knee pain , Again

sean mc grath
sean mc grath Posts: 373
edited June 2007 in Workshop
I called into a local bike shop for some new cleats today and got talking to the guy who owns the shop that I have been having knee pain in the front of both knees, so he advised me to move my saddle up about 5mm or so, is this right or would he not need to see me on my bike.

Sean

FAIL TO PREPARE, PREPARE TO FAIL!!
Sean

FAIL TO PREPARE, PREPARE TO FAIL!!

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  • Aidocp
    Aidocp Posts: 868
    Give it a try, I had a bike that was to large for me (OTT I got it in Ireland), I couldn't get my saddle any further forward and it was giving me knee problems, the front of the knees. Ideally with the cranks parallel to the floor your knee should be directly over the ball of your foot. You'll probably be able to adjust the seat forward. When I got rid of the bike, my other bikes have smaller frames, the problem went away

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  • Brian B
    Brian B Posts: 2,071
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sean mc grath</i>

    I called into a local bike shop for some new cleats today and happen to mention to the guy who owns the shop that I have been having knee pain in the front of both knees, so he advised me to move my saddle up about 5mm or so, is this right or would he not need to see me on my bike.

    Sean

    FAIL TO PREPARE, PREPARE TO FAIL!!
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    I would have thought that he would have seen you on your bike first as there are many problems that can cause sore knees. Take your bike to the shop and perhaps one other to see if they give the same advice.

    I am sure there are others on the Forum that could point you in the right direction to get competently fitted near you. I can only sypathise as I had a knee problem last year that finally forced to change my set up time and again until I found the perfect fit. For me it was a case of trial and error and then set up all my bikes the same. One peice of advice that I could give is to allow time for your knees to heal before changing yout set up to ensure that they are not just aching from the time before.

    Good luck.

    Brian B.
    Brian B.
  • penugent
    penugent Posts: 913
    According to Dr A Baker, in his book 'Bicycling Medicine':-

    "A relatively high-in-the-saddle position helps.......sit farther back in the saddle ...... spin rather than use big gears ..... avoid hills, esp long climbs ...... stand more when climbing ..... avoid long cranks"

    Hope that helps.

    Pete
    (Not reckless, just fast)

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