Originally Posted by
hillcrawler
Thanks a lot 79pmooney for sharing experiences. I am sure my problem is also CP and a bit of arthritis maybe because sometimes I feel a biting kind of pain right at the back of my knee and inside where femur and tibia intersects.
My hamstrings, calf and also quads are always tight for some reason. I should start stretching them every day and work out those quadriceps as you mentioned.
The summer is so hot here in Turkey so warming the knees is not an issue. In the cold winter there is no way to keep them warm so I should avoid going out if I can ride again.
Let me try these for few weeks and go for a 3-4 km ride and hope for the best.
I had made kneewarmers that look like basketball kneepads but with a velcro "garter" that goes around "D" rings I sew into my shorts. 2 layers of 300 wt windblock polar fleece. I usually wear regular cycling kneepads over them, then the usual stuff for that weather. I wear them anytime the weather is below mid 80s F (29C).
If that interests you, I could send you the patterns. They have been huge kneesavers for me (literally).
I also now grind my coffee by hand, 350 turns and stretch both achilles and lower hamstrings using a PT block I made from a 1X4 nailed to a 2X4. (Primarily for my achilles, but help with the ham stretches as well)
Ben