Originally Posted by mkauffman
Currently I am in Washington on the Northern Tier. Over the past few days I've found my knees hurting a lot more then they should (preferably, they shouldn't). At 20, I feel like my knees should be able to stand up to some some reiding every day. Are there any suggestions on adjusting my bike to help with this? What about riding style? I've noticed that I ride at about a cadence of 70-75 while climbing.
sounds like you need to have the fit of your bike checked but as a quick check if you can sit in the saddle and put your heal on the peddles and your knee is basically locked but not hyperextended they your saddle hight should be right if it isn't adjust up or down as needed. then when you put the ball of your feet on the peddles you should have the correct angle in your knees also gear down and get your cadence up i have read that for climbing on tours it should be about 85-90