Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
I have a bubble inclinometer on my handle bar for touring, it makes it easier to compare one hill to the next.
And I have bad knees, I have not pedaled out of the saddle for over a decade, the last time I did that I blew out a knee and walked with a slight limp for almost a year.
I hope your tendon recovers in a reasonable period of time.
I wonder if that tendon has less stress on it if shoe cleats are moved further back on the shoe? I find I no longer have sore feet with my cleats further back, that might help your tendon too?
Good idea on the bubble inclinometer. I should get one.
I used to always grind up in low, pushing hard when sitting gave me a bit of pain just above the kneecap. Standing climbing now is easier on my knees as leg is straight, but I climb in a gear that just requires my weight on the pedal, not a hard handlebar pull, that's a big difference, and not so low that the cadence is too high. Trading off on that, and grinding up in granny, and walking, and I can always make in up the hill, plus it all exercises different muscles. I feel a calf cramp coming on, I get off and walk for 5 minutes, that stretches out the calf perfect, then get back on. Just a quick calf stretch on the bike doesn't prevent the cramp, but walking does.