On Wed, 2012-04-11 at 22:14 -0700, Chris wrote:
That crank length thread is a bit heated over at i-bob.
I've also been wondering if I should get a shorter crank because of
left knee pain, which tends to start and gets progressively worse at
the 20th mile mark.
I think if you're
That crank length thread is a bit heated over at i-bob.
I've also been wondering if I should get a shorter crank because of left
knee pain, which tends to start and gets progressively worse at the 20th
mile mark. There are quite a few crank length calculators out there, all
giving me
Yup, I'm up here in Sonoma County Getting Mellow, too Beth.
I've got Osteoarthritis in my right knee and to a lesser degree in the
left, but I used to enjoy fairly good knee health. There would be the
occasional need for icing, but I used to joke that a little bit of
swelling would keep things
Interesting conversation. I truly expect that one reason my knees are
still fine is that I ride shorter distances at a time and cumulatively
than many of the rest of you.
My knees were fine on todays minimally extended 40 miler.
On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Phil Bickford phi...@sonic.net
Twentysome years ago, signed up for the Marine infantry, in the reserves a
year before starting into college at the same time. The attitude of the
Corps for infantry reserves is, we only have you for a few days a month, so
we're gonna flog ya hard to keep you up-to-snuff. Lots of 20-mile
Changed my mind that thread over on i-bob seems to have gotten a bit
heated...
My Ram has a 172.5 crank (Dura Ace triple, 53/39/30 rings, with a 11-32 9sp
cassette), as a baseline. No problems... I usually stay on my 53 ring
when cruising, drop to the 39 for climbs (try to reserve the
I would second the recommendation about PT. Take advantage of every PT
session you can get and be aggressive about tracking down the most
competent therapist (and no I am not one) you can find in your area.
Also, be patient, this recovery is going to take some time, but can be
nearly
I'm happy to consider any discussion of knees as appropriate for this
group; I hope others do, too. I like to think of Riv Folk as life-
long bikers with bikes that will last as long as our bodies do. At
53, I have one knee that I describe as having gravel under the hood.
Knowing others'
I'm curious to hear from oldsters (ie, older than young-uns like
myself at a just-turned-57) who ride fixed or ss: how's y'all's knees?
I frequently get minor twinges in the left knee, for a day or two
afterward, after doing a lot of climbing (tho' I have been
practicing extending the periods
I am with Liesl - knee care and riv riding seem like they can go
hand-in-hand.
I have a torn MCL which causes my knee to buckle occasionally, and a few
days of instability/some pain follow. Riding my riv has certainly helped
strengthen the rest of my leg muscles, which is the prescription for
I suffer with knees, too, sometimes. Good to know that knee replacements
are working out generally; my father has an early one that is still working
well. He rides a stationary bike these days, but rocks it at 85. His mother
also had knee problems (ever since she jumped off the Great Wall of China
Shawn,
It just so happens that I had both knees replaced in January of 2010.
I was 49 at the time and so I fully expect to have them replaced one
more time before the end of my life. With that being said, the surgery
has not hampered my cycling at all. In fact, I trained for and rode
the Southern
Oh, I forgot to add, in my earlier reply, I don't push quite as big of
a gear as I used to, but nothing, not mountains or sprints, is a
problem.
On Apr 8, 9:07 pm, soapscum smula...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm an infrequent poster, but longtime reader and I'm hoping I'm not
the first person to go
Thanks, everybody. It's reassuring to learn that it's not the end of
the world, or even the end of cycling. I can still ride a bit, and
have been using my Hillborne as my wheelchair...now if I could only
get the crutches into my panniers!
On Apr 9, 9:46 am, Tim tki...@comcast.net wrote:
Shawn,
On Apr 9, 11:29 am, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm curious to hear from oldsters (ie, older than young-uns like
myself at a just-turned-57) who ride fixed or ss: how's y'all's knees?
I've had recurring knee twinges for years, since a high school track
injury ended my running days
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