Originally Posted by
calamarichris
getting a foam roller
I only just started riding about a year ago. I've been rolling (albeit not the IT band until recently) for most of the time as a lower back issue (and a general lack of any fitness whatsoever) is what got me started riding in the first place.
The IT band didn't start hurting until about 80 miles into Levi's Granfondo* in early October. It's been painful ever since. Only last week did it finally end a ride for me, however. I could barely turn the crank with the good leg without grimacing as the painful leg went around passively. The call-of-shame to the wife was put off for about thirty minutes while I stretched to no avail. It's time to do something about it now, I think.
Paying a fitter $200 is so tough for a cheapskate like me, though. ugh. Not riding at all and getting fat and out-of-shape again, however, is even worse. Time to sell a guitar or something.
*(Yes, I am aware that Levi's Granfondo's 100 mile route was probably a somewhat overly aggressive choice for a first century...)