Knee pain on sports bikes

[Farmer Giles]

If your ITB is giving you pain then it's tight and you need to get some physio to stretch it out again and it will hurt...   alot....

If you don't fancy going to a physio that then you can buy one of those hard foam rolls you see in the gym and do it your self..  It will still hurt but at least your in control of it. Best way is once you find a painful spot, stop on it until the pain subsides a bit then move onto the next one..

There could be other reasons why your ITB has gone tight, have you had any other muscular issues recently, lower back, hips, knees, calves, glutes or anything like that ?   If you've done something then your ITB could be tight as your body is trying to compensate for something else..

Try stretching / rolling your ITB twice a day for a week or two and if that make no difference then go and see a physio as there may be something else causing it..  I would also do lower back, glutes and leg stretches as that whole area of your body is linked together..

HTH

[MOzZereLLa]

Cheers.

I've had ITB treatment before so I'll do some more stretches but I don't get ITB pain at any other time (including cycling) so it looks like its specific to the movement and stance on this bike....

[Millhouse]

Bar mounted translogic power shifter?

[Millhouse]

To save moving your foot to change gear?

[Andy M]

is this definately related to shifting gear?
I have seen standard rearsets where a gearshift extender rod has been added allowing a far greater degree of flexibility than with normal aftermarket rearsets. I had this on my old gsxr k4 in conjunction with some 'jack up' plates and could move the gearshift around quite a lot.

If thats not the case there are plenty of custom seats around to raise/lower which will either open or close your leg angle whilst sat normally on the bike. Maybe this is an option? Might require a new subframe too but perhaps far cheaper than new bike etc?

[Gilby104]

Don't know if it helps but when I switched to the triumph the seating position was making my leathers a bit tighter round the knee which was pulling it in the wrong direction and I used to get the same. I just made sure I pulled the legs up a bit once my boots were on and it really helped.

[MOzZereLLa]

Don't know if it helps but when I switched to the triumph the seating position was making my leathers a bit tighter round the knee which was pulling it in the wrong direction and I used to get the same. I just made sure I pulled the legs up a bit once my boots were on and it really helped.

This is also a possibility.  I'll try a rideout in my one piece and see if its the same.  I think it is as my 2 piece I've had for ages with no problem until I got the Gixxer.....

[Alzo]

I always thought circulation had a lot to do with leg pain...the combination of bent leg and tight leathers restrict blood flow and cause pain...a more upright bike is the best solution.

[komp]

I always thought circulation had a lot to do with leg pain...the combination of bent leg and tight leathers restrict blood flow and cause pain...a more upright bike is the best solution.

or wear shorts

[Alzo]

I always thought circulation had a lot to do with leg pain...the combination of bent leg and tight leathers restrict blood flow and cause pain...a more upright bike is the best solution.

or wear shorts

Shock....horror... ;-)

[MOzZereLLa]

I always thought circulation had a lot to do with leg pain...the combination of bent leg and tight leathers restrict blood flow and cause pain...a more upright bike is the best solution.

No, this is definitely ITB pain.  Its quite distinctive.

[Steve R1]

I get pain occasionally on my r1 but that's down to my age. It sounds as though it could be the position of the gear leaver or your leathers. A couple of years ago my leg was going dead, that was down to my leathers.

[Normski]

Moz, good advice from Giles that is. Tight IT bands are a common complaint with cyclists and something I suffer from regularly. When mine get overly tight, it pulls across my left knee in particular causing pain and inflammation. The only remedy for me is the foam roller or physio/sports massage on the area. Foot position may be worth considering as if the toes point in, the itb's are stressed moret than if they point out.

[Choowonit]

Keep it in Second EVERYWHERE