Quote Originally Posted by Kathi View Post
I can't answer your question but here's how I approach my knee pain. First I look at the bike and think about "what changed?"

When you changed to Speedplays did you change your saddle height to accomodate the differences in stack height between the two pedals? Incorrect saddle height can really mess up sensitive knees.

How long did you have the Speedplays before doing BTC?

How much did you train before you did BTC? How hard and how fast did you start out? Did you do hill training? Did you train for long distances?

My last thought is are you doing your exercise and stretching routine on a regular basis? It's hard to do it when you feel no pain but for this kind of knee condition it's imperative that you do it on regularly.

I think the main thing was just not putting in enough miles before the miles and climbing of BTC.

I had the speedplays on the bike all spring before BTC.. I did maybe 1300 miles or so on them. The other issue is that it was my first real season on my new bike (less than 20 miles before winter hit.. and while I did trainer miles its not the same..), so it really could be any number of things. I guess I will just need to be diligent about the exercises & stretches and get used to the pain!

Thanks for the advice!