Help with tweaking a bike part

[crazycanuck]

Hey,

I just moved my new bike seat onto my road bike (thanks trekhawk!) and I am unsure if i've placed it in the wrong position.

The reason I ask is that i now have a minor pain below my right knee. It's not a pain all the time though which i'm a bit confused about!!! I don't want to muck up my knee and any help is appreciated. (it's only the right knee)

The only other item I changed on my bike was/were the cleats on my shoes.

Odd ting about all the changes is that i now feel much faster and am not struggling with maintaining a higher speed. This is just after 3 rides.

What do i doooo? Thanks for your help :)

If i don't answer right away it's becuase i'm off to bed now.

C

[bike4ever]

Sometimes there is a height difference between saddles. Is your new saddle taller or shorter than your other one? You might need to adjust the height of your seatpost.

[DebW]

Hey,

I just moved my new bike seat onto my road bike (thanks trekhawk!) and I am unsure if i've placed it in the wrong position.

The reason I ask is that i now have a minor pain below my right knee. It's not a pain all the time though which i'm a bit confused about!!! I don't want to muck up my knee and any help is appreciated. (it's only the right knee)

The only other item I changed on my bike was/were the cleats on my shoes.


I had that kind of pain in one knee, below the kneecap on the front and inside. Turned out to be because my cleat had come loose and was out of place. The cleat had moved towards the inside of my shoe, moving my foot further from the crank. So try adjusting your cleats, placing your foot as close to the crank as you can get away with.

As far as saddle height, try pedaling with your heals to make sure the saddle isn't too high. The forward/back and tilt you'll just have to play with until you are happy.

[boy in a kilt]

Everything they said and drop your saddle just a bit. A half centimeter or so should be enough.

A general rule of thumb is if the front of your knees hurt, raise your seat, if the back of your knees hurt, drop it.

It may be that you were a little bunched up before and now that you've fixed that, you've discovered speed you didn't know you had.

[crazycanuck]

Thanks kids!!

I'll do some minor tweaks when i get home tonight.

Thank you again for your help.

C

[boy in a kilt]

So how did this work out for you?

[crazycanuck]

Hey BYK,

I ended up visiting a physio that does professional bike set ups :) He moved my seatpost up, turned the bicycle head upside down and another tweak i can't think of at the moment.

It also didn't/doesn't help that i still have very tight hip flexors. I managed to get my ITB massaged/kneeded out :eek: (Yeowiee) at Subi sports massage and don't feel as much hip pain.

Both places gave me some exercises to do at home on top of the ones I already do. Pilates helps as well.

Thank you for asking :)

C