knee (rear, outer) pain Options

[tee4two]

guys after a tough double century ride yesterday, i developed a pain on my left knee - at the underside, next to the outer ligament. its tolerable but uncomfortable. is this a seat height (over extension) issue?

[choonwei]

discomfort or pain behind the knee could result from a number of factors:

1. saddle too high - hence over stretching the hams over a prolonged period of time

2. over exertion - too much too soon - 210km yesterday is no child's play

3. technique - i have seen you climb, your gear can be too heavy at times and you could have over stretch your hams when you are over enthusiastic on your down stroke

4. tight hams + really tight glutes - if your glutes are tight the muscles within will pull on your hams and that will result in pain behind the knee

it could be all of the above or some...or one of them.

Remedy - seek professional help from a physio/trained sports masseur to release tensions and knots especially working deeeeeep inside the glutes from the side ITS PAINFUL! professional bike fitting is recommended too.

[sc prata]

go seek medical advise ...
do not delay
for the peace of mind that ligament is intact !!!

[Chris_Dyason]

I also discovered that if your cleats or shoes can also cause knee pain. Had that last weekend and checked that the glue was coming off in my shoe having greater play and movement...

[tee4two]

i just realized that it might be the new aerobar i am using, as the drop now is around about 4 inches, up from 3 inches (i went from bontrager xxx to vuka - elbow pads dropped, all else unchanged). that may have over-extended my glutes/hams.

[darknight]

guys after a tough double century ride yesterday, i developed a pain on my left knee - at the underside, next to the outer ligament. its tolerable but uncomfortable. is this a seat height (over extension) issue?

i had something similar probably? i raised it up to my fitter that i probably need to relook at the seat adjustment. but he has since said its really not too high.
my pain is inner of knee and feels more like bone bruise more than anything, on the tibia and just under the joint. is it the same?
2nd time i got it yesterday as well. 1st time was 2 weeks back and i rested the knee for a week. it went away but its a relapse. this time not as severe as 1st time though. icing worked for me.

[tee4two]

i had something similar probably? i raised it up to my fitter that i probably need to relook at the seat adjustment. but he has since said its really not too high.
my pain is inner of knee and feels more like bone bruise more than anything, on the tibia and just under the joint. is it the same?
2nd time i got it yesterday as well. 1st time was 2 weeks back and i rested the knee for a week. it went away but its a relapse. this time not as severe as 1st time though. icing worked for me.

maybe its due to both of us chasing that cyborg back to pengerang

[Chris_Dyason]

i just realized that it might be the new aerobar i am using, as the drop now is around about 4 inches, up from 3 inches (i went from bontrager xxx to vuka - elbow pads dropped, all else unchanged). that may have over-extended my glutes/hams.

If your drop is lower, then you would be extending more and perhaps more forward? Usually my quads feel the difference when I put the handle bar down. It would have been the headwind yesterday too ha ha ha

[darknight]

maybe its due to both of us chasing that cyborg back to pengerang

hahaha... now there are TWO cyborgs... oh dear...

[SamSoh]

stumbled upon this thread.

i tink i might hv e same prob as tee. its on the back o my right knee. half way between the outer and centre of the knee.

cld it b due to forefoot running? tts what e doc told me. he say its a common injury for runners using this particular brand o shoe.

any comments?