Thread: Woe is knees...
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Old 07-24-07 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by skanking biker
my knee pain is exascerbated by raising my seat

what helped me the best was realigning my cleats---they were too far forward. Now they are right under the fall of my foot and my knee is better although not perfect
huh, I had my bike fitted three times by the same guy (mostly due to the seatpost threads stripping) and everything was going great until I put in 60 miles last sunday. the only thing is that he adjusted the cleats on the fly because he had already started the process (he thought they were already placed). I guess I'll try loosening them just enough so that I can slide them around on the trainer. Would I have to adjust the saddle for KOPS as well?

as an aside, I always thought having the seat a little too high would take pressure off the knees, but in practice this is exactly the opposite.
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