Originally Posted by shaq-d
whoa nelly. i'd say to raise your saddle. especially since you weren't having probs before. possible your seatpost has sunk a bit.
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I'm on a new bike - I've only had it for two weeks, only about 200 miles. The seat height might be the problem. I'm still tweaking things. Or...
Hammer the Hill hit on the other issue. I'm riding a triple, with a 12/23 (long story on the rear cassette, but I just ordered a 12/26 from Nashbar) but I'm so worried about using my granny gear, trying to look tough, that I am mashing up hills, on the middle ring (the triple is a 30/42/52.) Of course, I realize that I'm being silly, cause riding up a steep hill on a 42/23 is much harder than the folks on a double on a 26, or even 27. So, I need to swallow my pride, and use whatever gear I can do get up the hills without destroying my knees! I rather be riding a triple than sitting on a couch with a bum knee!