Originally Posted by
SortaGrey
My original reason for the Gruv was less knee strain.. this seems to be helping. I do not have serious knee issues.. just minor strain in the right one especially.. and I want to keep it minor.
You can put as much or as little strain on your knee with the Gruv as with a conventional bike. It is all a matter of how you use the gears.
I just came off a serious bout with knee pain. Could barely walk for a couple of weeks and still can't push very hard with my right leg or my knee lets me know it is not happy. Just got back on my bike this past weekend and did 10 miles Friday and 20 on Sunday. I have to start out in a lower gear than I normally would and can't get out of the saddle to pedal but it isn't too hard to lessen the impact on knees even on a fairly serious road bike.
As propelling most bikes forward requires pushing on pedals with your legs, the amount of stress the knee takes is based much more on how hard you push the pedals than the angle your leg is at.