Originally Posted by
gerv
That's another great thing about a bike ... it's very easy on joints. At least until you actually do impact something... then it gets brutal.
I have the same problem though. A couple of miles and I'm suffering from knee pain (although if I was standing in my driveway for the same period of time, I'd have more knee pain.)
Still... a nice walk is a wonderful thing. You get to see lots of things you never see on a car or even a bike.
Everybody's different. My arthritic knee can tolerat walking during a flare-up, but not riding. I think it's because I have to bend my knee further to pedal than to walk. Like you, just standing still is the worst thing I can do for my knee.