Is it just one knee or both? Maybe you could put a kneesaver on one side or use an Assymetrical BB to move the troubling side out a bit? I also pedal heel in so I know what you mean about getting the cleat angle right! Anyway, it's a frustrating problem--hope you find relief!
Steve On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 9:52 AM, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't resorted to wider cranks yet as I have the perfect cranks (TA > Zephyr) and am hoping to avoid that! But I have done the roller (but not in > a while), stretches, and lowered saddles a bit. The big help was angling > cleats so my heels were really in (toes pointed out), and also pushing the > cleats inboard as far as possible, which in effect widened my Q by a couple > mms. All that has limited the onset of inflammation and pain considerably. I > can't ride without foot retention, in fact that's what caused my initial > onset. Now I only have a flair up on fast-paced, high-medium mileage road > rides for the most part. I can ride 40 milers now w/out incident. Haven't > rode longer than that in a while to see how I do, but I imagine it would > start flaring up. > That's one of the reasons I favor mixed-surface and MTB rides almost > exclusively now. The variation in pedaling and movement (and stopping to > catch my breath!) really helps out. Sitting in the same spot spinning on the > road is NOT good for me. > > So there ya' go with my ITB update! :-) > > > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 6:07 AM, Steven Frederick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Saw you mentioned ITB band trouble in your captions. I resolved a >> nagging ITB problem by going to cranks with a wider Q-factor and >> painful but therapeutic application of a foam roller... >> >> Wish I could join in on a ride like this--the one thing I really miss >> riding around here is long climbs and descents. >> >> Steve Frederick, East Lansing (Flatlands!) MI >> >> On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 3:56 PM, [email protected] >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I had a great ride this last Sunday. Haven't been able to get out for a >> > ride >> > like this in a looooong time. Weather was perfect and I felt great! Five >> > hours to go 40 miles, but that's a whole other story... :-) >> > >> > I rode my All-Rounder up there and performed flawlessly. I've been >> > considering putting drop bars back on, but the M bars haven't let me >> > down >> > yet. Might have to keep them on for a while longer! >> > >> > Write up with pics for those that want to take a gander: >> > http://cyclotourist.blogspot.com/2012/09/up-up-up-hill.html >> > >> > If anyone is in the area, it's a real good outing. Maybe work out >> > something >> > for a SoCal Riv get together!!! >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/G7KUJ_pVtTMJ. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > ** > "Osama Bin Laden is dead. GM is alive." -- Joe Biden > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
