View Poll Results: how ****ed up are your knees?
my knees are just fine I love living in denial
81
68.64%
hells of cracked at the tip _ they crunch with every full extension
25
21.19%
I only ride to bars on the weekend with risers what does it matter
12
10.17%
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06-22-07 | 12:37 AM
#5
Beausage is Beautiful
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,504
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From: Saitama, Japan
Bikes: Nabiis Alchemy
My knees got screwed up from overtraining in running and crashing my mtb on singletrack back in the day. They've gotten noticeably better since I started riding fixed a few years ago...
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06-22-07 | 01:51 AM
#6
Wolfman got nards!
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 601
Likes: 1
From: Denver, CO
Bikes: '06 Bianchi Volpe, '09 Mercier Kilo TT, '08 Jamis Exile 29er
My knees have been ****ed up since high school. Riding bikes (especially fixed) is the only thing that makes them stop hurting. I ride with a brake and use it somewhat frequently, though.
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Reason is a scoundrel, stupidity is direct and honest. –Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. –Oliver Wendell Holmes
06-22-07 | 02:03 AM
#7
is as Gurgus does.
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 910
Likes: 0
From: Otisburg
Bikes: A whole bunch o' bikes.
Timely thread. Wednesday I went and got my right knee X-rayed because I can crack it just like a knuckle. Lefty is all right though. We shall see if there is any issues. Hope not, I wanna keep riding until I'm dead of old age.
06-22-07 | 10:34 AM
#11
laterally compliant
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 728
Likes: 0
From: PGH
Originally Posted by Gurgus
Timely thread. Wednesday I went and got my right knee X-rayed because I can crack it just like a knuckle. Lefty is all right though. We shall see if there is any issues. Hope not, I wanna keep riding until I'm dead of old age.
06-22-07 | 10:48 AM
#12
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 849
Likes: 1
From: Philadelphia
Bikes: 1985 Pinarello Catena Lusso / 1983 Pinarello Montello / Raleigh Marathon / Camel Cigarettes conversion / 1957 Worksman cruiser / Puch 140 / Raleigh Grand Prix
My knees hurt slightly from 18 years (and counting) of skateboarding impact from stomping tricks. I can only sit indian style for so long before they lock up and I have to move them in another way. Cycling only feels good for me. As for my 5th lumbar, the chiropractor takes care of that and I feel high as **** every tuesday.
06-22-07 | 11:51 AM
#15
*****es love tarck
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,301
Likes: 1
From: Sandy, UT
Bikes: so many
My knees have always cracked. I have never had knee pain riding my fixie. I can't say the same of my geared bike or mountain bike but both of those issues were resolved with proper fit.
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06-22-07 | 11:52 AM
#16
Triathlon = Eat/Bike/Nap
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,100
Likes: 0
From: Pixxxburgh, PA
Originally Posted by I Like Peeing
My knees hurt slightly from 18 years (and counting) of skateboarding impact from stomping tricks. I can only sit indian style for so long before they lock up and I have to move them in another way. Cycling only feels good for me. As for my 5th lumbar, the chiropractor takes care of that and I feel high as **** every tuesday.
Well damn...maybe that's something to look into.
06-22-07 | 12:28 PM
#17
Beausage is Beautiful
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 5,504
Likes: 13
From: Saitama, Japan
Bikes: Nabiis Alchemy
Originally Posted by veggiemafia
The chiropractor makes you feel high?
Well damn...maybe that's something to look into.
Well damn...maybe that's something to look into.
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06-22-07 | 01:44 PM
#18
Senior Member
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,155
Likes: 0
From: Atlanta
Bikes: Zeus (Razesa) tarck, Giant TCR road, Eddy Merckx road, Fuji Touring Series IV for everything else
I had a problem with Ilio-Tibial Band Syndrome (sp?) for a while. couldn't ride more than 30 miles (geared or fixed). Then I started doing the right stretches every day and its all better. I know that ITBS is really an issue that starts at the hip but I think most people think of it as a knee issue b/c thats where it hurts.
Been riding 40 to 70 miles nearly every day and my knees feel great.
Been riding 40 to 70 miles nearly every day and my knees feel great.
06-22-07 | 02:02 PM
#19
No Talent Assclown
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 28
From: Southern US :(
Bikes: 1984 Ciocc Designer '84, Custom Columbus EL Keith Anderson -- Ultegra/DA 10sp mix, 2019 Trek Checkpoint AL All-arounder
Knees are fine. I use brakes to stop and climbing doesn't seem to hurt them.
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06-22-07 | 06:18 PM
#22
i don't stop
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,058
Likes: 0
From: basel, switzerland
Bikes: soma rush, giro
my knees only crack at full compression since the
beginning of time. i've been riding brakeless on the
street for the past 4 years and i had some soreness
for a very short (stupid) period when i tried to push
52x16, but now i've been at 48x17 for a long time
with no problems.
edit: also, none of those answers apply to me...
beginning of time. i've been riding brakeless on the
street for the past 4 years and i had some soreness
for a very short (stupid) period when i tried to push
52x16, but now i've been at 48x17 for a long time
with no problems.
edit: also, none of those answers apply to me...
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06-22-07 | 07:00 PM
#24
The only time my knees have hurt is when I get carried away and put too much weight on the squat rack. I've gotten smarter in my old age and capped the max weight I will ever do a squat or leg press with. Since then I'm fine.
Nothing about cycling has ever bothered my knees.
Nothing about cycling has ever bothered my knees.