Discomfort and bike use

pottssteve

Hi,

I have a Specialized Tricross cyclocross as my winter/wet weather bike and a VN Euros as my "best bike". Because the weather's been dodgy this year I've been using both bikes as the weather dictates, often alternating and riding both in a week. Obviously my position is different on each bike as the geometry is different.

However, I've been getting a little discomfort in my left hip and knee recently - not pain but little twinges. I've not been riding faster or further than usual, so I was wondering whether my swapping between bikes may be causing it. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Cheers,
Steve

Herbsman

Have you tried pedaling harder?

pottssteve

Herbsman wrote:

Have you tried pedaling harder?

Yes, it hurts even more......

rick_chasey

I'm certainly more uncomfortable on a bike I haven't ridden in a while, especially if I've been spending a lot of time on another.

Couldn't tell you about the knee but if you're precise enough about where exactly the pain is a good google search should point you in the right direction.

giropaul

Your position should be the same whatever the bike or the geometry of the frame.

The key triangle - saddle height from pedals, saddle setback from bracket and length of saddle to bars (and height of bars versus height of saddle) should be constant.