Glucosamine & Chondroitin

[ianrauk]

Holy Moly - 3-4 cm difference. Christ. I have to check/double/tripple check my heights. All bikes are spot on the same, the fixed is literally just a couple mm lower to aid spinning.

That will be the cause !!

Same goes when changing pedal systems - e.g. allow for difference in cleat height, hence slight differences between my two road bikes on Look, and the fixed/MTB on MTB SPD's.

Sould sort itself now you've rested it.

Yeah silly thing to do.. should have double checked.

I'm a one cleat system all bikes type person.

 

[fossyant]

Yeah silly thing to do.. should have double checked.

I'm a one cleat system all bikes type person.

The good news is it's a temporary problem. Youll be right as rain once the inflamation has gone. Oh and Volterol is magic - use the gel loads on my shoulder.

 

[ianrauk]

The good news is it's a temporary problem. Youll be right as rain once the inflamation has gone. Oh and Volterol is magic - use the gel loads on my shoulder.

Was taking the tabs.. and they worked wonders.

 

[VamP]

Was taking the tabs.. and they worked wonders.

Are you back on your bike Ian? All good?

I did my regular commute (32 miles round) yesterday, nice and gentle, stayed in Zones 1 and 2 throughout (well mostly) lots of ice, lots of heat, lots of ibuprofen afterwards. No pain, no tightness, in fact no discomfort at all today. Another physio session this afternoon, I am thinking that he'll suggest slowly building up the loads and keep on top of the HIT/NSAID regime, and that we're back in business. Happy days. I am also adding a shed load of different stretches prescribed by the physio on a daily basis. This recovering from injury is bloody time consuming

With a bit of luck I will just have lost April, but be back to regular training loads before end of May.

 

[ianrauk]

Are you back on your bike Ian? All good?

Back on the bike for the first time in near 3 weeks.
Was for the morning commute. I took it nice and easy (with help of a headwind). I was a bit apprehensive about getting back on the bike as it's at the back of my mind that I may have done some serious damage. So took the easy downhill short route of 12 miles to work. I have all the power in my legs, it felt so good to be back riding. But I can feel the smallest amount of pressure on the knee. But this is probably more to the fact of getting the knee working again rather then the cycling. So a few hours down the line and have had no (bad) reaction. Tonight will be a harder test as my commute is literally all up hill. So see how I get on with that and throw some Voltarol down my neck when I get home just in case.

Like you, I have missed most of April's riding.
I am even under my yearly target on MyCyclingLog.

Great news about your knee... fingers crossed for both of us that we have put the troubles behind us.

 

[VamP]

Back on the bike for the first time in near 3 weeks.
Was for the morning commute. I took it nice and easy (with help of a headwind). I was a bit apprehensive about getting back on the bike as it's at the back of my mind that I may have done some serious damage. So took the easy downhill short route of 12 miles to work. I have all the power in my legs, it felt so good to be back riding. But I can feel the smallest amount of pressure on the knee. But this is probably more to the fact of getting the knee working again rather then the cycling. So a few hours down the line and have had no (bad) reaction. Tonight will be a harder test as my commute is literally all up hill. So see how I get on with that and throw some Voltarol down my neck when I get home just in case.

Like you, I have missed most of April's riding.
I am even under my yearly target on MyCyclingLog.

Great news about your knee... fingers crossed for both of us that we have put the troubles behind us.

Not as far behind as I am - I am about 1000 miles behind where I would have liked to be, and in no position to claw it back. Still getting the knee right is a PRIORITY.

Just had physio, basically he agreed with my assessment, and urges slowly slowly approach to building back up frequency, mileage and intensity. Then he pounded my tendon into agony (apparently that's a good thing) and sent me home to ice and anti-inflammatory it back to health

 

[StuAff]

Back on the bike for the first time in near 3 weeks.
Was for the morning commute. I took it nice and easy (with help of a headwind). I was a bit apprehensive about getting back on the bike as it's at the back of my mind that I may have done some serious damage. So took the easy downhill short route of 12 miles to work. I have all the power in my legs, it felt so good to be back riding. But I can feel the smallest amount of pressure on the knee. But this is probably more to the fact of getting the knee working again rather then the cycling. So a few hours down the line and have had no (bad) reaction. Tonight will be a harder test as my commute is literally all up hill. So see how I get on with that and throw some Voltarol down my neck when I get home just in case.

