Quote Originally Posted by velogirl View Post
Tell us more. How long have you been riding? How many hours do you ride a week? What is the pain like? One knee or both? Does it only hurt on the bike or when you're off the bike as well?

Lorri
Thanks Lorri. I will have had my road bike two years in November. Have put on a little over 1450 miles since January, total odometer is 3000. I ride about 4 hours a week. It would be more except I am worried about the knee. Been to a chiropractor, and he says there is some tendonitis but that I could keep riding.

It is always the left knee. It is a fussy knee, no matter what the activity. Before I got clipless pedals I used toe clips, and my left knee would twist out if I tried to stand to go up hills. Maybe when I stand I twist that knee? Now that I use the clipless my knee feels more stable.

The sensation is a dull feeling in random areas. Normally it is on the inside of the knee, not behind the knee and not above or below, just on the inside. However, lately it is around the knee cap; various locations around the knee cap at times. I can say that if I sit with the left leg over the right, it sometimes causes my knee to ache. Many times I feel like my knee needs to pop or crack; all I have to do is bend the knee to get it to crack. My joints tend to pop a lot though.

Yesterday morning I went for a short, hilly 10 mile ride. My knee was fine afterwards. However, last night I also had Tae Kwon Do class. After that my knee was grumbling. Today it was fine. Slight discomfort, with periodic weakness.

I do not mash at all. I am a spinner; have had to be one because of the knee. My bike is a triple. I tend to stay in the middle ring on the flats, and the smallest ring on the hills. I tend to granny gear up all hills, though lately my fitness has been better and I could use a harder gear.

I use Look pedals, and have the float to the max allowance. Had two bike fittings. I am riding with a knee brace, which is helping a bit. Trying to do activities other than cycling too, so that the knee strengthens up a bit. All I can figure to do is stop riding for awhile and see if the cycling muscles are overdeveloped. Give the other muscles a chance to strengthen...