Yeah I know its a big change but I was beginning to think my seat was a fair bit to low and I hadnt changed it when I got new shoes and pedals. Really it is probably only about 5mm higher than before I got the shoes.
fiddling won't solve your hassles long term
It was said earlier, sort out any medical condition , see if your phsyiology is wacked, then with your physiology in mind and an idea of what type of riding your want to do go get a bike fit from an expert and position yourself properly on your treddly....... then (hopefully) you will ride long term pain free, and not just in the knees, but in the back, the neck, the wrists, the palms, the ankles....
It was said earlier, sort out any medical condition , see if your phsyiology is wacked, then with your physiology in mind and an idea of what type of riding your want to do go get a bike fit from an expert and position yourself properly on your treddly....... then (hopefully) you will ride long term pain free, and not just in the knees, but in the back, the neck, the wrists, the palms, the ankles....
good luck
Yeah I know I need proper set up.......said it earlier and is my intention to get this done soon due to starting road racing and working a bit harder on the roadie. I did have someone look at my basic position when I put the roadie together and first set it up. I guess in the mean time I will have to take a punt. (as horrifying as that may sound to some)
It was said earlier, sort out any medical condition , see if your phsyiology is wacked, then with your physiology in mind and an idea of what type of riding your want to do go get a bike fit from an expert and position yourself properly on your treddly....... then (hopefully) you will ride long term pain free, and not just in the knees, but in the back, the neck, the wrists, the palms, the ankles....
good luck
Yeah I know I need proper set up.......said it earlier and is my intention to get this done soon due to starting road racing and working a bit harder on the roadie. I did have someone look at my basic position when I put the roadie together and first set it up. I guess in the mean time I will have to take a punt. (as horrifying as that may sound to some)
-- Paulie-AU
Dude, go see Max, he is a setup guru and he misses doing it. I got my 2 bikes setup for the price of a potted Azalea! I'll give you his number offline.
Usually too much seat height hurts your knees, too little hurts your thighs.
What ever you do, dont take any advice you get on usenet seriously :P
till
too little hurts your thighs...
...until your quads get tight from doing too much work, and then you get patellofemoral syndrome, which causes pain in your knee.
Tam
When I got my new mtb, being a newbie, I was riding around with the seat way too low(rode it as is out of the bike shop).
All the load of my down thrust were carried by the knees. Alot of knee pain, and alot of quad pain too. One day I decided to raise the seat 2 inches, because I didn't have enough power on the down thrust, and couldn't climb hills properly. Best thing I ever did, although the seat is not as high as I'd like(I'm short and the bike is probably a big too high for me).
