knee hurts

Azhar
Azhar Posts: 247
edited June 2012 in Commuting general
Good morning,

Everytime i have been cycling so far i have either had a problem with my right knee or my left knee. i have adjusted the saddle a few times to get the right height, i have read what height they should be at but still feel a little uncomfrotable when i'm riding, and looked at the position of my cleats and everything seems to be fine. i was thinking of buying one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neo-MEDICAL-GRA ... 086&sr=8-4

do you think it will help? my ride home was a bit painful and i really dont know what else could be adjusted to help solve the knee problem. its affecting performance :(

Comments

  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,217
    Have you been to see a doctor about it?

    I was/am having similar problems, mainly with 1 knee in similar places. After much pestering I got to see a physio who gave me some exercises which has reduced it a lot.
  • jonomc4
    jonomc4 Posts: 891
    checked saddle for and aft and position of knee over peddle axle?
    Also don't ride when it hurts!
    Really the only way you can be sure is to get a bike fit and then see what happens
  • colonelkurtz
    colonelkurtz Posts: 32
    cleats would be where I would be looking - see if the set up is twisting your foot at all - also lower your gearing and spin more - puts less pressure through the joint.
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    You dont say what type of pain or where in the knee it hurts or when.

    My guess is saddle too high/low or too far forward or cleats twisting your knees, but without more info on the problem it could be many things...
  • fobose
    fobose Posts: 6
    I had problems with my right knee, which was sometimes a sharp pain or just an ache below the knee cap on the outer side of my leg. I adjusted my cleat and bingo, no problems since (my knee looked like it was being pulled in towards the frame too much).
  • Azhar
    Azhar Posts: 247
    apreading wrote:
    You dont say what type of pain or where in the knee it hurts or when.

    My guess is saddle too high/low or too far forward or cleats twisting your knees, but without more info on the problem it could be many things...

    I do apologise. The pain is at the front of my knee at the bottom of my knee cap. I think it's my saddle position I think I got it a little high and I reckon it could be the cleats to now that a couple of people have mentioned it. Should the cleat bit on the shoe be pointing slightly outwards, innwards or dead straight??????
  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Sit on a high table, or on the worktop so that your feet are free to 'dangle'. You should be trying to match the angle that your feet naturally rest at.
    MTB/CX

    "As I said last time, it won't happen again."
  • beams87
    beams87 Posts: 151
    I seem to have developed a slight twinge in the back of my knee when I am grinding in the saddle on the flat or up a hill. Have been riding for approx. 3 months, not too heavily but have already done a LDN to Brighton once and I commute 4 miles everyday.

    Hoping it is "growing pains" or my body adjusting to the new excersize, but I am leaning more and more to getting a proper bike fit as I am convinced this would solve the problem. I am tall (6ft 7in) and I have a ridiculously high saddle to compensate for my long appendages. The more I think about, the more I am sure a professional will be able to sort out my seat position/height.

    Is anyone else here experiencing the same, being very tall?

    Ride an Orbea Aqua TTG 60cms.
    "A beaten path is for beaten men"
  • godders1
    godders1 Posts: 750
    Assuming the issue is saddle height a very rough rule of thumb is that pain on the front of the knee means saddle too low and on the back of the knee; saddle too high.

    Having said that I had some soreness on the front of my left knee when I upped my commute distance considerably, even though I'd had a proper fitting. I got my GP to refer me to a physio who gave me some exercises to strengthen the muscles supporting the knee and this sorted it within the space of a month or so.

    I was lucky because my physio was also a cyclist. One good tip she gave me was to stand with your feet shoulder width apart and take note of the position of your feet and (unless your feet are dead straight anyway) adjust your cleats accordingly (SPD's can be rotated as well as adjusted high to low and side to side). e.g. my toes point out slightly so I've angled my cleats to allow for this.
  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    I recently suffered from the same symptoms after replacing my shoes , it turned out that i had the cleats to far forward on the shoe so i had effectivly reduced overall leg length to saddle ( same as having the saddle to low ) .After i moved the cleats further back and double checked my seat height to take account any difference in thickness of the sole of the shoe my knees are thanking me.
    Another factor that might haveniggled me was riding home at 5 am and getting cold knees, since i put my leg warmers on for early commutes i am sure my legs like it a bit more.
    FCN 3/5/9
  • Azhar
    Azhar Posts: 247
    i think after doing a lot more research on the internet since last night it looks like my cleats are slightly a bit forward than the position they are meant to be in and the saddle a little high. however, its weird that this didnt happen before. this only started happening on my last ride. so i gotta a lot of adjusting to do.

    i appreciate everyones input :D

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