[Closed] Bashing knee into shifter

Bigger frame?

Not since I outgrew my Raleigh chopper

I suppose the only solution is to create a bigger distance been your knee and the shifter?

So:

Longer stem/ stem spacers/ different rise bar or stem/ change angle of shifter on bar....

Obviously some of those will be impracticable but a small alteration of a few might work in combination?

Good luck sorting it though, sounds painful!

SPDs?

Change the angle of your shifters so they aren't pointing down so.much.

Wider bars

Singlespeed, obvs.

Gripshift?

Walk

I’m not sure what exactly happens but from what I remember the rear wheel spins out while I’m trying to pedal while standing then the next thing

If you’re standing then you’re moving forward and unweighting the back wheel at exactly the point where you need weight over it?

Happened to me before admittting defeat about my Stumpy being too small 🙁

Bigger frame?

+1

Longer stem or a new bike that fits....:-)

Learn to climb techy stuff with yer arse just sorta hovering over nose of saddle, distributes weight a bit better for traction, whilst allowing a bit more power, and keeps it relatively evenly distributed.

Drop your elbows in the climb with arse on seat. Keeps the rear on the ground and rotate the shifters on the bar.

Yes, definitely a poor technique related issue. I used to do it a lot more than I do now. I can't ever remember doing it on this bike before and I've had it a year now.

Incidentally this has jiust happened the day after I pointed my shifters into a more downward position. this is because they are attached to the brake levers and I wanted to move them down to try to get rid of hand pain.

I don't think my frame is too small its a size large, I'm 6 foot, its a Stumpy 2017 (FSR Comp), 60mm stem so not that short.

Bigger frame?

+ another.

climb on the front of the saddle as suggested by others - keeps weight better balanced and aids traction

6'2" here and I was on a large 2016 Stumpy (essentially the same frame). Looked at the reach the other day out of curiosity and was shocked at how short they are!

On and XL Hightower now with a 50mm stem and it feels spot on for me.

Cheapest option is to loosen them off. My controls are only just tight enough that they don't bounce around when riding - I can easily twist them by hand. This introduces no issues but means there's never crash damage to them.

It might not work depending on the angle your knee is hitting them, but it's worth a shot

I am definitely going to change the angle of the shifter, put it back to how it was before, I think knee strikes have happened in the past on this Stumpy but I don't remember them as they must not have been painful due to the angle of the shifter trigger.

+4 for a larger frame with longer reach.

My knee is still hurting from the knee strike last Sunday. This is despite being on Ibuprofen all week. I'm starting to get worried. Can a knee strike into a shifter really be that damaging  ?

Yeah, it can't be really sore belting your patella off something equally hard. Til you get either your frame size or technique sorted, knee pads mate. I wear mine every ride, keeps knees warm, works with sealskinz to keep water out of socks, and keeps em protected. I dont notice them anymore, 6 hour ride yesterday frinstance.

Second for knee pads every ride. Just not worth the risk in my opinion. I barely notice I’m wearing mine. One of my friends had a low speed comedy off when we were riding Ladybower. No knee pads and you could see knee bone.