Might be a bike question....Re Knee pain

tomgroff · February 23, 2014 7:16AM

As the JOS adds longer rides I'm finding that my right knee is getting a sharp pain on the medial side of the patella. That knee/leg is also tracking more outboard, in relation to my top tube, than my left one. Its kind of a Chicken/Egg issue... Is the knee pain caused by a need for a shoe adjustment to fix the tracking issue, or is the knee/leg tracking that way to compensate for a knee problem?

Anyone have experience with this?

John Bayone · February 23, 2014 10:08AM

I was having pain along the outside of my knee a couple years ago, and after checking it out, was advised to raise the seat slightly and it did help the pain go away.
Have you had a fitting done on that bike? That might be someplace to start.

http://www.bicycling.com/maintenance/bike-fit/fine-tune-fit

Good Luck

tomgroff · February 23, 2014 10:16AM

Thanks john, that's very helpful. I was professionally fit to that bike but that was almost two years ago. I definitely ride differently and have scheduled a re-fit. Sounds like that's the solution.

Chris Ciannella · March 30, 2014 6:52PM

Could be your IT band. A tight IT band may cause your knee cap to improperly track. Get a roller and roll your quads and IT band. Good luck

tomgroff · March 30, 2014 7:47PM

Thanks Chris. I've had the ITB thing once before. Don't feel it running but it could be lurking. I'll do some extra rolling on that one.

Might be a bike question....Re Knee pain

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