My knees are sore?

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if u put some more wieght in the seat you might take some strain and
weight off ur legs


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Yeah.
I have the same problem.
My knee (usually the right one) gets sore under the kneecap.
I have tried the "weight in seat" and "using less force" but pain
always sets in.
To date, I'm still not that good at it.
Normal riding, going backwards, hard muni, and all other types of
riding do not cause the pain.


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do you ride for long periods of time? becasue it might be lactic acid
build up, i know its common when you walk for a long time.


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tomtrevor wrote:
if u put some more wieght in the seat you might take some strain and
weight off ur legs




i talked to the dr and he said that my outer muscles are stronger than
my innter therby pulling my knee cap out of its track and rubbing whcih
in turn ****s me up. So stretches and strengthening.

In reference to the seat, thing, i have a hard time surrendering myself
to it. Its wierd my legs automatically want to take over. Im learning
not to though. Slowly but surely. WELL i have a nice little break to
think about it.


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tedward wrote:

cathwood wrote:
I learnt a new tip at BUC that has greatly improved my idling.
Put as little weight as possible on the top foot. If your wheel twists
it's because there is too much weight on your top foot.



Cathy[
This is a pearl of widom.
Although I can ride backward OK I always have difficulty doing the
transition from forward to back (ie the basic idling requirement).
Anyway, having noted Cathwood's post quoted above, I went straight
out and proved to myself that it not only works but is the key that I
was lacking.

I am most grateful for your insight.




I can't wait to try this tomorrow when I transition.


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Raise your seat!! I have been struggling with sore knees with longish
Muni rides. Got a Salsa quick flip so I can move the seat up while
climbing or going flat and lower it while doing technical stuff. No
more sore knees!


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I have found usually that when I have sore knees when riding, it is
actually caused by something else, like spending too much time on my
knees at work or something like that. Is there any chance that the
cause isn't unicycling, but the injury or soreness is brought out by
unicycling?


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oldandmoldymat wrote:
My knees hurt any suggestions, its fine if im going straight but its
when im trying to lurn how to idle that they hurt. It feels as if i get
all tense and then the muscle gets sore mostly around the top and the
sides of my knee. Im starting to do some strengthening excercises. Any
how any suggestions would be great. Thanks alot mat



You may have room to raise your seat some. I was told that sore knees
are most often caused by having the seat too low (leg not fully
extended on lowest pedal position) and when learning to idle to
definitely raise the seat to your maximum allowable. Good Luck. I'm
still learning to idle also.


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Pain:

On top of the knee, raise the seat.
Back of knee, lower the seat.


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