Knee Pain

I've started to develop pain on the out-side of my left knee while
riding. It first showed up late in a century and does seem sensitive
to heel position (heel in = bad) No big changes in mileage or
intensity this year but I did change out from a double to a triple
(Sugino XD 600) over the winter. No issues on my other bike (campy
Chorus double). I thought at first it was age and wear of shoes and
pedals (both old and well-worn) and replaced those, but no change.

Is this the wider q-factor or is something else likely to be at work.

Larry

Did you change pedals/shoes/cleats? Moving my cleats 2-3mm toward my heel
made a huge difference for me.

Mike

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I've started to develop pain on the out-side of my left knee while
riding. It first showed up late in a century and does seem sensitive
to heel position (heel in = bad) No big changes in mileage or
intensity this year but I did change out from a double to a triple
(Sugino XD 600) over the winter. No issues on my other bike (campy
Chorus double). I thought at first it was age and wear of shoes and
pedals (both old and well-worn) and replaced those, but no change.

Is this the wider q-factor or is something else likely to be at work.

Larry

I replaced the cleats 1st but it made no difference. New pedals and
shoes - ditto. The only real variable I can see from last year is the
new crank, which when measured outside to outside is coming in about
20mm wider than the double it replaced.

Larry

Assuming your pedals, shoes and cleat adjustmants have not changed, you
ae not pushing bigger gears, are using the same riding style, and did
not suffer from knee pain before, I would say yes. Triple cranks do
seperate the pedals slightly. Toe-in foot position would augment this,
as far as your knees are concerned.

Try loostening the mounting bolts and sliding the cleats closer to the
outside edges of the shoes to compensate. Be sure to maintain the same
foot angle as you had before you started feeling pain.

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Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

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What about you? It may not be the bike ...I had the same problem 3 weeks
ago...it's called tendonitis and it sucks!

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I've started to develop pain on the out-side of my left knee while
riding. It first showed up late in a century and does seem sensitive
to heel position (heel in = bad) No big changes in mileage or
intensity this year but I did change out from a double to a triple
(Sugino XD 600) over the winter. No issues on my other bike (campy
Chorus double). I thought at first it was age and wear of shoes and
pedals (both old and well-worn) and replaced those, but no change.

Is this the wider q-factor or is something else likely to be at work.

Larry

On 23 Oct 2005 07:07:42 -0700, wrote:

I've started to develop pain on the out-side of my left knee while
riding. It first showed up late in a century and does seem sensitive
to heel position (heel in = bad) No big changes in mileage or
intensity this year but I did change out from a double to a triple
(Sugino XD 600) over the winter. No issues on my other bike (campy
Chorus double). I thought at first it was age and wear of shoes and
pedals (both old and well-worn) and replaced those, but no change.

Is this the wider q-factor or is something else likely to be at work.

Larry

For an excellent article on dealing with cycling related leg, knee and
hip pain see:

http://www.cptips.com/knee.htm

I had been having some inside (medial), right knee pain for a few
months. As per the sites suggestion for medial knee pain I inserted a
pair of Shock Doctor Ulra² Low Profile orthotics into my cycling
shoes. Within a week my symptoms had disappeared.

Good luck!