pedals and SPD are mtb pedals but with some being more touring and road friendly than others. If you are on SPD-SL's and have the red cleats you may want to consider yellow cleats with more float. There is a very good tutorial thread about pedals at the top of the beginners section of the forum.

I would use caution if it were me and maybe even have your knee checked by a Doctor if things persist. I don't know your fitness level on bikes but if you are not used to doing the distances you are, you may want to scale it back a little to start with and see if that helps too. Just don't overdo things, which could possibly lead to more knee problems.

 

[geo]

Where did you have your bike fit done ? if local to you perhaps return and explain that all is not right, it is possible things just need tweaking a little, or as mentioned you may have an under lying knee problem that has been highlighted by cycling. I agree totally with post above, scale it back a little until you bottom the problem ,good luck.

 

[Sandra6]

Try some other leg strengthening exercises?
You could just have an injury and it needs to rest.
There are so many variables.
If you can stand to have a week off the bike and see if it recovers then go back and start at square one to either isolate the problem, or hopefully not encounter it again.