Ride from Hell
08-24-10, 10:31 AM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Cleveland Ohio
Posts: 23
Bikes: 2009 Trek EX Fuel 9.8
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Ride from Hell
Spent the day on Sunday biking the Erie Canal Towpath. My wife Tina and I biked a little over 55 miles in the rain and sun whatever the weather felf like doing at that particular moment. After we were about half way into the ride my left knee was killing me. By the end of the ride I could barely walk. This is pushing me even more towards getting a new bike ASAP!
Even though I love these trips on the towpath I really want to get back to riding at Findley State park and try Mohican
Even though I love these trips on the towpath I really want to get back to riding at Findley State park and try Mohican
08-24-10, 10:43 AM
#2
Have bike, will travel
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Lake Geneva, WI
Posts: 12,284
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
Mentioned: 46 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 910 Post(s)
Liked 288 Times
in
158 Posts
I'll be the first among several here to recommend a faster cadence. Spinning faster often reduces knee pain & injury.
Michael
Michael
08-24-10, 11:43 AM
#3
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Cleveland Ohio
Posts: 23
Bikes: 2009 Trek EX Fuel 9.8
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Thank you, I will try that. I have never had knee problems before and why all of a sudden I'm having problems today is beyound me. On this trip I tried knocking the bike down from the large derailer to the middle thinking that might help. The pedaling feels easy to me so I never thought of increasing my cadence. I was just assuming that I bike I have is a piece of crap and is set up wrong for me...
08-24-10, 12:08 PM
#4
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Cleveland Ohio
Posts: 23
Bikes: 2009 Trek EX Fuel 9.8
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Oh I forgot to mention that half way thru this ride my rear wheel decieded to fall off!!!!! I have no idea of why or how it just did...Stupid bike
08-24-10, 03:41 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 78
Bikes: Cannondale
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Check out this link concerning possible causes for knee pain :: https://www.cptips.com/knee.htm
Good luck.
Good luck.
08-25-10, 12:04 PM
#6
Fuji Fan
Pray it isn't an ACL tear.
