Originally Posted by
Hirohsima
I would say lower your saddle a little. For some reason that may have been part of the solution. I also think saddle time helps too as I occasionally am in a hurry and don't stretch and don't get pain anymore then either.
Yikes, no! Cycling-related anterior knee pain is very often caused by having the saddle too LOW. If anything else, raise the saddle. Posterior knee pain = saddle too high.
For *me*, I've also found it helpful to move the saddle forward to that my shin is minimally / never forward of my knee throughout the pedal stroke. Other people have found the opposite true, but the saddle height thing is pretty universal.