Originally Posted by
2manybikes
It sounds exactly like Rheumatoid arthritis. Common symtoms exactly not odd or confusing, just typical. You loosen up after a ride and feel better.
Other than feeling better after a ride (or moving in general), I have no other symptoms of RA. I feel this in my hips joints only, not in any other joints. No swelling, no fatigue, no fever. Maybe I'm not a textbook case. I'll keep an eye on it and this possibility in the back of my mind.