Wannabe Posted September 11, 2007 Share Since I fitted the Q Rings to my bike, I have been experiencing pain in my right knee after riding (not during ride, only afterwards, once cooled down). Just fitted the rings, did not make ANY ADJUSTMENTS to my setup at all. I did not have any problems with knee pains before. Anyone experienced this? To try and explain simptoms, it is on inside of right knee, just left of and slightly below the kneecap. It is not bad, but worrying, as I never had this problem before.Wannabe2007-09-11 08:03:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brakkies Sport Fotos Posted September 11, 2007 Share wannebe, good luck bru, this is going to be fun to watch. Let the games beginpopeye2007-09-11 05:01:35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted September 11, 2007 Share http://www.33smiley.com/smiley/humor/6.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broker Posted September 11, 2007 Share Experienced the same problem - lifted my saddle about 2 mm and the pain disappeared. Only done 2 rides after the adjustment so lets hope for the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanieFiets Posted September 11, 2007 Share Also had knee pain on the cap of left knee after my first long ride with q-rings....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 11, 2007 Share Popeye, yeah, holding my breath for this one as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumpole Posted September 11, 2007 Share No, no, no - the rings IMPROVE power and REDUCE knee problems. It must be in your mind (like the giant power gains) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icycling Posted September 11, 2007 Share I also ride these ring - definately a power increase. The problem is the Qring allow you to work through the whole pedal stroke with no "rest" dead spot. Thus your muscles per stroke never get any recovery. This in turn could probable cause knee pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk555 Posted September 11, 2007 Share I also ride these ring - definately a power increase. Shhhhhhh even though my boet and I cannot believe the extra "power" we have with the Q rings on the tandem but I suggest that we not talk about it too much cause we are bound to be slammed by 10 million scientific theories why what we feel is placebo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdk555 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Since I fitted the Q Rings to my bike' date=' I have been experiencing pain in my right knee after riding (not during ride, only afterwards, once cooled down). Just fitted the rings, did not make ANY ADJUSTMENTS to my setup at all. I did not have any problems with knee pains before. Anyone experienced this? To try and explain simptoms, it is on insede of right knee, just left of and slightly below the kneecap. It is not bad, but worrying, as I never had this problem before.[/quote'] I had mine fitted aout a month ago but only done two flat 40km rides and so far my stoker and I have not experienced any pain. We will be doing Tour de Vino this weekend and I will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoLefty!! Posted September 11, 2007 Share have never experienced knee pain associated to Q-Rings.A drop in saddle height yesA slight change in position on the shoe cleat, yes but not the Q-rings. Perhaps your muscles are just improperly balanced and the Q-rings are sorting them out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misspiggy Posted September 11, 2007 Share No' date=' no, no - the rings IMPROVE power and REDUCE knee problems. It must be in your mind (like the giant power gains) [/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wannabe Posted September 12, 2007 Share Golefty, absolutely no changes was made to setup. I have the Look type cleats with a lot of float (red ones), so I should stay in the natural plane during my pedal stroke.Popeye, these guys are disapointing me, I expected a no holds free for all over this question of mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willehond Posted September 12, 2007 Share http://www.33smiley.com/smiley/humor/6.gif BigBen, pass the popcorn please. The credits are rolling in, but the action is taking a long time to start. Better get settled in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanb Posted September 14, 2007 Share No' date=' no, no - the rings IMPROVE power and REDUCE knee problems. It must be in your mind (like the giant power gains) [/quote'] Yip that is true. First we need to see if it not a latent injury. With teh ohyios and chiro's w ework with we find with cyclists is that their quads are very strong and tend to pull the knecap off centre causing pain. the pain on the side of the knee often is a beginning of ITB which is an overuse injury and this can be pedal and cleat position to. It can also be due to saddle and set up. I am not discounting the fact that Q rings could have an influence on this but they do definitely reduce knee pain as many cyclists riding them have had knee pain which has dramatically reduce or stopped. We have had comments from physio's working with the rings and their patients with such results. Guys I only hope your pain is not serious and that you consider set up checks, your warm up and stretching before and after your ride. Please let me know how it progresses so we can assist and advise you where best we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid Posted September 14, 2007 Share AAAAhhhh, do we have to go through this topic again on Q rings, and listen to IvanB blow his horn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now