Friedpiggy Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Weird question. Is it possible for a saddle to cause knee pain? I just bought a new bike, Merida Reactor 400, and all measurements have been set the same as my old bike. My old steed was very comfortable, no pain caused. New steed my butt and knees start hurting after 10 km. If I then stand for a bit without pedalling, the pain in both goes away for a bit. It almost feels like the new saddle is cutting off blood flow which causes the pain. Does that sound right? Could the saddle be the cause?
Cippo Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Is it a new saddle and is the saddle the same spec (width, profile) as your previous saddle? If you have your old saddle why not put it on and see if it persists.
Friedpiggy Posted June 4, 2017 Author Posted June 4, 2017 New saddle that came with the new bike. It is a wider saddle but only about 5mm wider. Have just put the old saddle on, luckily my old saddle is the same color scheme so it still fits the bike.
johannrissik Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 OK, so we can rule out the colour of the saddle being the cause.
Thor Buttox Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Even though the measurements are set the same I bet they are slightly out in relation to each other. I once moved my saddle back about 10mm and it solved the knee pain entirely.
Broker Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Read this. http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/take-care-of-your-knees-17010/A good article reasons that cause knee pain Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk
Veebee Posted June 4, 2017 Posted June 4, 2017 Geometry on the 2 bikes are very different. Your reacto has a more aggressive fit so you would need to be set up accordingly. Go to Deno for a set up.
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