Originally Posted by
pierce
just hazarding a guess, but the sore knee could be from riding in too high of a gear and trying to use raw strength. this is known in cycling circles as 'mashing'. you should instead run a lower gear and spin faster, this is especially true on hills
mashers blow their knees out.
yeah i think i was mashing actually im still trying to learn how to cycle properly. so the trick is to have the gears lower and to not feel too much pressure pushing the pedals right? its hard from having my childhood mindset of cheap walmart bikes and riding for 10 minutes to actually getting into cycling haha i didnt think biking was this complicated!