shortest ride ever

[bmccasland]

So I had a good PT session today, and it seemed to me that I was almost bending my knee back to "normal"...
and the day is pretty.... the sun is shining, soft breeze is blowing, the birds are singing. I just can't waste this day on inside.

Must

Ride

Bike :cool:

So I get home, pull my Breezer out of the garage, check her over in the good day light for post-wreck injuries - here's a link to what kind of bike I'm talking about: http://www.commuterbikestore.com/breezer-freedom-bike-uframe.html
I found a small dent in the front fender, but the wheel didn't rub, and seemed to spin true. So we're off.... Wheee... :D

Couldn't even do one revolution. :( My knee just doesn't bend enough. Good thing my driveway slopes, I can at least say I rode my bike on the street. :rolleyes: Did a U-turn pedaling with my good leg, dismounted, and walked my bike back into the garage.
I don't think this ride is worth logging on Bike Journal. 1 minute if that much.

Maybe I should just try walking. I still don't do that normally yet. But you just don't get the same feeling of freedom as on a bike. Pooh.

[Tri Girl]

boo :(:(:(:(
You'll be back at it soon enough. Doesn't help that it's nice and springy now does it?

[marni]

take it easy on your knee-she said having been there. One of the best therapies I learned was to stick my knee under hot water fo1`r 2 minutes, alternating with cold water for 2 minutes for about 10-12 minutes before and after exercise.

Just keep coasting down the hill and trying to pedal one or two times until your knee remembers how to bend.

marni

[MartianDestiny]

:(:(:(:(:(:(

[tharley]

I don't think this ride is worth logging on Bike Journal. 1 minute if that much.


I think it does. You still did some riding!

[OakLeaf]

Awwwww. :(

Motivation to do your range of motion exercises though, ain't it? :cool:

[Pedal Wench]

Maybe I should just try walking. I still don't do that normally yet. But you just don't get the same feeling of freedom as on a bike. Pooh.

It depends how you look at it. I normally don't leave my building for lunch, but today, walked to the shopping center nearby. It was so nice and free-feeling, and I tried to take the longest route back to work because it was so nice. I'm not a big walker, but I can see why people do it for their exercise option.

[Zen]

Don't they have you on a stationary bike as part of PT? They had me on one even when i couldn't do a full revolution.

[runningteach]

Bummer. I am sure the PT will have you out biking before you know it.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Your attitude is positive, though, and that will help you heal faster. Meanwhile, walking is excellent therapy.

[lph]

Boooo. :( The first ride will be so sweet, though!

[PscyclePath]

Beth:

I had pretty much the same thing happen to me a week or two before you had your misfortune. (Hit from behind, knocked about 12-15 feet, and some pulled muscles behind the right calf. I was able to land okay, though, so no real bruising or anything.) I wore a knee brace for about 4 days or so, and Motrin was my friend. On the Saturday following the crash, I had to go teach a bike class for a Cub Scout pack, so I slipped off to the LBS the evening before and bought a replacement helmet, then got out my mountain bike the next morning and gave it a try. OUCH!! I had your same problem... that particular motion of the knee stretched things where they weren't fully healed yet. I was able to raise my saddle a little over an inch and a half where I got a lot more leg extension, and was able to ride... enough to keep up with the Cub Scouts anyway ;-)

Walking (had a business trip to DC the following week), avoiding stairs when possible, and some easy pedaling helped me work it out, but I definitely don't recommend my self-prescribed method. Take your time, take it easy, and get some quality healing there... your bike will be waiting for you when you're ready ;-)

Tom

[MomOnBike]

Ooooh, I know that feeling. After I got my knee 'scoped, I did almost exactly the same thing, but didn't get beyond sitting on the bike and realizing that The Knee was NOT going to bend enough to do a full revolution. I went back in the house almost in tears. Such a fine spring bike-able day, and it was going to waste. (insert favorite rant here)

When I whined at my PT, she suggested that I get on a stationary bike at the gym and just go around as far as possible, then go backwards. Don't try for a full revolution, just add a bit of motion at each stroke. Back and forth, back and forth, adding a bit at a time. It worked, though I'm sure I looked silly - and it did confuse the computer on the bike :) - I was pedaling not long afterwards.

I'd run this by my PT person, just in case, but it did work for me. (By worked, I mean it got be back on the bike and helped me hang on to my sanity)