Author Topic: IT band knee pain. (Read 2507 times)

maximusotter · **on:** April 18, 2006, 20:31:14 PM

IT band knee pain.

on: April 18, 2006, 20:31:14 PM

Got it real bad yesterday after a hearty 30 miler. Must have been the half dozen grinders I included in my route. One so steep, that my neighbor, an amateur racer, who saw me from his Toyota, was amazed that I even attempted it with a 42X16.

Still a bit sore today. Thats what I get for being a [blink]MACHO MAN[/blink].

Im trying a new saddle position for a short ride later to see if it helps. The new Flite put me a bit further back than I comped for, so my knee was 3cm behind the pedal axel. I moved it forward and up about a cm. Supposedly toes-down pedaling helps, and I usually do that, but was a masher yesterday.

Stretching helps a bit for some folks, and cleat position on any pedal that offers 5 or more degrees of float doesnt matter that much for this.

So if ya feel the twinge on the outside of your knee, now you know what it is.

So for cyclists heres the short list, none of which are a sure solution, but something to think about:

lower saddle
move saddle forward
toes down style
stretching after warm up

maximusotter · **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2006, 05:54:51 AM

IT band knee pain.

Reply #1 on: April 19, 2006, 05:54:51 AM

Saddle position helped! w00t!

I must have bunged up when I switched to the Flite.

I spun down to the bottoms very gently, and did the first 5 miles at a moderate clip, careful about technique, then at the end of the path, I saw a strapping young fellow on a Bianchi carbon jobber pass me the other way, so I turned around after 300m or so and couldnt resist the chase. :mrgreen: I caught up with him in less than a mile, and asked how he was doing, and he said, "I need challenge, Im bored". So with my bum knee feeling fine, I said, then suck my wheel and try to keep up.

I pulled him in my slipstream for four miles till I reached the train trestle, eased up and told him thats the best I could do.

We must have cooked at around 25mph the whole way, not bad for the conditions. We bid our fairwells, or so I thought till I caught up with him on the climb out of the park, which is a 1/4 mile grinder of switchbacks. He lost me again on the mile and a half climb to the crest that takes you to downtown, but I caught him right at the top. Of course he killed me on the downhill, as I dont do insane speeds in urban areas. Fun though. Nice to meet somebody like myself that enjoys a bit of very friendly rivalry to get the blood pumping. I hope I meet the nice guy again.

Serious · **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2006, 02:24:52 AM

Re:IT band knee pain.

Reply #2 on: April 20, 2006, 02:24:52 AM

I get problems but unless it rains its almost certainly going to be cartelage problems under strain, as soon as it does rain though it changes to muscle cramp.

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