Starting Over

[emily_in_nc]

It sold on eBay late last week. Hopefully it was delivered to its new home today. The person had lots of questions about it so I think it went to someone who really wanted the right bike for them.

That's great! Glad you found a new home for it and are back on a bike you love!

[lgibster]

Kerry

I have PF and big heel spurs on both feet. Lots of runner's stretches help a lot and a pair of custom (read: expensive) orthotics and it is much better. I ride and average of 15 miles per ride on a pretty regular basis. I have found that keeping a frozen water bottle and then running the sole of your foot back and forth after rides or anytime the PF is bothering you helps quite a bit. My orthopedic said riding a bike was not going to hinder my PF healing. Just keep riding and keep stretching and eventually the PF will get better, mine took about a year and a half to get better. The PF flares up sometimes, but the water bottle trick helps.

[Kerry1976]

I have the prescribed expensive orthotics. I really need to buckle down on the stretching. I hate stretching and seem to avoid it. My podiatrist said that if I don't stretch I have little chance of healing. Ugh. I have had this for over a year now, so I am beyond frustrated and tired with the whole thing. I really miss running. Heck, I miss walking or standing comfortably. I have been moving into a new house the last few days and the level of pain is really crazy bad. But, I got my bike and my trainer moved so if I can't get outside I can get set up to do something pretty easily. And those stretches....I really need to do them.

[Kerry1976]

Well, took my bike out yesterday to see how the totally uphill ride to work would be. It was comical. I made it without stopping, but I sure felt like I was spinning in place, and good Lord was I huffing and puffing. I am sure a bystander would have wondered if I was going to have a coronary. However, I figure it is a fair measure of fitness to see how I do after I do this trek more often.

[OakLeaf]

Glad you're having fun on the bike!

Best thing for PF is trigger point work. Hurts like f@#$, and I can take a LOT of trigger point pain. But totally worth it. Get a spiky roller for your feet and do it whenever you're sitting or standing - or just walk around barefoot on gravel every day.

Hope you get it under control soon. Do make sure you're not plantar flexing when you pedal, because that can be as bad for the lower extremity fascia as anything you can do on foot. DAMHIK.

[Kerry1976]

I need to get my butt to a yoga or Pilates class. However, I have been saying that for a while but never seem to get to it. Maybe 2013 will be the year! I admittedly am lusting after a trike, but man are they expensive! Love the Rans CFs too, but again, they are a heck of an investment.