New here checking it all out while injured :-(

[MRS HORSEPOWER]

New here....great forum......I love bikes all kinds I used to bmx race in the 80's then got into long distance running in high school, raced 1 Mountain bike race, played volleyball in my 20's had just bought a rode bike at 34 and was thinking about road racing then we built our house... we were doing landscaping and I picked up rock that was waaay to heavy and it resulted in 2 torn disc's L4 -L5 S1 pain was aweful...had Epidural steriod injections after PT did nothing and that worked great, My Back doc said sell the road bike & stop running if you want to walk when your old ..ok super bummed now!!! I kept my core stong and the pain was at bay so I started BMX racing Last May at the age of 37..I Crashed really hard at the Grands thanksgiving weekend(biggest race of the year) I now am going in for a MRI tomorrow for a Hip muscle tear of some sort, after watching my video my left leg didnt un-clip soon enough and twisted my back and hip pretty good. heres the video ..Im the one that leads into the first turn in the blue and white, lucky me he was laying fresh water down to keep dust down and my front tire slid out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0S_5...e=channel_page

So Now tomorrow I will see how bad my injury is and decide what to do from there I can't imagine not riding my bike.. I have been told that Mountain Bike racing might be a better choice for me as crashes happen alot less..so Here I am peeking around trying to figure out what to do next :-/

-Tina :-)

[Trek420]

Welcome to TE.

Why does the back doc say to sell the road bike I'd say crashes happen a lot less often on a road bike than with BMX or MTB (as long as cars are not involved )

[Zen]

That looks like fun. I'd try it if i could have the track to myself

[MRS HORSEPOWER]

well I added a reply to this days ago..I'll try again..Yes My Back doc said that Leaning over on a road bike would be bad for My discs..So I sold a brand new road bike :-(
Had My MRI on my hip yesterday the dye injection part sucked, Just waiting for a call on the results..hurts like crazy today from being stabbed...lol

[jobob]

ow! Back probs suck!

In theory, some road bikes could be set up with fairly high bars so you don't lean over so much.

Check out the kind with a "quill" stem, which can be raised reasonably high. Some manufacturers, like Rivendell, make bikes that take quill stems.

Wishing you the best of luck.

[Biciclista]

get well soon and welcome to TE.

I ride a road bike and i'm pretty upright (at age 57) i notice that road bike riders fall a whole lot less than MTB riders, so considering your history, that might be the way to go.
And you might get a second opinion from another doctor!