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Regular to Goofy??

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#1 ·
Anyone ever taught themselves to ride Goofy (right foot forward) when their natural inclination is regular (left foot forward)??

Reason I ask, is... I'm having some right knee issues and I find in regular setup my right knee is in a weaker position (or so it feels).

When I switch to Goofy, any right knee pain vanishes.

O/C I could end up wearing out the left knee... but, it's taken my first 7 years of riding to get any real knee issues.

I'm thinking if I teach myself how to do ride the gnar, hit drops (to start with) and maybe even jump, with right foot forward - I'll give my right knee a break (knocks on wood).

FYI - just a minor knee strain, with pain/discomfort located behind knee cap. It's been 2 weeks since I sent a 4-5 ft drop a little far and felt a wee twinge in the right knee.

Did a ride day before yesterday and knee felt good... to start with, during the last 5-10 mins of ride it started to twinge for medium/larger bumps.

When I tried right foot forward, it felt totally weird... but, the twinge i.e. pain subsided.

Just wondering if others have taught themselves to ride Goofy, coming from regular & how long it took to feel more natural.

Anyhow, I'm gonna be giving it a crack (knocks on wood, again) and see how it goes [emoji1696]

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#33 · (Edited)
Knee is on the mend...

Still a little achey every now and then.

Positive, I did a drop similar to one when I injured knee and felt a little twinge...

But, knee was fine. [emoji3526]

The trying technical features/steeps w/ right foot forward isn't happening (yet).

Like I posted earlier I'll make a conscious effort to ride righty forward in moderately technical/steep stuff - to give knee rest until required for 10c/50c moments.

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#34 ·
I have two reconstructed knees so there's no real hope though honestly I find cycling therapeutic. Without knowing more about your trails it's tough to say for sure. But what I imagine you are asking about and describing seems like such a small percentage of your riding that I feel like there has to be something else in play. I mean, what percent of your ride are you not pedaling? And/or how often do you actually have the time or ability to decide which foot you are putting forward? To me, those situations often come down to timing. And I'm glad I feel comfortable with either forward.

I know you are saying you get relief when you consciously try to change it up, but I definitely wouldn't rule out other things contributing to the core issue. Such as saddle height and position, general bike fit, clipless set up if you're running that or position on pedals if you're running flats. IDK, it just feels like something else may be causing or aggravating the issue.
 
#35 ·
Knee is pretty much back to normal i.e. old and dodgy...

But not so much sore [emoji106]

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