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

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/bre...ke-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...

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. 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?

[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)