Originally Posted by
jpdesjar
*My right knee feels a bit sore still from all the miles I did over the weekend, I should probably take it easy on the way home and maybe ice it for a bit. Does anyone have any tips for a sore knee? I know riding a fixed gear is harder on the knees so maybe I need to alternate between my singlespeed and my fixed.*
Standard practice, per my wife (a former athletic trainer at a local high school) - ice 20 minutes per hour (a little less is okay, but more is NOT OKAY) for the first day to insure that any swelling goes away. NSAI (Advil, Aleve) per instructions on the package for pain and inflammation. Rest. If you are going to "use it" (as in ride, run, whatever) then ice for 20 minutes when you're done.
Having said all that, I noticed this morning that my rt. knee is swollen following a softball game last night. Have i followed her advice? Um, not exactly... Ride in this morning felt wrong for some reason - the knee was part of it, but I just generally felt sluggish and spent the whole way. Strange since I haven't been on the bike since Monday.
On the bright side, I cleaned and lubed the chain on Monday afternoon, and the bike was smoothe and darn near silent as I left the house this morning - very nice!