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Question about Cokering and Knee pain.
I wonder if your trouble might be related to the side-slope of the road? In my Coker riding over the last 6 months I've noticed that I need to compensate for side-cambered roads in my riding. It results in me at times riding with one knee a bit out of the plane of rotation. I don't have knee pain from this, but i thought i'd bring it up for you to consider. I've found that since I've started using a handlebar I can steer upslope with the bar and it has made things easier. -- bmerry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bmerry's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11933 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Question about Cokering and Knee pain.
Some people just get knee pain. Like harper says it might just be that you're one of the damned (so to speak). Hopefully not though. If you sit on your saddle whilst holding onto something, and have a look at what your leg looks like - does it look like the leg is bending inwards or outwards or what? I know some people have more knee pain with the wide hub than the narrow hub, or with cranks that go out away from the wheel as opposed to straight cranks (q-factor). Presumably they are less cowboy legged than your average person. Maybe you are more cowboy legged. Do you have cranks with q-factor? If not it'd be worth trying them. If you do, maybe worth trying some straight cranks just in case you're misdiagnosing the direction things need to move in. Also, this is really stupid and I'm sure you've checked, but the seat is on straight and as high as you can comfortably ride it? I know either a very slightly too low seat, or a slightly off straight seat can cause something that sounds a bit like what you're describing. Again a silly thing, but you do have a decent pressure in the tyre? I find that really makes a difference to road crown, every so often on my commuter I spend a week thinking that I've completely lost the ability to ride before realising that the pressure has got back down far enough to need pumping up again. It's the way it gradually goes down over about 3 months that catches me out. Joe -- joemarshall my pics http://gallery.unicyclist.com/albuq44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ joemarshall's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/1545 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Question about Cokering and Knee pain.
joemarshall wrote: Again a silly thing, but you do have a decent pressure in the tyre? I find that really makes a difference to road crown, every so often on my commuter I spend a week thinking that I've completely lost the ability to ride before realising that the pressure has got back down far enough to need pumping up again. It's the way it gradually goes down over about 3 months that catches me out. That's what most people seem to say, but I actually find the opposite. If I run my 36" tyre (TA) at more than about 30psi it feels like it's trying to throw me into the ditch on cambered roads. With lower pressure it's much more stable. Weird. For knee pain in general, I don't tend to get too much trouble on unicycles, but from my bicyclist's point of view it's often because people are trying to push too high a gear. Spinning a slightly lower gear is both more efficient and easier on the knees. So on a unicycle the equivalent would be to use a smaller wheel or longer cranks, to take strain off the knees. Longer cranks would also have the side-effect of making spinning harder, unfortunately. Rob -- rob.northcott ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rob.northcott's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7436 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Question about Cokering and Knee pain.
In all seriousness, find a decent sports physio and get him to check you and your muscle development over. One of the best things I've ever done, we worked out a decent cross-training and weight regime which has helped! Respect you knees, you will miss them when they are gone -- nexty ------------------------------------------------------------------------ nexty's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17087 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Question about Cokering and Knee pain.
bmerry wrote: I wonder if your trouble might be related to the side-slope of the road? In my Coker riding over the last 6 months I've noticed that I need to compensate for side-cambered roads in my riding. It results in me at times riding with one knee a bit out of the plane of rotation. I don't have knee pain from this, but i thought i'd bring it up for you to consider. I've found that since I've started using a handlebar I can steer upslope with the bar and it has made things easier. I'll try riding on the yellow line. That may help. I did just switch to the Niterider tire. It rides nice, but it seems to have a bigger contact patch than the Coker tire. I wonder if that could be causing some of this. I upped the tire pressure to 60lbs after initially riding with it at 45lbs. Seemed better, I may go up another 5lbs and see if that helps. I have my GB4 handle, but unfortunately it is attached to my air saddle, which I have never gotten used to. I like a more solid platform to plant my butt on, and push my legs into. So back to the gel saddle it is. I may look into the Niterider bars since I don't have to dissect the seat to install it. -- bugman *Support my Tour de Cure Ride!* '*Go here to Donate!*' (http://main.diabetes.org/goto/bugman) *Thanks!!!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bugman's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3812 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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rob.northcott wrote: That's what most people seem to say, but I actually find the opposite. If I run my 36" tyre (TA) at more than about 30psi it feels like it's trying to throw me into the ditch on cambered roads. With lower pressure it's much more stable. Weird. True for me as well. I think a tyre with lower pressure accommodates the sideways adjustment you make while riding on cambered roads. -- goldenchickenIV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ goldenchickenIV's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16391 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Last year I also had knee problems. I also have the world's Strongest Coker Wheel built by Dave Stockton. Nothing wrong about the wheel. For mee it was that I was going harder than my knees could takle. The World strongest Coker wheel feel for me so responsible, stiff and strong that it sometimes feels like a 29" unicycle in tecnically sections. It was the fast descenting who destroyed my knees. This is what helped mee to get rid of the knee pain. * only riding with 150mm cranks for a long time * eating much fat fish (Omega 3 is luberication for your body) * training in the gym with weights (strengten the legs) * lowering the seat, and try to cycle with your legs a little out for a while This year I have no knee pain. I think when you get rid of the pain your knees have been stronger. -- unijuul www.unijuul.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unijuul's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13774 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69780 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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