WoW, I am truly amazed at the response I am receiving. It's a blessing to have so many folks willing to help out a stranger. Thx all.
I was hoping that I can ride through the pain and eventually when I got in shape that it would go away.
This is what happened to my runner’s knee. When I started running, I had pain outside of the knees. After a 5 mile run, it would hurt for couple of days. I training for about a year and the pain disappeared.
I am hoping for the same. Is this a bad idea?
As to my bike setup. I read quite a bit about setting up a bike properly and I think I did everything correctly. My knee is just slightly bent when fully extended and the seat is at the proper location (my knee is lined up with the ball of my feet at the mid point of the rotation).
Also the pain is only on my left knee - right is fine.
Thanks again everyone.