effulgent
06-01-2005, 10:06 AM
When my husband fixed my bike for me, he gave me some toe clip pedals which didn't work for me at all. We changed them out for some $6 platform pedals so that I could get used to riding again before trying the more challenging stuff.
I've put quite a few miles on the bike, and the pedals are already thrashed. I'm going to be investing in clipless soon. However, here's my problem. I have found that when I ride, the pedals rest in the center of my feet where the arch is. When I try to ride with the ball of my feet on the pedals, the top of my thighs start to kill me and I feel like my knees are coming up too high. But when I ride with the pedals in the center, I have no problem with cadence or stress at all on my legs or the top of my knees.
Does this mean that I should adjust my seat to be up a bit when I get some clipless pedals? I'm hesitant to do that because I tend to ride a lot holding the handlebars by the fingertips because it's more comfortable riding where I'm sitting up more. (We're going to get a pair of riser handlebars soon). I don't want to be even more uncomfortable with my butt higher than my hands. On the other hand, I don't want to do damage to my knees or thighs.
Thanks for your help!
I've put quite a few miles on the bike, and the pedals are already thrashed. I'm going to be investing in clipless soon. However, here's my problem. I have found that when I ride, the pedals rest in the center of my feet where the arch is. When I try to ride with the ball of my feet on the pedals, the top of my thighs start to kill me and I feel like my knees are coming up too high. But when I ride with the pedals in the center, I have no problem with cadence or stress at all on my legs or the top of my knees.
Does this mean that I should adjust my seat to be up a bit when I get some clipless pedals? I'm hesitant to do that because I tend to ride a lot holding the handlebars by the fingertips because it's more comfortable riding where I'm sitting up more. (We're going to get a pair of riser handlebars soon). I don't want to be even more uncomfortable with my butt higher than my hands. On the other hand, I don't want to do damage to my knees or thighs.
Thanks for your help!