Think I may have buggered my knee's

[cirian75]

My knee's have never be the best since as long as I can remember.

my both knee's seem to have developed a clunk over night.

when ever I swing the leg back at the knee up to and past 90 degrees I can feel my knee clunk, I have either never noticed it before or its a brand new clunk.

I think I trip to doc's is in order.

[cirian75]

riding in soft trainers atm

Am looking at getting proper bike shoes, but I'm a commuter and also have a risk of having to walk with a puncture = mtb shoes

the fit is close to right but could do with tweeking a little

[cirian75]

Thinking back to last night’s ride home

In two places I totally smashed it, getting away from the cars at the bottom of Deansgate, and then across the mancunian way onto Chorlton road

And I mean out of the seat pumping hard smashing it.

I will not be doing that again ever unless life and limb is in danger

So no more riding till the bike has proper clipped pedals I have proper shoes on.

The old adidas are getting chopped and binned as not to be tempted.

Also going to have a my bike fit checked by my mate who is a bike nutter and his OH is on Team GB

Also going to start taking a cod liver oil/Glucosamine supplement, I am 40 in December

So it will be 3 to 5 days before I ride again.

If it’s still buggered after that, off to see a sports specialist.

[cirian75]

mmm, sounds like me, this afternoon I've had my legs straightened out and my knees are much less owie.

[cirian75]

supplements are in



a pair of road bike shoes are on their way

[cirian75]

JustinF said:

ibuprofen too, recommended dose is 2 every 4 hours on standard 400mg tablets, I've found 2 to start the does then 1 every two hours to keep it topped works a treat. Obvious caveats of not being a medical professional apply.

Can't take ibuprofen, my gallbladder hates the stuff and make sure I know about it

[cirian75]

I've been keeping my legs as straight as possible these last 24hrs and my knees are already feeling much better.

I'm going to do these

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/knee-exercis...

and get a low stool for home and work so I can keep stretching my hammies

My old job that I left in Oct 2014 was 8 to 9 hours a day on your feet with going up and down stairs a lot.

this job is 8 hours on my arse mostly, and its been 10 months, thinking about it I'm not surprised my knee muscles and hamstrings have weakened.

[cirian75]

2nd day of knee exercises, this is not a comfortable experience.

[cirian75]

ALawson said:

Is it a clonk or a click?

My physio said don't worry about noises just pain in the knee, ortho surgeon was broadly in agreement. (Partial rupture ACL, Full Rupture MPFL and significant loss of cartilage to u/e of knee cap).

does both and sometime it does hurt.

[cirian75]

Bought some nice stiff MTB shoes on Saturday and a set of Shimano M530's

Fitted the pedals, read a load on online guides on where to put the cleat, was test clipping in and out many times Sat, Sun and Mon.

Today was the 1st proper ride clipped in, minimum tension.

And it was the last, went over on junction of Beech road and Barlow Moore road.

Took em off, walked the 100 yards home in my socks, jumped in the car as soon as I got changed and put them back in their boxes, straight back to the shop and refunded already.

I'm not doing that ever again.

[cirian75]

Knee's are feeling good again, time to resume riding, with out being Mr Stupid smashing at the lights in too high a gear.

[cirian75]

Me and the bike sorted, so much better now.


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