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Old 09-11-20, 07:28 AM
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Sore Calf

Throwing this out there to get your experienced advice from people I can relate to!

For some reason I occasionally get calf pain after riding which mostly comes from riding the bike on my trainer when I Zwift. Last year I got it so bad that I had a huge bruise on the back of my calf when I don't bruise easily. The bike I'm on is a bit large for me and someone said it could be because it's not fitted for me. My outside road bike is a size 56 and this bike is 58 but I'm 5"11" so that shouldn't be too big?
It doesn't really happen when I'm on my outdoor bikes but mostly with the inside bike on the trainer. I have a smart trainer so it applies resistance on Zwift hills.

Any ideas on how I can prevent this?
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