The Bike Doc 250+
Joined: 08 May 2003 Posts: 1398 Location: Corpus Christi and Warda, Texas
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 8:52 am GMT +0000 Post subject: Knee Pain and Bike Fit |
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Melanie:
That post was on the older version of the forum. With the update we had this past May, all those posts were lost. So here it is again:
Knee Pain Location as Indication of Fit Problems:
Location- Front of Knee
Causes: Correction
Seat too low: Raise Seat
Seat too Forward: Move Seat Back
Excess climbing: Reduce climbing
Big gear mashing: Spin at higher RPM in lower gear
Cranks too long: Shorter cranks
Location- Inside of Knee
Cause: Correction
Cleat malposition toes point out: Adjust cleats to bring toes in, use floating pedals/cleats
Excess pedal float: Limit float to 5 degrees
Excess exit tension: Lower tension
Feet too far apart: Move cleats out (moves shoes out on pedals), Narrower bottom bracket or Cranks with narrower Q factor
Location- Outside of Knee
Cause: Correction
Cleat malposition, toes point in: Adjust cleats to bring toes out, use floating pedals/cleats
Excess pedal float: Limit float to 5 degrees
Feet too close: Move cleats in (moves shoes out on pedals), Wider bottom bracket or Cranks with wider Q factor
Location- Back of Knee
Cause: Correction
Saddle too high: Lower saddle
Saddle too rearward: Move saddle forward
Floating pedals: Limit float to 5 degrees
Modified from: Arnie Baker, MD Bicycling Medicine 1995 Argo Publishing
Thanks, _________________ Paul K. Nolan, MD
AKA: The Bike Doc
Last edited by The Bike Doc on Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:22 am GMT +0000; edited 1 time in total |
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