Painful knees from shoes?

[Mojoman]

Allows your ankle to arc side to side because no one really pedals with their knees and ankles in a perfect linear circle.

I see my right leg tends to want to turn slightly inwards on the downstroke. Left leg is normal!

[LeTurbo]

Only the left knee? You might also need a shim under one cleat - one leg is always shorter than the other.

[kandui]

 

Thanks - So how must they sit? Do you adjust them to a certain angle?

 

Depending where your knee hurts, they either need to shift forward or back. Go and get the shoes setup before you do more permanent damage.

Shoe brand or type of cleats are irrelevant.

[TNT1]

 

Shoe brand or type of cleats are irrelevant.

There you go.

[RockCoach]

Shoe brand or type of cleats are irrelevant.

 

Of course. But it lets us as readers know if they are road or mtb and how much float they have.

 

Some old road cleats didn't have any float so back in the day we had to set up really carefully.

[NotSoBigBen]

Depending where your knee hurts, they either need to shift forward or back. Go and get the shoes setup before you do more permanent damage.

Shoe brand or type of cleats are irrelevant.

 

only forward or back, not maybe left or right ......

[KiNgL]

 

 

I spoke to a colleague yesterday and he suggested that it could be the cleats not being positioned correctly, or at the wrong angle. Could this be the case?

 

 

dude happened to me cleat was way too forward and slightly skew..it took me maybe 2 months to get sorted .. it could definitely be cleat related..

i moved the cleat back almost 3 cm in the end and pain went away.. it is was a terrible pain ...i feel your pain

[kandui]

only forward or back, not maybe left or right ......

Main problem is the forward or back position. Shoes should point slightly inward... Secondary. Forgot to mention it.

[NotSoBigBen]

Main problem is the forward or back position. Shoes should point slightly inward... Secondary. Forgot to mention it.

 

[DaLoCo]

Which part of the knee hurts....back, front, under the kneecap, inside, outside. Each tells a different story.

[Joe_Cogs]

Which part of the knee hurts....back, front, under the kneecap, inside, outside. Each tells a different story.

 

The kneecap itself and the sides of the kneecap. Basically the front of the knee. There was damage done last year and I am sure it's irritating it. But Slick helped a lot, so with some physio we'll see how things go.

[RockCoach]

Pleasure to help you dude. Get the knee sorted before you ride too much again. It is not a good sign that there is pain in the knee when pedalling even after adjusting the cleat to be under the ball of the foot.

 

The cleat was about 12mm too far forward but some of the pain will be attributed to your saddle height and fore/aft position. You will feel the difference once that knee calms down. If you do ride just go short and gentle for now.

[DaLoCo]

The kneecap itself and the sides of the kneecap. Basically the front of the knee. There was damage done last year and I am sure it's irritating it. But Slick helped a lot, so with some physio we'll see how things go.

Cool...

 

As a last thing, check to see if there is a height difference between the shoes you use now and the previous setup. If your foot in the shoe sits higher of the pedal than previously, it could contribute to pain at the front of the knee, and it will start in one knee only if it is borderline. I have found that 5mm can make a difference for me, my saddle is 20mm higher than pro setup placed it.

 

But with all that said, I agree with slick, get the knee checked out properly, as our guesswork can cause more permanent issues.

[Pure Savage]

I am pigeon toed, should I Der my cleat up to be slightly pigeon toed? I am getting pain from knee cap to, had bike setup at cycle lab two weeks ago, not gotten better :/