Knee Pain

Knee pain is back again. This is seriously getting me down now.

Had bikefit and have had physio. Knee seriously started to feel better after the course of physio (I was off the bike, well long rides anyway) had 2 months of physio then last week I went out for 2 rides no longer than 30 miles each and my knee then flared up from there.

Could it be a case of I did too much?

I'm starting to think that moving to speedplays with their endless float was a bad idea and that SPD's forcing my legs into a certain position will be better again.

I've gone back through my physio notes and am now icing up and stretching as much as possible.

It's worth eliminating issues by trying everything to find an improvement. Have you changed how you clip-out? That's a cause of troubles I've had. I can't clip-out in the typical way, with a sweep of the ankle outwards - it somehow sends too much stress up my leg leaving me with shooting pain which can be debilitating, so instead I have to bring my ankle towards me.

The disadvantage of this is that I have to wait until either foot is able to use the space of my frame's main triangle when I want to release myself. Obviously to clip-out 'normally' pushes your foot away from the bike so can be done at any time, whereas the inward method I use is limited by space. But it's changed the way I ride, as I do a lot of anticipating to account for these restrictions.

The advantage is the total lack of grief I get in my legs. I'd give this a go if I were you, provided I've explained it clearly. I find the 'normal' way an unnatural movement of my joints, and the price isn't worth paying.