Thread: Ow my knee!!!
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Old 07-04-08 | 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jpmartineau
knee pain from biking comes from 2 reasons:

- seat too low (I guess that's not the case for anyone here)
- gear-inch too long. Basically, our legs are too strong for our knees. We should be pedaling higher rpms. That's definitely the downside of fixed gears.
- seat too high (hyperextending is bad)
- too low of a gear (spinning @ 120 when you're not ready is also bad)
- improper pedal/cleat position

the list goes on...
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