Hamstring Pain
Bootoo
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The pain is at the top of my hamstring, where the muscle joins the bone I think. Stretching doesn't seem to help but I do it a lot anyway.
It seems to be from the bike. I rested it last week and went for a longish road ride today and it is back.
Any ideas what is could be?
I thought it was maybe the saddle as that is where the saddle presses, or perhaps that I have no float on my cleats (I have biomecanica problems when running which are resolved with orthotics)
This was reinforced by the fact that I went moutain biking on Saturday for a good 5 hours and it didn't cause the pain, but then I was stood up a lot and just had flat pedals and trainers so could move my foot.
Help!
It seems to be from the bike. I rested it last week and went for a longish road ride today and it is back.
Any ideas what is could be?
I thought it was maybe the saddle as that is where the saddle presses, or perhaps that I have no float on my cleats (I have biomecanica problems when running which are resolved with orthotics)
This was reinforced by the fact that I went moutain biking on Saturday for a good 5 hours and it didn't cause the pain, but then I was stood up a lot and just had flat pedals and trainers so could move my foot.
Help!
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I have found in the past that if I'm sat too far back on the saddle (or even from a saddle with a wide rear profile on my stupid folding bike) that this can upset the top of the hamstrings.
Maybe just drop the saddle back on its rails a bit so you are positioned further down the nose and see how it goes.
Personally, I find stretching it only makes it worse and would recommend you get it looked at as mine is dragging on and on, even with physio.
I will move it back a little & see how that goes.
Will hold off on the physio to see if the saddle move helps. If there is no improvement I will book in to see someone.
Thanks guys