Knee pain... Wrong sizing of bike???

[Oakley]

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has had this problem before, But i am a 22 yr old ex soccer player who was very fit when i was in my teens and stopped sport all together when i turned 20 and had a year and a half break and was back into some fitness training when i came across cycling as was pointed out by a friend. So i bought an Avanti and started riding which i much enjoyed but over a period of about 3 to 4 months i have just lately have been getting sharp pains in my right knee when i ride and only in my right knee. I have a couple of things pointed out to me on my bike though 1. i seem to be reaching for the handle bar and 2. the handle bar seems to be titled forward.
I was supposedly been sized up for my bike when i bought it but was a little sus when i was told by a few people on this site that it was very important and this guy just moved the seat up and down and asked how it felt and when i felt comfortable on the seat he said that was it and i just guessed that you need to reach on the bike or that is how you are ment to ride on a bike. And hence there came on this knee problem. I was just wondering if anyone had this problem and if it could be because of the wrong sizing of the bike and if so who would i go and see about it that is semi close to castle hill NSW.

Cheers
Andy

 

[ozelise]

Go see Dave Shuttleworth, Cyclery Norwest, Victoria Ave. Castle Hill. Recently had a fire in the hobby shop above him but should be trading soon. He has contact numbers on his shop if they're still not trading.

 

[Oakley]

Go see Dave Shuttleworth, Cyclery Norwest, Victoria Ave. Castle Hill. Recently had a fire in the hobby shop above him but should be trading soon. He has contact numbers on his shop if they're still not trading.

Yeah i bought a couple of trainers of dave and some of stock that was fire damaged but not really, But yeah saw him the last day of trading and he said he would be back sometime next yr when they rebuild the building. As i would have seen him about it but the fire beat me to it, Really nice bloke though and a terrible thing to happen to someone so helpful. Is there anywhere else you know of in the hills???

 

[46kgToDate]

I was just wondering if anyone had this problem and if it could be because of the wrong sizing of the bike and if so who would i go and see about it that is semi close to castle hill NSW.

I had this problem specifically front of knee pain. The physio got the pain sorted, concentrated on calf and hamstring strenghtening at the gym, but what really solved it was Steve Hogg at Cyclefit Rosebery, http://www.cyclefitcentre.com/index.htm not close to Castle Hill and not real cheap but, why spend say $3k on a bike and not have it fit you? We spent 3 hours on me and the bike, big adjustments in the first hour (different seat post, different headset, different bar) and lots of little adjustments after that.

 

[ward17]

cyclefitcentre-further reading-backyard positioning

 

[artemidorus]

If the pain is at the front of the knee and under the kneecap, it may simply be that your seat is too low. Try easing it up 2-3mm at a time until either your knee starts to feel better or your legs start to feel too stretched (pain behind the knee, hips waggling on the saddle or you need to point your toes down to spin the pedal through the bottom of the arc).
If you move the seat up by more than a cm or so, then your handlebar may need to come up as well - if you have your stem in the conventional downward alignment, you may simply be able to flip it over. Alternatively, if you have a spacer above the stem (unlikely), then you could move it under.

 

[ozelise]

If knee pain is persistent, you could see Ben Go at Macquarie Sports Physio. (Macq Uni). Obviously a Sports Physio and a keen cyclist. Bike fitting is his speciality.

 

[Oakley]

I had this problem specifically front of knee pain. The physio got the pain sorted, concentrated on calf and hamstring strenghtening at the gym, but what really solved it was Steve Hogg at Cyclefit Rosebery, http://www.cyclefitcentre.com/index.htm not close to Castle Hill and not real cheap but, why spend say $3k on a bike and not have it fit you? We spent 3 hours on me and the bike, big adjustments in the first hour (different seat post, different headset, different bar) and lots of little adjustments after that.

Approx how much does it cost as if its a bit of a drive i kinda know what i will get hit up for and yeah i went to the physio and they did my hamstrings and calves which seemed to fix it tilll i got back on the bike

 

[Oakley]

If knee pain is persistent, you could see Ben Go at Macquarie Sports Physio. (Macq Uni). Obviously a Sports Physio and a keen cyclist. Bike fitting is his speciality.

is there somewhere i could contact ben???

 

[ozelise]

You have PM

 

[46kgToDate]

Approx how much does it cost as if its a bit of a drive i kinda know what i will get hit up for and yeah i went to the physio and they did my hamstrings and calves which seemed to fix it tilll i got back on the bike

with no bike parts its about $400, add bike parts its extra
but hey
I found it was really good
and No
I'm not getting anything for this endorsement

 

[Oakley]

with no bike parts its about $400, add bike parts its extra
but hey
I found it was really good
and No
I'm not getting anything for this endorsement

hehe thats cool..

Yeah i like to keep my options open and go for what seems to be the best and that has worked in the past.. Thanks heaps for the suggestion i will definatly look into it

Cheers

Andy

 

[46kgToDate]

Thanks heaps for the suggestion i will definatly look into it

I should also mention a lot of lbs do this stuff as well.

My brother in Bathurst has a local guy who adjusts bikes really well for people and I know that at Burwood they adjust bikes you buy from them for up to one year after.

 

[artemidorus]

I should also mention a lot of lbs do this stuff as well.

My brother in Bathurst has a local guy who adjusts bikes really well for people and I know that at Burwood they adjust bikes you buy from them for up to one year after.

Just be careful that you don't let them them get too fixated on their bloody Fitkits or any other rigid system. If you think that they've got it wrong somewhere, correct them. When I bought my TCR, I let the buggers talk me into taking a much shorter seatpost than was my preference because the Fitkit said it should be so. Some weeks of knee pain and the necessity of hassling the shop for me, and for them, the cost of replacing my seat post with the one that was originally on the bike! If they start talking about "knee over spindle" and pulling out plumb bobs, just walk out, or if the deal is too good to be abandoned, gently and politely correct them.