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Alternatively, the years of experience of riding in a cold, damp climate could mean that the wisdom of crowds effect amongst British cyclists is correct.
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I'd expect incorrectly set up bikes are a much greater cause of knee problems than exercising knees in the cold.
I've never subscribed to the "keep knees covered until it's warm" principle. I only cover them when it's uncomfortable not to (so 3-4 weeks of the year), but then I do pretty much everything that is supposedly bad for knees...
- I've played 5-a-side football on astroturf twice a week for 15+ years almost always with bare knees
- Audax on fixed (including hilly rides)
- More recently, run long distances (and with a BMI >30 too)
From memory I've never had an injury that wasn't an impact injury (someone kicking me or me kicking someone).
- I've played 5-a-side football on astroturf twice a week for 15+ years almost always with bare knees
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I found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_pain#Cold-induced but mostly it seems to suggest that cold just aggravates pre-existing conditions.
I'm guessing that some people who experience knee pain have just not ridden their bikes over winter. Then they get back on in spring, ride 100 miles, experience knee pain and attribute it to the cold, rather than to overtraining/stress/fatigue/whatnot