Right Knee Pain
Rollett
Posts: 37
Figure I will ask here, I am suffering from slight knee discomfort on the front side below the kneecap on my right leg ( also the leg I use for leaning when unclipping ). I recently started using clipless so logic says the two are related, but I am not sure where to start adjusting to try and fix it. I tried taking a few days off thinking maybe I over did it, but about 30 minutes into the ride the discomfort was back.
Please ask any questions you think are relevant.
Please ask any questions you think are relevant.
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Saddle height is usually the first thing to look at. Saddle too high or too low can cause knee pain. Quite often the bottom of the knee as you describe can be caused by a saddle which is too high. A quick check is to pedal without being clipped in with your heel on the pedal and the pedal at the bottom of the downstroke (crank arm parallel to the downtube) with your foot parallel to the ground your knee should be locked out but you shouldn't have to change your position on the saddle in order to reach.
If you're having to stretch to reach or point your toes put your saddle down little by little. Conversely if your knee is not locked out put your saddle up a little.
As ever these don't work for eveyone they are just a starting point.0 -
I developed knee pain recently after a year of trouble free riding. I saw a sports physio about this as I've a sportive coming up. He reckoned it was an over use induced pain as I had recently upped the frequency and intensity of riding. Also noted calf and glute weakness so I've exercises to do as well as using a roller and not doing quad stretches by pulling heel up to butt.
So - don't immediately blame saddle height. It could simply be over use - you need to build up strength and fitness slowly.Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.
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Yeah I was wondering if it was saddle hight, but I figured that would mean both knees. This is just my right leg. The link posted has some information, and I do wonder if it's over use as well, I ride 4-5 times a week but normally not over 30 miles per ride, but I wonder if my gears are too high and I need to work on a more consistent rpm.0
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So today I focused on cadence while ridding and rather then push my self hard, I tried to use my gears to keep my self spinning at a constant speed and not straining to do it. I had less knee discomfort, so I am leaning to maybe its what PhotoNic69 said. Still not sure if that's the cause yet though, tomorrow I am planning a 53 mile ride and will pay close attention to it.0
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Rollett wrote:Yeah I was wondering if it was saddle hight, but I figured that would mean both knees. This is just my right leg. The link posted has some information, and I do wonder if it's over use as well, I ride 4-5 times a week but normally not over 30 miles per ride, but I wonder if my gears are too high and I need to work on a more consistent rpm.
It can well be just one side that's having problems, because we aren't symmetrical, our legs are different lengths but mostly we have different strengths on different sides of our body - it may be that your body is compensating for an imbalance caused by saddle height by leaning to one side or favouring your good leg.0 -
sungod wrote:
Used that guide and I think I nailed it, between raising the saddle JUST a little bit and paying really close attention to my cadence, gearing I had no pain on a 44 mile ride with 1,200 feet of climb. Thank you.0 -
After years of rider (and not changing my bike set up) last year I started with knee pain so I went to see a Sports Physio.....worth every penny.
My issue was resolved by stretching, using foam roller and knee mobility exercises.0
