Dreaded Knee Injury

[albion]

Craig71 s, you keep saying the turbo is fine.

Obviously if you set yourself up the bike identical to the turbo then the bike will now be fine.
Whatever different it is that you are doing is a main problem.

 

[black'n'yellow]

Craig71 s, you keep saying the turbo is fine.

Obviously if you set yourself up the bike identical to the turbo then the bike will now be fine.
Whatever different it is that you are doing is a main problem.

I don't think you're quite getting it. The issue is that he is only 'soft pedalling' on the turbo. On real roads, it is not possible to do that if you actually want to get anywhere.

 

[Crackle]

If I have no problems with the knee whilst cycling in trainers, does this point towards cleat position? excuse my ignorance as I'm relatively new to road cycling.

Does that mean you don't?

I always point people to this site, which has quite a good summary of knee pain and possible causes

http://www.cptips.com/knee.htm

 

[albion]

On real roads, it is not possible to do that if you actually want to get anywhere.

True, I even need to plan for wind conditions.

Luckily I'm getting close enough to optimum to expect a very good 2013.

 

[SteveJoe]

Knee pain is a nightmare. Took me months of time to sort mine out, but the 'magic' cure for me was a set of moldable insoles for my road-shoes. A collapsed arch on my left foot was causing the foot to roll 'inwards', causing my knee to try and straighten it out and causing massive pain to the outside of my kneecap after about 10-12 miles on the road.

The other thing to consider is how your feet 'align' during normal walking. I tend to walk toes-out (a bit like a duck!) and most clip-in road pedals don't allow enough 'float' for my feet to pedal in their natural position. A set of 'Speedplay' pedals with 15 degrees of float sorted that one out.

Good luck!