Originally Posted by
roadcrankr
Did you fellas mean to say, "...foot all the way down..."? Because I've always managed to do it tippy-toe.
In my estimation, anyway, performing this alone would not create a knee problem. Sounds like it stems from something else.
The knee problem may indeed stem from something else, and just be revealing itself when he does what he's doing. That doesn't change that there's a right way and a wrong way to stop and start on a bicycle, and reaching down with your tippy-toe to stabilize yourself while stopped is not the right way. There are a lots of broken arms and collarbones, in people's own driveway. There are some excellent videos on Youtube on how to start, stop, dismount, and restart again. It's worth drilling. If you can't do a track stand, you better learn the right way to stop and restart.