Oh my knees!

[Pancho]

I've never suffered from knee pain on the bike before - but then I've never had a two year lay off before.

But I rode 12 miles today (with a pre-Christmas feast and lounge in front of a fire in the middle) and kept getting daggers in the kneecaps whenever I laboured in too high a gear.

Is this the first sign of aging? Will it get worse? Or do you reckon it'll get better with more riding?

[Wowbagger]

Well, you are not as old as I am, and you are not as fat as I am and you are not as arthritic as I am.

My knees are fine on the bike.

You are clearly not riding enough.

[Peter]

It'll almost certainly get better!  Anyway, knee-pain is not the first sign of ageing - but wondering about it is!

[jogler]

I had the sudden appearance of knee pain several months ago & have concluded that it's arthritis.

Do more riding Pancho & let me know how it goes

[corshamjim]

I had that problem after towing a trailer full of camping gear back from the narwhal this year, and after riding up the hill to Hawkesbury Upton on a 3-speed.  The lesson I take from it is I need to stop pushing stupidly high gears.  Personally I don't think riding any more will help.  ymmv

[clarion]

No need to push it too hard.  Drop a gear or two and spin.  And getting off to push up a hill is OK so long as you're not in a race.

Take good care of yourself, Pancho.