Will bike shoes and “clip-in” bike pedals alleviate my knee pain?

My left knee has been hurting lately. It hurts when I walk up stairs or when I put any additional pressure on it other than what it takes to walk (ie. lifting, running). The only thing I can attribute it to is that I’ve been biking relatively a lot more recently. The last couple of weeks I’ve riden about 30 miles each week. I have regular pedals and I usually have on running shoes. I’ve heard that this combination can cause my knee to twist while pedaling. Will using bike shoes and clip-ins will keep my rides pain free. What is the reasoning behind this?

Start by making sure the bike is set up correctly. In addition to what the others have recommended, also check the front to back seat adjustment.

If you are riding with platform pedals now, try rotating your left heel inward or outward a few degrees. If that makes the pain go away then you can adjust a set of clipless pedals to keep your foot in that position. In the Look system, that means getting the black “Zero degree float” cleats and then adjusting them to the correct position to eliminate the pain.

This may seem counter to conventional wisdom, but I have seen it work. Usually float is considered a good thing. Some systems brag that they have as much as 25 degrees of float. A friend of mine was having knee pain with the red Look Keo cleats with 9 degrees of float. A switch to the zero degree float black cleats fixed the problem.

HTH

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