I've been riding for about a month now and, I can only go a hundred to
two hundred feet before my quads hurt too bad to continue. I'm
basically just overexerting myself and I don't know what I'm doing
wrong. After a few of hours of serious riding at the park, I start
getting sharp pains in the sides of my knees, also.
Some things that I thought it could be;
1.Riding with a knobby tire on rough pavement makes it harder to
control and I end up putting more energy than necessary into the
pedals, trying to force it around.
2. Foot placement. I ride with my boots on and so, the only part of my
foot that touches the pedals is the arch and front balls of my foot.
Maybe if I switched shoes, I could ride more on the center of my foot
instead of the front. My boots have a higher heel and it doesn't touch
the pedals at all so, all of the strain is on the front of my foot.
3. Seat height. I've adjusted it a bit and find that higher is much
better for comfort but, lower is easier to hop on. I also feel like I
have more control with a lowered seat.
Probably a combination of all of these things and some more that I
can't think of.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Rico