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Knee and Achilles pain

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  • November 24, 2016 at 2:06 pm #26519
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    I finally moved over to clipless pedals but have since started getting pain in my right knee and a sore left Achilles tendon. 

    I think the knee issue is because of a poorly aligned cleat. I’ve tweaked the cleat on my right shoe. Will find out if that’s worked on my next ride. 

    Do you think the Achilles issue will also be fixed by this or is it likely to be something else? Saddle too high? Anyone had similar problems making the switch?

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  • January 6, 2017 at 6:38 pm #882365
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    multimodal

    Quick update on this.

    Quick update on this. Tweaking the cleat sorted the knee problem – it wasn’t letting my heal turn in enough (slightly flat footed) which was causing the knee pain. The tendon sorted itself out In the meantime. Thanks for the advice everyone. 

    November 25, 2016 at 12:48 pm #882363
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    multimodal

    Thank you. Think the knee is

    Thank you. Think the knee is definitely the cleat – I’ve boneheadedly placed it just ahead of the ball of my foot on the right shoe. Think getting it bang under the ball should fix the problem.

    Will try small adjustments to the saddle and report back.

    November 25, 2016 at 8:34 am #882361
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    davel

    You might find tweaking the
    You might find tweaking the saddle sorts your knee problem too – though the common relationship is knee problems when the saddle is too low. If it’s too high you’ll be overreaching, which might explain the achilles pain. But as CXR says, a small adjustment can be all it needs, so if you’re unsure of high/low, try a tweak in both directions.

    November 25, 2016 at 7:49 am #882359
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    Thanks both. The pedals have

    Thanks both. The pedals have a decent float so hopefully that’s fine. I’ll give saddle adjustment a go.

    November 25, 2016 at 7:25 am #882357
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    beezus fufoon

    yes, my first pedals had no

    yes, my first pedals had no float and I had the same – changed pedals and tweaked the adjustment so it’s more forgiving and that solved the issue

    November 25, 2016 at 7:09 am #882355
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    CXR94Di2

    I found for me, saddle height
    I found for me, saddle height being too low gave me sore achilles. Raising my seat 5mm. Made me ride slightly toe down and stopped over stretching of my ankles

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