Knee problems, will changing pedals help

[Nayr]

What V12Man said ^^^^^ Great professional advice

 

Based on a friends similar experience and trying many avenues to solve the issue. this would have been the correct route from the beginning and in this order. Do 2 things, firstly make sure the bike is set up correctly if you haven't already, by a highly qualified and recommended fitter and secondly go see a physio, once again a specialist in cycling injuries as they would have seen this before.

 

As it turned out, my riding partner was overcompensating with his stabiliser muscles around the patella as he started getting tired and these in turn got injured from over-use. A great Physic worked this out in 5 minutes and with the correct strengthening exercises and correct set-up was back on the bike within weeks and stronger than ever. Not saying this is your problem at all, just that the correct qualified experts are the way fwd...

 

Hope you sort it out soon.

[HaydenWilson]

Thanks for all the replies guys. I actually hadn't thought that my bike setup could be the cause. I will get that checked out first and then move down the rosebank sports scientist route.

 

@v12man. Yep he said that he was not qualified to make diagnoses thats why he reccomended that i do something about it. He just observed the pedaling irregularity.

[Fisan]

Now I go every 3 weeks for release massage.

 

Ditto. Body maintenance goes a far way.

[The expat cyclist]

Bilateral knee (or any other pain) = overuse.

 

Unilateral pain = alignment issues/ imbalance. Unless of course you have a traumatic injury or like a torn meniscus etc. Sacro-iliac/ pelvic disfunction causes alot of these niggles and can be sorted out with a physio. I would suggest go for proper bike setup and get your alignment tested as well.