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swiftylee

Senior Member
Come back from a 77 mile cycle from bridgwater to Lyme Regis yesterday and got extremely cold to the point of being purple... Today I can hardly walk with pain in both knees like being stabbed. Is this just due to the sheer amount of climbing I had to do or is it related to the cold... Or maybe my bike
 

ScotiaLass

Guru
Location
Middle Earth
I'm no expert but possibly a bit of all three!
 

young Ed

Veteran
when you can walk check bike setup
i run by the rule of thumb of a slight bend in the knee when foot is on pedal and crank is at bottom dead centre and you are sitting
and for bars height if it is quill stem i just set it at what ever is comfy

also did you do lots and lots of stretching and even the foam roller? i can have very achy and/or painful legs the morning after even a 20 mile ride if no stretching
Cheers Ed
 

sheffgirl

Senior Member
Location
Sheffield
My knees hurt sometimes after a ride. but falling off onto them probably didn't help. I think I have a loose bit of cartilage or something in one, it makes a crunchy noise, but doesn't hurt.
 

albion

Guest
I have stopped using my new old steel bike.
An interesting fact from its use it that it seems I still suffer exercise induced asthma.
And this is mainly influenced by not having a low enough gear.
But increasing knee and hip pain has now put it out of action.

I'd say you need lower gears even though the cold has added to the pain.
 

ayceejay

Guru
Location
Rural Quebec
How did you get so cold? Were you unaware therefore unprepared for the hills? Is your bike not suitable for such a long ride? Have you cycled this route before? If so what was different about the ride yesterday?
In a nutshell (huge nutshell) consider your level of fitness - plan the route - pick the right tool (bike) - dress appropriately for the weather.
 
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Simmer

Senior Member
Location
Knutsford
Did you take the A39 over Porlock hill or the toll road ? Driven that past Minehead a few times when I lived in Bridgy .. mad mans hill.

"The road climbs approximately 1,300 ft (400 m) in less than 2 miles (3.2 km) up onto Exmoor: a very steep hill with gradients of up to 1 in 4 and hairpin bends.[1]"
 
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Martstar

New Member
Come back from a 77 mile cycle from bridgwater to Lyme Regis yesterday and got extremely cold to the point of being purple... Today I can hardly walk with pain in both knees like being stabbed. Is this just due to the sheer amount of climbing I had to do or is it related to the cold... Or maybe my bike
Could be related to your set-up and the amount of climbing you did just magnified something.
 

doog

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Come back from a 77 mile cycle from bridgwater to Lyme Regis yesterday and got extremely cold to the point of being purple... Today I can hardly walk with pain in both knees like being stabbed. Is this just due to the sheer amount of climbing I had to do or is it related to the cold... Or maybe my bike


climbing, probably your gearing wasnt right for the hills.
 
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Trull

Über Member
Location
Aberdeenshire
...I make occasional use of the granny to fishplate to winch my lardy self up the local ramps. Embrace low gears to relieve aches the next day.
 

HB_Dude

Active Member
Location
Hereforshire
Come back from a 77 mile cycle from bridgwater to Lyme Regis yesterday and got extremely cold to the point of being purple... Today I can hardly walk with pain in both knees like being stabbed. Is this just due to the sheer amount of climbing I had to do or is it related to the cold... Or maybe my bike

Might be a combination of all of these, might be a bit of tendinitis ....... If it persists I'd get the doc to check it out.
 

RussellZero

Wannabe Stravati
Certainly being in a higher gear and pushing all the time puts more strain on the knees - I found this, and now am conscious to try and keep on top of the gears and keep cadence high instead, (touching wood) no knee issues from cycling. Squash on the other hand...
 
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