Hey Peter:
I have been riding for a few months now pain free and then suddenly got a pain behind my knee the other day. Do you have any idea on what it might be ? I can't think of anything I have changed, done differently or strained in the last week or so.
CH
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1) ICE 3-5x daily for at least 15min, you eat 3x a day so thats a good time to do it (wrap it on with a compression bandage)
... i wouldn't stretch it too much till your over the pain/inflammation phase
... then looking at calf / hamstring flexibility / mobility could be good idea
... some light calf stretching and working on the hips now is likely good idea to work above and below
2) check your cleats are aligned and not pushing foot into weird angle ... feet should go where they want generally (ie. toe in / out)
... first check would be that nothing has changed or the side that is bugging you hasn't shifted/come loose/bent.
3) saddle height to high ? or sadddle to far back ... might be worth moving saddle a bit further forward ... you looked too far back on our ride
4) excessive cleat float or worn out cleats - if its jiggling around or not enough support can cause some issues in the support tissues .
5) just watch you haven't increased intensity/volume too fast or started strength/low RPM type training too fast/soon.
Let me know how it goes!
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