Achy knees after fitting....(long!)

[KathiCville]

Someone commented recently in a post that TE'ers often hear about people's bike-related problems, but rarely about the outcome. So I thought I'd report back that my knee ache resolved itself very nicely and very quickly.

All it took was moving my seat back a bit, taking it easy for a few days, and following the excellent advice of the LBS that did the fitting: icing the knee, wearing long tights until the weather warms up, and not trying to up my speed and mileage simultaneously, LOL! Good lesson learned! I need to remember that my almost 50-year old body isn't quite as resilient as it was at 25! (Doh!) For good measure, I've added a knee strengthening exercise to the core strengthening stuff that IFJane and others have recommended. I'm already noticing a big difference in how much better I'm sitting on the bike, thanks to the fitting and the exercises. Amazing, what a bunch of mechanical tweaks of bike and body can do!.......So, a verrrrry happy ending! Thanks, Jane!