Hot Knees

stev1ef said:

Hi Guys,

First time on here.

I've just started cycling to work and bought an average road bike. It seems that when I'm on it I have to push myself to the limit all the time as it just does not let me take it easy on it - it seems I'd be wasting the ride if I didn't use it for a good workout as well as getting to work.

However it seems that my knee gets quite hot at the top of the joint and aches a bit.

Is this just my legs getting fit as I'd previously not done a lot of exercise or something to worry about, maybe because the saddle is in the wrong position...

Does anyone else have this HOT KNEE SYNDROME :eek:

Angelina Jolie has uber hot knees. In fact, I'd have no problem slathering my tongue juice all over them. My knees? Well, not so much.

Knee issues can come from a number of sources. The first thing to check is your position on the bike. A saddle that is too high, too low, too far forward of the BB or too far behind the BB can cause knee issues. You might want to invest a few pesos in having a fit done at a bike shop.

Another source of your issues might be that you're simply going at it too hard for your condition. It takes a while to build up the base miles and accompanying conditioning to allow your body to hammer the pedals.

For now, I'd suggest not pushing so hard, and then I'd look into getting a fitting done.

+1 for alienator. BTW, are they using pesos now in Tuscon, or should I say little Mexico😄 ?

kdelong said:

+1 for alienator. BTW, are they using pesos now in Tuscon, or should I say little Mexico😄 ?

You can say the Sonoran Desert. I'll leave it to the xenophobes, libertarians, republicans, and Minutemen to coin phrases that soothe their paranoias.

just guessing but wondering if your seat is too low. As a rough guide with your bum on the saddle and a pedal at its lowest position and your heel on it, your leg should be straight. When you put the ball of your foot on the pedal there should be just a slight bend in your leg. Seat should be level and when pedals are in quarter to three position front knee should be vertically above centre of pedal. Worth checking because when i ride my son's bike my knees start to hurt quite quickly, but on my own bikes they never hurt.