Re: RC: saddle sore knees

["Glenda R. Snodgrass" <grs@TheNetEffect.com>]

> I just bought a used Synergist, and I love it, but...
> the more I ride in it, the more my knees ache.

I have bad knees myself, and have learned 3 things that help tremendously:

1 - Keep the stirrups pretty long
2 - No leather fenders!  They try to straight my duck-footed legs and put
press on my knees.  Free-swing stirrups are better -- I just made simple
fleece & cordura slipon covers to go in place of the fenders.
3 - Lightweight stirrups -- the EZRides were comfy, but when I switched to
FlexRides (half the weight) I had even less knee & ankle soreness.

Hope this helps.

Glenda & Lakota
Mobile, AL
AERC # M18819 & H27310
SE Region


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