Originally Posted by
degnaw
So after a high speed 30 mile road ride, I'm getting pain in my right achilles tendon whenever I pedal (it starts after about 2-3 minutes of riding)
Is it still safe to ride my (4.5 mile each way) commute without damaging it further? Should I take precautions like abandoning clipless, lowering my seat, etc? I've already slowed my pace from ~18mph to ~13mph.
Sounds like you just have some microtears, but I would see your doctor and make sure you don't have a ruptured tendon.
He will likely tell you to stay off the bike for a while to quicken the healing process. This type of injury usually takes a bit of time to heal. Get some good stretching exercises. Bike adjustments (seat / clipless, etc.) will not really help you with this. Ibuprophen will.