I started riding 50 miles a day for my commute. This is about 1:45 minutes of riding total. Got a lot of outer knee pain - I think the bottom bracket is wider than what my body is used to. This puts strain on that joint. I am thinking about taking it to a cyclery to see if a pro-fitment could help... but not hopeful. Anyone else run into this? I have done 8 hours rides on my normal commuter (non-electric, a Specialized Cirrus) without that type of knee pain, so I don't think it's my knee's fault. I think it's the riding position having my legs spread a little wider (lol?) than normal.
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I have a weak left knee and on my first rides with my new BBSHD 68mmI felt similar pain. However, it disappeared after a few more rides. I tend to pedal along fairly actively all the time albeit not very powerfully. I think I adjusted to the wider position after a couple of hundred miles or so and do not seem to have the pain any more.
One other thing I feel is off is that the cranks flex (twist), which I think creates a cant that I am not used to.
Lastly, using a 68mm motor on a 73mm bottom bracket like I nave, creates an offset of about 8mm or so - the pedals are not centered side to side. Although quite obvious visually, I could not feel that while riding. But if you have that, it might be another thing to get used to ...Last edited by Kocho; 07-09-2017, 12:24 PM. -
A fitting is never a bad idea, especially with that kind of saddle time and milage. My first suggestion would be to stretch and use a roller on your IT band. Also check your shoes, poor arch support can cause knee pain. Weird I know, but true. I'm sure most of it is just the big increase in milage over whatever you were doing before.Comment
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I would check the frame to crankarm distance on each side. Get that as close to center as possible. Get a chainring that sits as close as aloud to the frame for the best chainline. You can also get different offset crank arms for more adjustment.Comment
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