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From: alan@entropy.UUCP (Alan King)
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Subject: SPRING TRAINING: aches and pains -- help!
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Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 14:06:19 EST
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Can someone please help me with a bit of diagnosis?

I have just begun to do some "long steady distance" riding
after a winter of short distance commuting.
After my first ride I experienced pain like a stretched
muscle or ligament on the outside of the leg just below
the knee.  My instinct tells me that there is some sort 
of torque being applied to the foot: either my toeclips
are pulling my toe into the bike (pigeontoed), or my pedal
is too close to the frame.

Question: is this a common ailment after a first hard ride?
Will it go away or is there a potential for serious damage?
If I follow my instincts and adjust the toeclips will that
take care of it?  Or do I need to get new pedals?