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Location: Cape Vincent, NY
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Bikes: Specialized Tarmac Expert, 2002 TREK 520, Schwinn Mesa WINTER BIKE, Huffy Rock Creek 29er, 1970s-era Ross ten speed. All my bikes are highly modified(except the Tarmac) yet functional, and generally look beat to ****. .
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IT band syndrome, I'd say for sure. I've had that problem a couple of thousand times it seems. The best way I know to cure it is make sure the seat is high enough, and develop a stroke with the inside of your thighs brushing the top tube of the bike each revolution. Basically, you want your knees( and the pedalling pressure) to stay in a straight up and down line, not pushing off to either side at all. Whenever I feel a twinge on the outside of my knee, I concentrate on trying to pedal with my big toes flexed. That ensures that I am pushing with the inside of my foot.