ergonomics and road bicycle? Knee pain.?I have a road bicycle that i ride lot. I'm pretty new to it. After riding; the day after my knees hurt from riding.
Is it possible to eliminate knee pain entirely by making adjustments or finding a different sized bicycle? Should my knees be hurting me? Is that just part of it? Can pain be eliminated?
- RAWR!
Sounds like your saddle height is off. With the ball of your foot on the pedal, your leg should *nearly* be extended, but still with a little bend to it. Too much or too little saddle height will blow your knees out.
- SoccerRefToo
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There are three main culprits, seat height, pedals, and riding proficiency.
Knee pain is often due to seat height and pedal stroke. I would suggest that you go to a good local shop and have them check the fitting. Your saddle should be just high enough, so that when sitting, your knees are not quite straight when the pedals are in the 6 o'clock position. The fore and aft position of the saddle can effect it a little as well.
Also, if you have had a knee or hip injury, or you know that your pedal stroke is awkward you should change your clipless pedals. The best clipless pedals are SpeedPlay when a knee, leg, or hip injury is involved. They make a huge difference over cages, or toher clipless types!
Lastly is the oft major problem... the way you ride. You should be spinning the pedals at a rate of 70+ rpm, with moderate pedal pressure. You should not be 'mashing' the pedals at too low of a speed and with too much pressure. Pushing to big of a gear will cause severe knee problems. If you do not spin (yes, like spin class) butt rather mash the pedals.... then ask about spinning on this site.
Soccerref
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Generally, if the pain is on the inner side of the knee, the saddle is too low. If it is on the outer side, it's too high. Adjust it accordingly. Like the others said, your unique pedal stroke plays a role as well, as does the fore/aft position of the saddle on the seat post and the angle of the saddle (pointed up or down). On that measurement, I would say just move it to where it feels natural, and try to get the saddle to where it is level, not pointed. For pedal stroke, do stay over 70 cadence (one foot making a little past one complete revolution on the pedal, per second), but below 120. If these do not work, you either have a pre-existing issue that cycling has just irritated, or your bike frame is not the right size for you. To clarify, you should definitely not have any pain in your knees/joints whatsoever. Go to your local bike shop and get a bike fit, and/or make an appointment with an orthopedic. Don't put it off.
- David D.
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It is possible that the fit of your bike, or frame size can be causing pain in the knees. Also you could be riding in to high of a gear or on a ss bike since you did'nt specify that you are using gears. You want to be sure that you are in a "knee neutral" position on your bike. When your crank arm is extended forward (parallel to the floor) and you are in the saddle, your knee should be directly above the balls of your feet. You can find this position by changing the position of the saddle, the angle and length of your stem, the length of your cranks, and or the frame itself.
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