My knees are killing me...

[beccaB]

It's below my knee cap and travels behind my leg, behing the knee.

Do you have your seat high enough or too low? Maybe you could have your local bike shop look at you on your bike. Typically if the seat is too low there's pain in the front of the knee, and too high results in pain in the back of the knee, but that is a broad generalization.

[violette]

That is what I was thinking. My seat feels lower than before but I thought it was just my imagination. I'll adjust it tonight and see what happens. Thanks

[aicabsolut]

Are your hamstrings abnormally tight?

[Smilie]

Take precautions while riding your bike wear knee caps each time you ride.

What are knee caps? Besides the obvious ones that come with us each day.

[tulip]

The only time I've had knee problems is when I rode 100 miles in two days on the Blue Ridge Parkway. I was so worried about all the climbing that I kept my gearing in the granny gears. The second day was the worst. My riding partner suggested that I push slightly harder gears (not mash, just not spin with abandon) and that really helped. It seems counter productive to push harder gears to keep knees from hurting, but it worked for me. Were you spinning with abandon on your long ride?

[malkin]

Every now and then my knees are uncomfortable on a ride, and every now and then my knees get puffy after a ride. I don't see a consistent connection with the length of the ride. The ice bag is my friend. Beyond that, I guess I'd want a doc to take a look.

[Mr. Bloom]

Here's a good site:

http://www.cptips.com/knee.htm