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Achilles Tendon Pain... On the Bike?
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I've got a friend who says he's narrowed his Achilles Tendon pain to the bike, not the run. Anybody know what would be causing that?

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Re: Achilles Tendon Pain... On the Bike? [texafornia] [ In reply to ]
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He could be "ankling", meaning that he is pedaling toes down. This could be because the seat is too high. Lower the seat and see what happens.
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Re: Achilles Tendon Pain... On the Bike? [texafornia] [ In reply to ]
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Bilateral or Unilateral?

First guess... Cleat position on shoes is too far forward making him/her 'ankle'/pointing toes downward with the calf too much (plantar flexing the ankle). Have him/her try moving the cleats back just half of a centimeter (at first) and see how it does.

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Re: Achilles Tendon Pain... On the Bike? [texafornia] [ In reply to ]
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I've experienced this sensation... my seat was too high.
However, I had the benefit of knowing it was from the bike (wasn't running at the time).
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Re: Achilles Tendon Pain... On the Bike? [eDeRoche] [ In reply to ]
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Just on one side.

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Re: Achilles Tendon Pain... On the Bike? [texafornia] [ In reply to ]
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The classic causes/cures (most were mentioned):

Seat to high
Move cleats back as far as possible
Heel counter of cycling shoe directly irritating
"Ankling" when pedaling
Recent quinolone antibiotic (i.e. Cipro, Levaquin)

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