Quote Originally Posted by arielmoon View Post
Don't forget, knee pain can be a spasm in the quad pulling on the knee. This has been the case for me most of the time and I have had surgery on both knees. This is not to say that a poor bike is not to blame for the quad problems. However, I find that correct pedaling where your foot follows the full rotation, can help big time.

And I totally agree that riding hills will make you better at riding hills!
Sorry for the hijack, but is there a way to tell the difference between real knee pain and when there is a spasm in the quad? Considering my over-use injuries of last fall and the fact I've a bit of arthritic degeneration in my right knee I want to take better care of my knees this season... It is this that helped me decide to stick with a triple on my Gunnar...