So taking 2 weeks off from biking
didn’t really help my knee at all. I had an MRI done on the 4th of
July, and the doctor said I had a bit of arthritis but nothing structurally
wrong with my knee. So I am back to a fit issue. I found another fitting in the Twin Cities who appears to specialize in this sort of thing, so I got an
appointment with him yesterday.
We changed quite a bit about my fit
including seat and cockpit changes, but the biggest change was to different
pedals and moving my feet out wider. So now I have SPD Play pedals on my bike
and no power measurement as I was using pedal based power meters.
My training plan called for a 30 mile
bike ride today. It was a beautiful day, sunshine, zero wind and a bit warm. I
did a ride up the shore today for a change of scenery. A "naked" ride
today with no power and no cadence either. Just me, my HR and RPE.
So how's the new fit? Well my knee
didn't hurt during this ride so thats good. However everything else about the
fit I don't like. Today was the first time ever that my butt hurt on this bike.
My arms and shoulders got tired and sore as well to the point I had to get out
of aero after an hour or so.
So I will give this a few rides and see
if it is just a position I need to get used to. The main thing was fixing my
knee, which signs are positive there, the rest we can continue to work on.
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