Static exercise bike vs Mag trainer for post-knee injury recovery

[RhythMick]

Hi. Knackered my knee on a fall on Saturday. Nothing broken nor torn thanks be, in fact I biked 20 miles after the fall. Had it x-rayed yesterday and doc reckons I'll be off bike for 4 to 6 weeks. Can't have that, I'm doing the coast to coast TPT 215 miles on Aug 24th!

Will take recovery easy to begin with but at some point in the next 2 to 3 weeks I'm going to need to get back in the saddle. Doc says exercise bike at first for stability. Would a Mag trainer be stable enough to be sure I can't fall off it ?

 

[Rob3rt]

Yes, if you can fall off your bike whilst on a turbo trainer, you are special in a way I wont ever be able to comprehend!

Riding the turbo trainer with your actual bike will be better for you in the long run too, as it lets you use a bike that is ideally set up for you, and you can use it in the future when your knee has recovered, for training or whatnot.

 

[RhythMick]

Yes, if you can fall off your bike whilst on a turbo trainer, you are special in a way I wont ever be able to comprehend!

Riding the turbo trainer with your actual bike will be better for you in the long run too, as it lets you use a bike that is ideally set up for you, and you can use it in the future when your knee has recovered, for training or whatnot.

Brilliant thanks. I was considering getting a mag anyway.

Might need a step to get on in the short term.

 

[Arsen Gere]

+1 for Rob's comments. I have both and never use the exercise bike. I have an oil based trainer like the mag one I use every winter and for fixed training schedules. I used it to get fit after a knee injury that kept me off the bike for 6 years. Easy does it though you don't want to undo the recovery.

 

[RhythMick]

+1 for Rob's comments. I have both and never use the exercise bike. I have an oil based trainer like the mag one I use every winter and for fixed training schedules. I used it to get fit after a knee injury that kept me off the bike for 6 years. Easy does it though you don't want to undo the recovery.

I hear ya thanks. Will take it easy this week, see how it goes at the weekend. I have an elliptical trainer which is good for nil-impact too.

 

[RhythMick]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004JO48K6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Just ordered one of these. £65 delivered for a variable speed mag trainer seems great value. Gets good reviews and I've had some of Black Dogs own brand stuff before, the bike holder with wall mount. Hope this is as good quality. Will post back.