I am trying to decide how much attention to give this - I do have mild arthritis in one knee and there is some mild degeneration. My recent PT did tell me to not get too concerned about it, he thinks that as I regain my leg strength that the knee will calm back down. That makes sense to me, and he did spend some time examining my knee.

I had two glorious rides this weekend, and while there was no actual pain or discomfort, I was quite aware of a specific spot in the upper right portion of my right knee - it is difficult to describe but there was no pain, or throbbing, or warmth or anything like that. This is not the usual area that does hurt when my knee flares up. I did have two layers on my legs, I don't know if perhaps my knees might have been a little more constricted than normal. I have not felt this on the spinning bike at all.

I did focus on riding as steady of a pace as I could. I kept my cadence between 78-89 and as close to 84-85 as I could and made myself remember to downshift on the hills in the park to give my knee as much a break as possible. There didn't seem to be any difference in how the knee felt but it seemed a good idea.

There was no post-ride pain or discomfort - though my knee is cranky this morning it is in a different (usual) spot.

Any knee-friendly tips? I don't want to wind up injured again... I do wonder if not clipping in might be a problem for my knee.