New bike - new pain !

[pjgraham86]

I bought a road bike in the summer after years on a hybrid.

Up until this year I'd never really done much more than 20 miles on a Sunday afternoon in summer but have now notched up 25,35 and then last weekend did the Glasgow to Edinburgh (54 miles) with pedal for Scotland.

On the 35 and Edin trips, I began to fell knee pain after about 25 miles and I wonder whether that would have happened anyway just because of the added distance or (more likely I hope) the saddle height needs adjusted. I've never suffered any kind of pain or even a twinge in years of cycling, football, gym, golf, tennis etc

Anyone able to advise what I might do befoe my next Sunday run ?

P

 

[wlc1]

Go to LBS for correct fitting. It's the best way

 

[Steve Austin]

What kind of knee pain?
Are you using cleats?
is the saddle too high?
how mobile are you?
how old are you?

 

[fossyant]

It could be extended use as well that's caused it ?

Give us as much info as possible, where the pain is on the knee, if it's subsided and gone, or it's recurring on longer rides only.

The important thing, is that you set up any of your bikes as close as possible to each other..... the more bikes/types of bikes the trickier, but it's worth the time.

 

[Scoosh]

Might be worth reading this and Pt 2.

Problem(s) solved ?

 

[pjgraham86]

Thanks to all for suggestions.

Steve - I'm 44 yrs old, reasonably fit and mobile apart from a stiff hip joint. Difficult to describe the knee pain but generally seems to be at the kneecap.

I use cleats and I think the saddle height is about right - ie when sitting on it, my toes and the front part of my feet can toulch the ground.

P

 

[Shaun]

Are you a Grinder?

By this I mean do you pedal slow and hard (usually in a high gear)?

Try 'spinning' - drop a couple of gears and pedal (spin) faster. It'll seem strange at first, but your knees should be fresher at the end of a ride.

Worth a go at any rate ...

 

[yenrod]

>pjgraham86

Replicate your position on the bike as per your 1st bike !

 

[xpc316e]

The fact that the balls of your feet can touch the ground when sat astride the bike has little, or nothing, to do with the correct fit. It is a guage for fitting children to bikes and gives them confidence. For an adult, I have worked on the 'can my heel reach the pedal when it is at the bottom of its travel when I am sat on the bike?' This means that the leg will be comfortably extended with the feet clipped in when the pedal is at its furthest away. If that means the balls of your feet no longer reach the floor, then you'll have to slide off the seat just before you actually stop when you come to a halt. I used to have to do that on a mountain bike as the high bottom bracket made a nonsense of the toes touching the floor system. Good luck with the knees.