theBlob
Bokeh master
- Sep 28, 2011
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A bit of background first, I started cycling about a month ago. (Although I have spent all my life on two wheels of one kind or another)
I cycle each way to work 4 days a week (15km each way) and have been trying to do a longer ride on the weekend. trying to build up strength and endurance so I can join some group rides.
I ride a 21inch mountain bike. With my seat set a bit forward and I am pushing close to a straight knee. My average flat speeds range between 25km/hr to 30km/hr, depending on headwinds. And I push fairly hard.
From the start of my riding I experienced some knee pain, as I have progressed that has disapated so that now on my office runs I feel totally normal on my arrival and for the rest of the day.
This morning I went out and wanted to do 50km along arakawa river. All was good for the outward leg, I stopped had a short rest at kagoe and turned around. My speeds coming back were around 30km/hr. At my exit from Arakawa I took another short break . When I got back on the bike I straight away experienced a severe pain in my right knee. I thought it would abate with a bit of pedalling but it didn't.
I had a few short hills to navigate. I had to walk up them. The strange thing is after walking up I could get back and ride with no pain for about 50 m then it would come back. It felt like someone sticking a knife into the side of my knee, and there was some pain going up the outside of my leg.
Each time I stopped and walked for a bit (no pain) and got back on I would be fine for about 50 m.
I got home. Had a shower now everything seems pretty fine. I can walk up the stairs and squat down with almost no pain, but if I bend my lower leg from the knee I can feel it.
It doesn't seem to make sense to me, I have had numerous sporting injuries mostly based around crashing motorcycles and I am used to the fact that if you are injured you are injured all the time!! not just in a specific set of circumstances.
Anyone had any experience with this kind of pain? Is it something I will just have to work through? Or should I be off to the knee man? (Last resort, to lazy and cheap to go to Doctors!!)
I appreciate any advice or experience you may have to share.
I cycle each way to work 4 days a week (15km each way) and have been trying to do a longer ride on the weekend. trying to build up strength and endurance so I can join some group rides.
I ride a 21inch mountain bike. With my seat set a bit forward and I am pushing close to a straight knee. My average flat speeds range between 25km/hr to 30km/hr, depending on headwinds. And I push fairly hard.
From the start of my riding I experienced some knee pain, as I have progressed that has disapated so that now on my office runs I feel totally normal on my arrival and for the rest of the day.
This morning I went out and wanted to do 50km along arakawa river. All was good for the outward leg, I stopped had a short rest at kagoe and turned around. My speeds coming back were around 30km/hr. At my exit from Arakawa I took another short break . When I got back on the bike I straight away experienced a severe pain in my right knee. I thought it would abate with a bit of pedalling but it didn't.
I had a few short hills to navigate. I had to walk up them. The strange thing is after walking up I could get back and ride with no pain for about 50 m then it would come back. It felt like someone sticking a knife into the side of my knee, and there was some pain going up the outside of my leg.
Each time I stopped and walked for a bit (no pain) and got back on I would be fine for about 50 m.
I got home. Had a shower now everything seems pretty fine. I can walk up the stairs and squat down with almost no pain, but if I bend my lower leg from the knee I can feel it.
It doesn't seem to make sense to me, I have had numerous sporting injuries mostly based around crashing motorcycles and I am used to the fact that if you are injured you are injured all the time!! not just in a specific set of circumstances.
Anyone had any experience with this kind of pain? Is it something I will just have to work through? Or should I be off to the knee man? (Last resort, to lazy and cheap to go to Doctors!!)
I appreciate any advice or experience you may have to share.