Can’t even cycle around the block, am I doing something wrong?

tarisa01

Hey! So I bought a bicycle in the fall and I’m from Canada so I haven’t been able to cycle with it yet because I didn’t think starting in the snow would be ideal haha. So anyway, snow is gone (until Saturday anyway) so I pulled out my bike to give it a go! I adjusted the seat and handlebars by watching a million YouTube videos, then set out. I set it to the easiest resistance/gear or whatever and decided to zip around the block to see how it went. I got about half a block from my house and my legs were just killing me, behind the knees, like tendon or muscle pain I think I had to stop and walk it home! It wasn’t a hilly area or anything. Just flat. I’m not super fit but I mean, I’m 5’3” female 165lbs and I workout for an hour and a half six days a week, including 5k runs, so surely, I should be able to make it around my block which is only about half a kilometer or if you’re American, about a third of a mile. What do you guys think? Do I just need to keep practicing or does it sound like I might have something set wrong?

Cherimoose

That's a head-scratcher. You could try sliding the seat back a bit and see if it helps. The adjustment is under the seat.
I'm curious - what exactly do your 1.5 hour workouts involve?
And when you say behind the knees, do you mean inside the kneecap, or the back of your leg?

Hollis100

I'm a big believer in calling 1-800 numbers for products. I would call the maker of the bike and ask them. That, and/or call the store where I bought it and ask if they could help adjust it. Good luck!

TravisJHunt

Could be incorrect setup. Could also be that you just never used those muscles before if this is your first time biking in a while/ever. First time I got back on a stationary after running 10kms 3-4 times a week, I barely got 10 minutes in and had to give up, was done like dinner. My knee which I hurt playing hockey when I was younger felt like someone was taking a drill and just going into the center of the knee. Now that I have the strength back in the muscles, ligaments, etc, I do an hour no problem.

deannalfisher

did yo ustart a second thread on this?