Originally Posted by
chris675D
I ride a big gear because I do some races at the track in the summer. I'm going to continue using the brake more and resisting less with my legs. I was considering gearing down to a 17 for training and racing in the wolfpack crash race.
What happens on the velodrome has very little to do with what happens on the street. In this case, by riding too high a gear, you've stuffed up your knee which will stuff up your racing. Gear down, way down and concentrate on developing your technique and your cardio fitness. Build your strength doing intervals and by finding some hills.