I had an ITB issue once and the Bike fit expert I saw determined that it was saddle placement not height. I had to get a setback seatpost and longer rail seat to get my hip angle correct. So fore and aft seat postittion can cause ITB pain too.
~Mike~ On Sep 26, 4:44 pm, Beardpapa <gts...@gmail.com> wrote: > I had the exact same issue after switching to longer cranks. ITB pain > kicked in at about 40 miles. After several weeks of pain, rollers, > frustration, and lowering my saddle, the saddle height seemed to be > the main issue. I had not lowered saddle enough to compensate for the > longer crank. I was able to ride 100 miles last week pain free. > > > > Michael_S wrote: > > No, I figured out that I need a wider Q a long time before trying the > > Varus wedge shoes. It was like " why do I alway feel better on the > > bikes with triples?" oh! thats why....Q. > > > Specialized also makes inserts for other shoes that have the wedge > > built in. > > > On Sep 26, 3:33 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 13:34 -0700, Kathryn Hall wrote: > > > > I'm sure you know this, but to summarize, tread depends on model of > > > > crank and bottom bracket width, which in turn is dependent on > > > > clearance at the chain stays. What I can say from my experience is > > > > that the narrowest tread can be had with a TA Pro 5 Vis or VO Grand > > > > Cru crank providing the chain stays allow a narrow bottom bracket. If > > > > you want a wider Q factor, you only need insert a wider bb. > > > > > Having said that, today, after not having been on my bike for a couple > > > > weeks, I rode a new bike with about 5-7 wider tread than my old bike. > > > > I noticed the difference immediately in my foot placement but put it > > > > out of my mind and rode in a spirited ( for me ! ) manner. That is, I > > > > applied myself with some effort, and pedaled at times from the knee, > > > > if that makes sense, and at times from the hip. At the end of the > > > > ride the most noticeable thing for me was a lack of left knee pain > > > > that had been plaguing me for some time. What I initially noticed > > > > with some annoyance turned out to be a blessing in disguise. But > > > > we'll see - it's really too soon to say anything definitive. > > > > Which is to say, your knee pain was possibly improved by going to a > > > higher Q?- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
