Originally Posted by
Thruhiker
Thanks everyone for the answers. No I did not stand up I'm on the c&o canal (flat) then to the gap (one big hill out of cumberland) . In those 25 miles it was only a slight incline and I wasnt even going fast 10-12 mph usually. I think 79pmooney (the first person to answer) is right. It was chilly this morning 51 degrees along the river. I was not prepared for that low of temp. I actually left camp at 5.am to warm up I was only wearing shorts a t shirt and thermal sleeves. Nothing on my legs. Being as I'm already underway and was dropped off I cant put on my old pedals or I would. Old pedals are clipless same as how I rode today. Same shoes even. I did cover 64 miles today with all my gear but the last couple hours were really tough. I mostly just used one leg. I took some asprin now and am hoping for the best. I'm on my week long vacation. I'll be really upset if I cant continue. One more thing about it is walking does not hurt at all but standing up from a crouch does. Thanks again for everybody's help
you know thruhiker, I had to go and translate F into C, so now I see that 51f is about 10c.
I once did a two day trip, it was cold, even though I had tights, they werent warm enough, so my legs and knee muscles were cold. On top of it, second day it rained a ton and got colder, plus the gearing on my bike was too high and I had to reroute to hilly roads.
As Ive gotten older, Ive found that Im way more sensitive to cold muscles, and on that trip my right knee started acting up. A combination of overworking a bit, too cold , and wet a bit too.
I learned from that experience and bought some wool leg warmers, and its really rather clear how keeping my knee and leg muscles warm avoids sore knee issues--of course, maybe your experience was a combination of other factors too, but in rereading your comment, and finally figuring out that it was 10c, this certainly could be a factor. It would be for me.
the wool leg and knee warmers are great, cuz even if wet or damp, it keeps me warm.
hope the knee started to improve.