Soreness in my lower thigh???

Question

I biked about 3 miles yesturday, and 10 mi. today. I'm typically very, very sedentary. After yesturday and todays trek, the area above my knee, on the top of my lower thigh is sore, but my quads, hams or anything is not. Am I doing something wrong? My seat isnt too low/high. Is it just because my body is not accostumed to the rotational movement of pedaling?

Answer 1

It takes your body 2weeks or more to adjust to new stress's you put your body threw

Answer 2

It sounds like either your seat is too low and saddle might not be positioned correctly.

You want the saddle to be high enough so that when the leg is at the bottom of the rotation, the knee should be slightly bent, you definitely do not want the knee locking out.

Regarding how far forward/back the saddle should be (some dispute this theory):

When sitting on the saddle, as the crank arm is horizontal at the front of the pedal stroke, the lower part of the knee should line up vertically with the axle of the pedal (of course you may have to adjust the cleats on your cycling shoes if you use them). Use a plumb line to help with this bit.

Answer 3

d. o. m. s.

delayed onset muscle soreness. i get the same thing. actually woke up with it this morning, after riding 20 miles yesterday. point is until your muscles reach a point where they are stronger than the amount of work you are doing there will be pain. the good news is your thighs will get hard and big. there are two different schools of thought concerning the pain. one is that you have tiny tears in the muscles thus causing soreness. the other is the muscles are healing and building, thus stretching and that is causing the soreness.

Answer 4

If the bike is adjusted correctly for you (and the correct size), you are probably straining your knee by riding too big a gear for your physical conditioning.  Not a good idea.  If your bike has multiple speeds, ride a smaller (easier) gear at a higher cadence (crank rotations/minute) until you get some conditioning.  If you're riding a single speed bike, find some flat territory to break in your legs.