Bike fit / correct riding position

Could be lots of things - fingers could be saddle tipped down causing weight to slide forward (try that test where you ride on a turbo at threshold and let go of the drops - if you immediately tip forward you have too much weight forward), could be tight gloves or something like a locked out arm position. Feet could be too tight shoes or socks, could be pinching a nerve so you need to do some stretching - I find lots of stretching around the hips helps with a lot of things - lower back, quads, glutes, hip flexors - they're all worked hard on a bike.

If you're really fat and unfit could be worth a medical checkup too.

What could cause (I guess there are many variables) a small pain in the left knee? I does feel it a bit on the bike, and off the bike however when running it does not appear to be bothering me at all.
I am biking on a fixed gear but with a front brake so no skids at all (just slowing down with the legs complemented by the front brake) so I thought torque would be acceptable for the knees and joints
Could it be caused by bad saddle setback (but wouldn't it affect both knees?)? Could it be caused by a misalignment or bad symmetry of one component (saddle, stem, bars, etc.) even if I tried to check alignment before? Could it be caused by my saddle (not properly seated or slipping, it is a leather brooks saddle)? or maybe it is due to my pedaling technique (not pedaling straight with one leg)?
Understand it is difficult to ask it through the forum but it was just to have ideas to fuel my personal reflection

See a Physio or a bike fitter.

The short answer is what DJ has already said.

For what it's worth my experience turned out to be that my quad wasn't firing properly making the rest of my leg take up the slack which lead to my patella not tracking correctly. A couple of weeks of physio to retrain it and all is well again.

You've managed to write quite a lot of words, but unless I'm mistaken, not mentioned where exactly the pain is nor what type of pain it is.

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/cycling-knee-pain-everything-you-need-to-know-329957

Yes indeed you're right ; I would describe it as more of a bothering sensation rather than a sharp pain. It is mainly located at the front of the knee below the knee cap an towards the exterior of the knee a little bit. Your link is quite interesting, might correspond to the anterior knee pain described, and could be due to tight quads (this quad is a little weaker than the other so it might be this bad balance that is making it tight) and I could try a little more setback on my saddle as I think I might not be placed correctly. Thanks for the help

How did you end up at at Physio? Did a doctor refer you or did you just go straight to the point?

I've had a dodgy left knee for the last 3 years. Achey and I can click the joint by extending and then bending. Wonder if something ain't firing or whatever.

You can self refer at your GP for nhs physio. Just ask for a form at reception.

Although how useful it is will probably depend on how stretched they are. Mine seemed to view his limit as me being able to walk rather than able to exercise.

I ended up just going straight to them (Support and Sustain on Denmark Hill, lovely people - not shilling!) after my partner threatened to amputate me if I half-complained about it again.

Had the initial 30 minute assessment and we had a laugh about how inflexible my hip flexors are and the lack of lateral strength in my legs, set up a few exercises went back once a week for two more sessions by which time the ache had stopped and I just continue to do the exercises a couple of times a week to try and make sure it doesn't come back

I've gone through a few pairs of bibs over recent months by rubbing, I guess against the saddle, on my inside thigh, always on the right hand side. What can I do to remedy this? Narrower saddle? Leg length imbalance?

Try lowering your seat a bit.
Perhaps you're not sitting particularly squarely.
Try stretching your groin and your glute.
Do you have a collapsed arch in your foot?

Is your saddle inline with the top tube? Can you get someone to record you from behind to see if you're rocking your hips side to side? Which saddle?

Looking to help my girlfriend get her first road bike. Probably second hand, £500 ish budget. Does it need to be a women's road bike and if so, any recommendations? or can I go for a 52cm ish men's bike where there may be more available second hand? She is 160cm. Not too sure about the fit on my own bikes so any advice is welcomed, cheers :)

If the bike fits then it doesn’t matter if it’s a men or women’s bike. If you go for a men’s bike then the bars tend to be wider. So you might have to swap for some narrower ones.

@farewell thank you :)

I just saw this post which has some info on ladies vs men’s bikes.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsH7D96F3Wz/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1kvpcti103h18

So bracket option 1 seems to have more flexibility in terms of fit as the bracket is split.
Any reason option 2 is better?

2 Attachments

Aeros or weight?

Comfort. The first bracket looks like you can move the pad in relation to where it fixes to the handle bar. I'm not sure what the advantage of the second is?

Fewer things to fail in the 2nd option I suppose.

There will be a number of holes in the arm rests though, so you will be able to move the pads fore/aft to some extent in the 2nd option.

Can you stack these to raise the height, which might be worthwhile on an ultra race? Zipp Vuka are a good alternative.

Yeah wonder if it was better with where the weight would be.
Think you can stack raise both options..?

My partner is looking to get a bike fit, she keeps getting saddle pain and various other fit issues.

Any recommendations for Bikefits for women?

James from Bicycle Richmond seems to be popular.

Soigneur. Tim does plenty of women specific fittings. Check out his Instagram aswell