Originally Posted by fillthecup
Your bike dealer sounds more like a salesman than a problem-solver. My LBS, after I described my knee trouble, insisted they observe my pedalling technique, and solved my problem for me.
I was thinking that, too. I had a fitting at Cronometro in Madison, WI before I moved away and it was the best money I've ever spent on cycling. No new equipment, just a few adjustments - back pain, shoulder aches, knee soreness all gone.
If the numbness continues, you might want to talk with a urologist - which, I know, is right up there at the top of the list of things we'd all just love to do.
I suggest the urologist visit b/c I had to see one a while back for some pain I was having and thought was cycling related. Turns out, it wasn't. The urologist I saw was a cyclist, too. He figured out what was wrong and saved me another month of taking cipro.