good grief, my husband took a video of me riding on the wind trainer because he and his friend have noticed that my knees do not go straight up and down while i am pedalling up hills.
I watched the video with him and it kind of made me seasick just to watch!!!
suggestions?
Mimi
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10-08-2006, 04:16 PM #1
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looping knees
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10-08-2006, 04:41 PM #2
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I've got this going on all the time. Orthopedic doc did x-rays and an mri and found that my kneecaps point ever so slightly outboard--and my trying to make them go straight caused knee strain. So I just live with my weird gait.
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10-08-2006, 05:12 PM #3
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I am hoping i can fix it!
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10-08-2006, 05:13 PM #4
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If it doesn't cause you any discomfort, I wouldn't worry too much. We all have our physical pecularities.
Is your seat high enough? Mine is high enough that I don't think I have enough slack to loop. But on the otherhand, I haven't been taped, so my knees may look like a kangaroo's for all know. I think riding clipped also enforces foot and therefore knee position.
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10-08-2006, 06:56 PM #5
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If your knees don't hurt, you might want to just leave it alone. I went through this with Erik Moen, who said my left knee looped out a bit at the top of the pedal stroke. Didn't hurt, though. I made a conscious effort to correct it---and THEN it started to hurt. So now I just let my knee go where it wants to and don't suffer from it at all.
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10-08-2006, 07:17 PM #6
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my seat is definitely high enough. Hmmm two of you are loopy and messing with it hurt your knees. wow. Maybe me too?
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10-08-2006, 07:36 PM #7
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Mimi - I've watched your knees and hips from behind. (can't help it. I also watch people's gaits.) Your right is pretty funky. You are an experienced rider who does serious riding. You could well be compensating for something somewhere, and if it's functional don't mess with it. Or go see Erik Moen. He's the one I'd really like to work for.
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