Originally Posted by
droy45
First off, make sure you don't use clipless pedals at least for now until you can heal that up. Being clipped in will be much harder on your knees because you cannot move your foot around on the pedals if needed to get comfortable.
I agree that with clipless pedals, the same area on your foot contacts the pedal each time (modula moving the cleats around), but when you compare clipless to platform pedals with pins, you can get a lot more float with (some) clipless pedals than with pinned platformed pedals. I've read about many people who have much better luck with clipless than pinned platform pedals for this reason.
To the OP:
Here's a random website I googled about knee pain. It lists several things I was looking for: pain in the front of the knee suggests seat may be too low. In the back suggests it may be too high.
Cheers,
Charles