Vacation shows the NEED for a bike

[Rebecca19804]

Knees..... I do my best to start every day standing next to the wall doing shallow single leg knee bends for 3 minutes - each leg. Then is off to toe raises on the stairs.

I do 20-30 minutes of stretching and strengthening (about half of that specifically targeting knees and leg muscles) morning and evening. Makes all the difference. Plus 1-hour Pilates class once a week.

I have my saddle set so when extended, my knee has only the slightest of bend, again to keep pressure off of the joint

Yup! And shorter cranks (160).

When we tour for more than 3 consecutive days I have learned to live with a swollen knee (thank heavens for ibuprofen)

As my orthroscopy recedes into the past, I'm getting swelling less often and my cycle mileage is increasing so fingers crossed. Ibuprofen doesn't do a thing for me. Diclofenac helps a bit.

Sorry, think I've hijacked the OP!