your saddle is probably too high.

did anything change this past weekend? fit related, running related, swimming related, life related, etc.

Not that I can pinpoint. I have let my mobility slip a bit over the last month or so, so I am diligently working on my hips twice a day or more to reclaim some of that aND hopefully decrease some of the tension on the knee

Can you take a video head on? Will get a better idea of how your knee is tracking through the pedal stroke. Any big volume changes recently? How does it feel on the run?

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No issue on the run, feels totally normal. (Saving grace considering I've come to terms with the fact I need to take the weekend off the bike while I get this figured out)

No dramatic volume swings either.

I will take a video later today head on

I thought it was a 'twitch hazing ritual but it truly is an epidemic isn't it?

But why? I think I've figured the reason for it.
How their (pick a pro) bike looks vs my bike should look too. And if I can reach the pedals, I'm good.
If you really need your saddle jacked, there are always those strap on blocks they use for kid's bikes I guess.

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If the pain is medial (as you're reporting). Try to move your cleat just a touch lateral (out). Could be several factors at play, but give that a shot.

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CB
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I will give that a shot, it doesn't feel like the mcl, the spot is right between the vmo and the patella more towards the top of the knee.

As you said, probably a ton of factors, but hopefully I can widle away at them and solve it sooner rather then latter

Have you:

1. Increased volume lately, or
2. Increased vertical gain lately.

I ask because what you're describing is very common and easy to fix, but won't typically just show up all of a sudden unless either #1 or #2 has happened. In other words, neither your mileage nor vertical gain was enough to expose the issue before, but because one of the two (or both) increased, suddenly you're feeling the symptoms of a problem that's been there all along.

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Jim Manton / ERO Sports

Jim, no major (sudden) increase in either.
I looked back through my training journal and forgot I did heavy squats (former powerlifter so not out of tge norm but out of the norn lately) the day before this issue popped up.
I am thinking I may have strained something (likely mcl) squatting and then it only presented itself an hour into the next ride.
At least that's my running theory at the moment
Thanks for your response, would be very interested to hear your thoughts on how to adjust my fit.

Edited my first post in this thread.
Credit where credit is due and a huge thank you to ERO Pennsylvania