Pain behind knee

[Bollah]

Apologies for posting this in here, but thought it might be better in here if other cyclists have had similar pain before and remedies.

I have been riding for about 9 weeks now (8 weeks MTB and 1 week road bike) and after last nights ride, I've got a bit of pain behind my knee on the outside of the leg (both legs, left is sorer than the right), and the pain is on something that feels quite thin and can be compressed, like a muscle / bone, but isn't, so not sure if this is the Iliotibial band I've been reading about. Last night's ride was the furthest I have done of any of my rides at just shy of 16 miles.

Is this pain normal at all? I never had this issue on the MTB and the furthest I rode on that was 13 miles.

I'm wondering if it's to do with me going to clipless on the road bike and that maybe my legs aren't quite straight / cleats aren't quite correct. I did also adjust the saddle height last night, I moved it up but not by much maybe 2cm or so as the saddle was still on the setting I picked it up from the shop.

Should I just MTFU and cycle through it?

[WinstonWolf]

Your saddle is too high

As a rough guide, with the pedal at the bottom of the stroke and your heel on it your leg should be straight.

Put it back to where it was before the pain started et voila, the pain will be gone

[S10GTA]

Here's his summary of Knee Pain causes and diagnosis

Location: Front of knee (Anterior)

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Seat too low ------------ Raise seat
Seat too forward -------- Move seat back
Climbing too much ------- Reduce climbing
Big gears, low rpm ------ Spin more
Cranks are too long ----- Shorten cranks

Location: Inside of knee (Medial)

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Cleats - toes point out --------------- Modify cleat position - toe in

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Consider floating pedals
Floating pedals ----------------------- Limit float to 5 degrees
Exiting clipless pedals --------------- Lower tension
Feet too far apart -------------------- Modify clean position - closer

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Shorten bottom bracket axle

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Use cranks with less offset

Location: Outside of knee (Lateral)

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toes point in -------------------- Modify cleat - toe out

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Consider floating pedals
Floating pedals ------------------ Limit float to 5 degrees
Feet too close ------------------- Modify cleat position - apart

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Longer bottom bracket axle

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Use cranks with more offset

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Shim pedal on crank 2mm

Location: Back of knee (Posterior)

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Saddle too high ------------------- Lower saddle
Saddle too far back --------------- Move saddle forward
Floating pedals ------------------- Limit float to 5 degrees