Knee pain
DB100
Posts: 258
Hi all,
I am trying to get fitter and rode my road bike today, trouble is, I live in a really hilly area, average climb is constant between 4 and 15 % mostly around 6% average. I have really sore anterior knee pain, walking up or down stairs particularly.
My bike has been properly fitted, but I am struggling even in the lowest gear to get my cadence above 60 to 70 on the climbs.
I have a compact Bianchi, is there a gearing solution to make this easier on my knees until I am fitter, I am Okay on my mountain bike, any advice appreciated.
I am trying to get fitter and rode my road bike today, trouble is, I live in a really hilly area, average climb is constant between 4 and 15 % mostly around 6% average. I have really sore anterior knee pain, walking up or down stairs particularly.
My bike has been properly fitted, but I am struggling even in the lowest gear to get my cadence above 60 to 70 on the climbs.
I have a compact Bianchi, is there a gearing solution to make this easier on my knees until I am fitter, I am Okay on my mountain bike, any advice appreciated.
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If your knee pain is a regular occurence it is probably worth having a conversation with your GP. He can have a good look at the knee to assess whether there is any ligament or cartilage damage which might need attention. If there is nothing seriously wrong then a physiotherapist should be able to work with you to strengthen and stabilise the knee, and ultimately get you pain-free again.
With regard to the bike, you can make your life easier by switching from a standard chainset to a compact, and/or going for a cassette with bigger sprockets. However, the key to improving your performance is to get yourself fundamentally fit (sort the knee) and then keep working at it.
Good luck!What doesn't kill you makes you stronger (and vice versa).0 -
Being of a certain age adn weight I fit MTB cassetts to my trippel when I hit the Alps etc (Shimano) which give a 30/32 combo & allow me to get up anything.
But I think constant knee pain should be checked out by a physio - you might have knee cap tracking issues which could be remedied.
Also your position - despite the fitting - might be wrong. Get back to the people who did the fitting!0 -
If your GP can't sort you out and his treatment doesn't help, keep at him until he refers you to a specialist on knees. I went for over 12 months on anti-inflammatories before my GP referred me to an orthopedic surgeon who diagnosed the problem watching me walk, confirmed with an x-ray and operated on me in just over a month (the op has only just been done but at least the diagnosis made sense and has confirmed my physical sensations so I am confident, even with a 15% risk that it will not do anything!).
Knees are tricky things, put your faith in someone who specialises in them!0
