What a difference 3-4mm can make - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

04-09-2004, 04:00 AM

Since I started getting back outside this spring, my harder or longer
rides have been resulting in a bit of soreness in my right knee.
Nothing crippling, just a mild ache at the top edge of the kneecap which
went away in a day or two. I had been meaning to adjust my saddle
height upward to see what it would do, but in my eagerness to get out on
the road, I kept forgetting before leaving on my rides.

Last night during a short, fast ride, the familiar ache started up
shortly before I got to my turnaround point (6 miles out). So I stopped
there and raised the saddle a little. I didn't measure it, but it looks
like 3 or 4 mm. Wonder of wonders, by the time I got back home, the
ache was completely gone, and this morning there's no trace of it.!

It's amazing what a difference very small adjustments can make; kind of
like the 1/4 turn seat tilt adjustments I mentioned in another thread.

BTW, this was one of my faster rides so far: averaged 16.9 mph for 12
miles. The winter hours spent on the trainer are really paying off!

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