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These knees are throbbing from cycling
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Most common issue I see with novice riders is the seat too low. If the seat is too low your knees will ache.0
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A single-speed with a freehub/freewheel is a different beast than a fixie, though, because you can coast with the former. It's the always having to pedal that puts a lot of load on the knees, especially if you have to mash uphill and spin downhill. The latter is particularly difficult if you don't have brakes on your fixie (dumb idea) and have to use your legs to slow you down on steep descents.
OP: could your boyfriend build you a flip-flop wheel with a fixed cog on one side and a freewheel on the other?
Squats and lunges will strengthen the muscles around your knees, which will help.
Thx! my bf said its a flip-flop wheel with a fixed cog on one side and a freewheel on the other. I cannot wait to get in the gym Friday with weights to squat and lunge, again thank you. Oh and I have a front brake.0 -
beemerphile1 wrote: »Most common issue I see with novice riders is the seat too low. If the seat is too low your knees will ache.
Thx, he adjusted again up a quarter inch.0 -
I have huge thighs and my bf said I'm compensating, but once I slim down in that area I'll ride differently.0
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