Hey all!

After overdoing it on the bike back in March, I had what felt like some quadriceps/knee tendinitis on the right side. I backed off on mileage for a while, iced and took ibuprofen, then was travelling for work for a while and was completely off the bike for a few weeks. The swelling went away at that point, felt like the tendinitis had cleared up.

When I started riding again though, I noticed a sort of rubbing or pinging feeling when moving the knee from 90° to 120°. This rubbing or pinging happens at a consistent spot, which is close to the top of the kneecap, on the inside (left) part of the quadriceps tendon. I usually don't feel any soreness in the knee or weakness in its motion, but the pinging is very obvious if I place my hand on my knee. It happens with essentially every motion of the knee through this range.

Thanks to having been hit by a car out on the road and having my collarbone broken, I just spent 4 weeks completely off the bike. I've been able to start up on the trainer again at home, but the issue with the knee is still 100% there. The time off seemed to not lessen it whatsoever.

I have been to an orthopedic doc, himself a cyclist, who said that it didn't seem like anything too serious, that I should focus on stretching and flexibility through the leg, and come back to him for an MRI toward the end of the summer if the problem persists. Unable to ride out on the road, I'll be limited to stuff on the trainer anyway when I'm not travelling for work, so I won't be overdoing anything.

In the meantime, I'm curious if anyone has experience with something like this or an idea as to what might be going on?