Like you, I have missed most of April's riding.
I am even under my yearly target on MyCyclingLog.

Great news about your knee... fingers crossed for both of us that we have put the troubles behind us.

Excellent to see you two are on the mend!

 

[ianrauk]

Excellent to see you two are on the mend!

Cheers Stuey.
Though after tonights commute home it looks like I'm not out of the woods yet.
Still a niggling ache thing going on. So looks like I am going to have to book a Docs appointment.

 

[Wobblers]

Cheers Stuey.
Though after tonights commute home it looks like I'm not out of the woods yet.
Still a niggling ache thing going on. So looks like I am going to have to book a Docs appointment.

Exactly how niggly is "niggling"? You might be able to get away with some very gentle cycling: choose to spin gears at least two lower than what you would usually, go very easy on the hills, don't try and race away from the lights and absolutely no silly commuter racing... On the other hand, it can take cartilage 6 weeks to fully heal, so you may just need more time.

I get achey knees like yours if I'm not careful. I haven't found glucosamine or chondroitin to make any difference. On the other hand, a properly fitted bike does. The twinges in my knees almost completely disappeared once I got my Galaxy, which fitted better than the old steel mtb I was using before. I find it best to keep my knees warm, and take things easy if I feel any discomfort. Oddly enough, spending time off the bike doesn't make too much difference.

 

[ianrauk]

Exactly how niggly is "niggling"? You might be able to get away with some very gentle cycling: choose to spin gears at least two lower than what you would usually, go very easy on the hills, don't try and race away from the lights and absolutely no silly commuter racing... On the other hand, it can take cartilage 6 weeks to fully heal, so you may just need more time.

I get achey knees like yours if I'm not careful. I haven't found glucosamine or chondroitin to make any difference. On the other hand, a properly fitted bike does. The twinges in my knees almost completely disappeared once I got my Galaxy, which fitted better than the old steel mtb I was using before. I find it best to keep my knees warm, and take things easy if I feel any discomfort. Oddly enough, spending time off the bike doesn't make too much difference.

Niggly enough to have a dull ache when I am putting power down either from the lights or accelerating. However I am not getting the stiff knee post cycle ride which I was when the problem first appeared. I have been spinning lower gears Andrew, have been in the 34 front ring rather then the 50 and been taking it easy. No silly extra mileage on the commute (not with this silly crap weather anyway) and no SCR.

I wore a brace this morning but whether it has made any difference? I don't know.
re G&C, I am fully aware that they may just have a placebo affect, but at the end of the day I'm not getting any younger so anything that can help the bones move that little bit easier is no bad thing.

So... got to work this morning and phones the docs to make an appointment.
Earliest appointment I could get was friday 4th...

 

[Wobblers]

Niggly enough to have a dull ache when I am putting power down either from the lights or accelerating. However I am not getting the stiff knee post cycle ride which I was when the problem first appeared. I have been spinning lower gears Andrew, have been in the 34 front ring rather then the 50 and been taking it easy. No silly extra mileage on the commute (not with this silly crap weather anyway) and no SCR.

I wore a brace this morning but whether it has made any difference? I don't know.
re G&C, I am fully aware that they may just have a placebo affect, but at the end of the day I'm not getting any younger so anything that can help the bones move that little bit easier is no bad thing.

So... got to work this morning and phones the docs to make an appointment.
Earliest appointment I could get was friday 4th...

If you feel that the G and C are helping, then definitely don't stop taking them!

If the pain is less, that sounds like a good sign - it sounds like you'll need to take it easier on the acceleration. One thing I've found that helps is keeping your knee warm (it helps keeping the joint properly lubricated with synovial fluid). Longs are the way to go.