http://playthink.wordpress.com/2010/...-human-motion/
You don't need to over-think it.
Whether or not you're currently having IT band issues, poor balance, are prone to falls, have sprained a knee in the past, etc., etc., the only thing you need to know is that anyone who lets their stabilizer muscles atrophy is going to pay for it sooner or later, one way or the other.
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...=stabilization
ETA: As far as knee pain on the bike, it could be a whole lot of things - seat height and IT band issues being a couple of the major ones. Cleat alignment is way up in the list of likely causes, too - have you checked that?
Last edited by OakLeaf; 05-18-2010 at 05:00 AM.
Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler