First ride in 3 months

[Accy cyclist]

I did my first ride in nearly 3 months today,after my double hip break. The sun was shining,the roads were dry and the wind wasn't too bad,so i decided to go for it. I did just over 12 miles which took a little over an hour. My lungs felt a bit out of shape but my legs felt ok. The exercise bike and turbo stuff over the last 3 months has maintained my leg strength but i don't think indoor cycling is as good for the lungs as the real thing. Anyway,i hope to try another ride tomorrow,then build it up gradually. I think it'll be quite a while before i'm back doing the 50 mile Wednesday club run though.

 

[night cycler]

Keep up the good work

 

[PeteXXX]

Welcome back

 

[ColinJ]

Well done, but try not to fall off/get knocked off again!

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Yay, Accy is back!
Well done. What jersey are you buying to celebrate?

 

[vickster]

Well done. Assume you've been cleared by the surgeon

 

[Accy cyclist]

I forgot to mention. For some reason i can't lean forward as much as i could before the breaks. I found myself rising with my hands on top of the bars as i couldn't reach the drops comfortably.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Yay, Accy is back!
Well done. What jersey are you buying to celebrate?

None at the moment. I have three from Christmas that haven't been out on a ride yet.

 

[vickster]

I forgot to mention. For some reason i can't lean forward as much as i could before the breaks. I found myself rising with my hands on top of the bars as i couldn't reach the drops comfortably.

Are you doing Physio to work on hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings etc probably weak and tight

 

[Accy cyclist]

Well done. Assume you've been cleared by the surgeon

The last time i went to see the consultant( a month ago)she said i should try and lose the walking stick and cycling was ok,providing i didn't over do it.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Are you doing Physio to work on hip flexors, glutes, hamstrings etc probably weak and tight

They didn't offer physio or recommend it. Not blowing my own trumpet here but i think they can tell the ones who'll be into self help and those who need a bit of motivation.

 

[13 rider]

Glad your back in the saddle

 

[Mrs M]

Well done

 

[Smokin Joe]

I now ride a recumbent trike because I dread falling off a standard bike. Yesterday I was calling at a customer's house when I tripped on a raised kerb and went down face first. Twenty or more years ago I'd have bounced back up and forgotten about it in five minutes, but age related deterioration meant a big bloody patch on my knee through thinning skin and a bruise the size of a planet, plus cuts on both hands. The knee is still aching today even with a big plaster and a support on it.

I look back in sadness at the time I spectacularly binned it in a road race and just got back on and finished, proud of the blood trickling from my knee and elbow because it made me look well 'ard. Now I'd be down and waiting for an ambulance. Old age is a cruel trick.

 

[vickster]

They didn't offer physio or recommend it. Not blowing my own trumpet here but i think they can tell the ones who'll be into self help and those who need a bit of motivation.

So you're doing all the appropriate rehab exercises to correct inevitable muscle imbalance and wasting on your own