What do you mean by "stooping down"? A deep knee bend?Originally Posted by outdoorsgurl
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03-14-2011, 10:22 AM #1
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03-14-2011, 05:01 PM #2
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Yeah...that's what I MEANT to say!....a 'deep knee bend'.Exactly! It hurts when I do a deep knee bend and when I stand back up. Very sore and painful after a long bike ride. I saw that Catrin re-posted the 'osteoarthritis' topic. I'm thinking that may be my problem.
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03-14-2011, 05:34 PM #3
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Osteoarthritis is a boney change. Arthritis is all the time.
If your knees hurt all the time, you can think about arthritis.
If your knees only hurt after biking, it's the bike.
(BTW - everyone over the age of 20 has some "arthritis." It only becomes a factor when it hurts all the time.)"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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03-14-2011, 05:39 PM #4
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My knees don't hurt all the time so guess it's my bike.
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03-14-2011, 05:40 PM #5
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Blueberry said it best: "bike fit, bike fit, bike fit"
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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03-14-2011, 06:21 PM #6
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Could also be a spinning vs. mashing issue. If knees hurt, spin. Don't mash.
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03-15-2011, 08:55 AM #7
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That's it! I have been mashing instead of spinning. I always thought riding in a higher gear gave a better leg workout/ build more muscle. Guess I need to change that habit. I'm pretty sure that's what has caused the knee pain.
I'm going to be taking my bike in this week to be serviced so I will also make sure my fit is correct.
Thanks to everyone for the great advice!
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