Broken wrist

[Wahine]

Trek1500 - do you know which bone was fractured, (eg radius, ulna, scaphoid or something else)?

Is you thumb mobility limited by the cast?

I would try riding the trainer before going out anywhere. A lot of whether or not you can ride depends on it you can get into a good position to ride. I also agree with Pika, it's good to be able to elevate your wrist periodically. You could do that on the trainer. You also don't want to put yourself at further risk by being unsafe because you can't brake properly.

Finally, if it happens to be your scaphoid, don't mess with it. They are a PITA when it comes to healing.

I fractured my scaphoid 2 years ago and it was hard for me to get back on the bike. I was casted for 8 weeks and I was too painful to ride for about 2 weeks after the cast came off. Then it slowly came back. I was able to ride normal amounts about 6 weeks later.

[silver]

I broke my arm and rode in a cast. I broke...I think the Ulna. the bone on the pinkie side of the arm. The bone was broken in the head (wrist end) and about two inches up from there. I was put in a fiberglass cast up to but not over my elbow. There was a piece of cast that went between my thumb. I manually worked the cast between my thumb and forefinger until it was pliable. I could then rest my hand against the gear shifter.

I did have my Dr.'s permission to ride, if I was careful. I had to twist that arm out a bit so that the elbow pointed out instead of back.

I wasn't very flexible. slow to change gears, couldn't move into drops, so I picked easy routes. I was actually more comfortable riding with the fiberglass cast than the splint that they put me in afterwards. I didn't feel as protected.

Let me know if you have any questions.