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Just an observation on your overall setup, I appreciate you’ve probably got long legs but your saddle looks like it is a very long way back. Have you tried having it further forwards and move your cleats back? This should unload your knee a little and might help relieve your knee discomfort.
Levers look a bit too far down. You’ll probably either be slipping off the front off the front or find you have to have the bars angled up a lot.
Jonny69-
your saddle looks like it is a very long way back. Have you tried having it further forwards and move your cleats back?
Are we looking at the same picture? The saddle is slammed almost all the way forward.
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Thanks for the observation. This bike is obviously not fitted and I am quite sure it will not work out with a set back seat post (slack seat tube due to mods). I don't have "knee discomfort", but "stage 3" tendinitis which the lit describes as advanced degeneration of patella tendon (already 5y with active sport phases in between). for what is worth when i ride, i do it with cleats set up in the furthest rear position and KOPS - 79.5 cm saddle height (184 cm w 86 cm inseam).
one of the major factors of parallel inflammation of both knees for the first time was a poor fit on my second fixed gear and my ignorance of the pain (trained through the pain for weeks before eventually i couldn't even walk anymore).
Tijs
FredyCro
my bike mojo has been weak since I am not even commuting due to my knee (my third try to get rid of patella tendinitis), but maybe this will help. any opinions on bar-lever transition? anyone knows if ITA HTII BB uses the same spacers as BSA?
more pics in my thread!