Having suffered chronic knee pain from cycling since I started a couple of years ago, I have to report that a new pair of Look's ultra-expensive CX7 pedals have finally solved the problem.

I have wide hips and splayed, pronating feet. I finally figured out that the knee pain just might be caused by the pedals being too close together. After doing a bit of research, I discovered that the Look CX6 and CX7 can be adjusted laterally by up to 10mm. The CX7 pedals also have adjustable angles.

After installing these pedals at the maximum lateral extension, and with the maximum angle of -3 degrees, knee pain appears to be a thing of the past. I have been on a few rides now and, even after deliberately pushing bigger gears in an attempt to generate the knee pain which would usually happen 10km into every ride, the pain just wouldn't appear. In addition, I seem to have more power and feel much more comfortable. It's such a pleasure to ride without the pain, and not to have to hold back constantly because of the onset of pain.

These pedals are not cheap - in fact they're absurdly expensive for what you get. But they are cheaper than surgery, and after the $$$ I spent on my Trek 5500, they are definitely worth it.

So for those wide-hipped, goofy-footed riders like me who have been suffering from knee pain, it may be worth checking out the CX7s (and taking out a second mortgage to pay for them!).