Knee pain and cleat positioning
Anonymous
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So I have SPD-SLs and when I put them on, they were fine. Managed a 180 miler without so much as a peep from my knees.
However, as I have one bike only, the cleats are constantly clipped in out (so maybe have twisted them?) and as I commute on it, my saddle has moved since the above mentioned ride. (bounced downwards after hitting a pothole, so have found it hard to return it to exactly where it was).
I did another 170 mile ride (stopped for a couple of hours around 110/120) but when I got off the bike I couldn't walk. Absolute agony. Similarly the next 50 miles were pretty horrendous and then I got off and had to take the train - again unable to walk.
I haven't done many 'longer' rides since then (a couple of months) but have still commuted every day, usually as fast as I can, but on Saturday I did 40 miles and just started to feel a twinge, and then all evening I was in quite a lot of pain, tackling stairs was especially painful!
I think I have worked out the pain is equally split down both sides of my knee (left knee), literally bang on the side of the knee - a bit further back than the kneecap, but the pain is felt right on the surface, under the skin (as opposed to some deep pain which I cant locate).
I have float (the yellow cleats) so cant work out why this is, and I'm particularly annoyed that its started, especially when I had the fluke to get it perfect when I 1st set them up.
Anyhow - any ideas where to move them to elimiate this problem? Side - to side? backwards, forwards, move saddle?
I am doing the L2P in 24H and that comes with a free bike fit which is pretty useful. Might have to get it done ASAP!
Any help appreciated.
However, as I have one bike only, the cleats are constantly clipped in out (so maybe have twisted them?) and as I commute on it, my saddle has moved since the above mentioned ride. (bounced downwards after hitting a pothole, so have found it hard to return it to exactly where it was).
I did another 170 mile ride (stopped for a couple of hours around 110/120) but when I got off the bike I couldn't walk. Absolute agony. Similarly the next 50 miles were pretty horrendous and then I got off and had to take the train - again unable to walk.
I haven't done many 'longer' rides since then (a couple of months) but have still commuted every day, usually as fast as I can, but on Saturday I did 40 miles and just started to feel a twinge, and then all evening I was in quite a lot of pain, tackling stairs was especially painful!
I think I have worked out the pain is equally split down both sides of my knee (left knee), literally bang on the side of the knee - a bit further back than the kneecap, but the pain is felt right on the surface, under the skin (as opposed to some deep pain which I cant locate).
I have float (the yellow cleats) so cant work out why this is, and I'm particularly annoyed that its started, especially when I had the fluke to get it perfect when I 1st set them up.
Anyhow - any ideas where to move them to elimiate this problem? Side - to side? backwards, forwards, move saddle?
I am doing the L2P in 24H and that comes with a free bike fit which is pretty useful. Might have to get it done ASAP!
Any help appreciated.
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Have a read of this site and see if it'll help. I bought some of the wedges and they completely erradicated any knee pain.
http://www.cyclefit.co.uk/bikefit-system-wedges-2Science adjusts it’s beliefs based on what’s observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved0 -
Looks interesting - thanks!
Just not sure how it used to be perfect, now gone bad.....0 -
1) if the fit was perfect before - you wont suddenly need wedges
2) wrong saddle height by 5mm or more can cause a huge amount of pain after a long ride - and from your description this looks like the variable
3) if the cleats have slipped you should be able to tell by examining the underside of the shoe0 -
cheers FL - its not the saddle height which has changed. Its only the forward/backwards and tilt which are affected by the potholes. I have a nightmareish triple clamp which seems impossible to actually set the saddle with any precision whatsoever.
Im not sure I have the patience to try every saddle iteration then bosh out 50 miles to see if my knees twinge. Is there a shortcut?0
