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Paging both @scherrit and @bluerip00 on this one as I'm not sure if this is simply a muscle imbalance issue or a bit of fit too.
I've been experiencing a bit of knee pain over the last couple of weeks. It is on the inside of the left knee and builds over the course of about 2 hours riding and disappears after about two days rest. This has happened twice now and each time I've tested the knee on the turbo to check all is well before hitting the road again. Both times I've had no pain on the turbo (60-90 mins at tempo/threshold), but the pain has come back on the road.
I've just finished another hour on the turbo after letting the knee recover over the last few days and I've made some observations.
My knee tracks perfectly when putting down power. Tempo and upwards the mechanics look to be fine. As soon as I lift off I can see my knee flick out slightly at the very top of the pedal stroke unless I really concentrate on keeping everything in line. Back on the power and tracking is good once again.
I saw @bluerip00 a while back about an ITB issue on my other knee that was a result of muscle imbalance. The strengthening exercises worked and the pain went. I'm assuming this is a similar problem and have started the same strengthening and stretching programme as last time in the hope it'll prove as effective. We will see.
If anyone can offer any advice or help explain why this is happening when soft pedalling, but not under power, I'd appreciate any help.
Thanks, Tom