I'm very sorry to hear about the crash & also about your broken wrist !!

You definitely WILL be able to ride -- just be sure to follow your hand surgeon's advice post surgery. Don't have PT until he/she says that it's okay.

I have had several bilateral upper extremity operations, (hands, wrists, thumbs, elbow), and have been left with surgically fused wrists. I don't have any motion -- I can't move my wrists up or down, nor can I move them side to side. (I was a passenger in a car accident).

Against the advice of my hand surgeon, I went to see a doctor "for the performing arts" - (I play the guitar). He told me that, "I would never play again, because my wrists were totally fused".

I'm happy to report that I CAN play the guitar -- the only thing that's different is the way I position my hand on the neck of the guitar.

I'm not in the market at all right now, but, if I ever do purchase a road bike, I think that I'll have to stick with straight handlebars.

Nanci's right -- with hardware, you will heal quicker and most likely will not need to wear a cast/splint for more than a month.

Take good care of yourself -- I'll be keeping you in my prayers!

Denise