Rev-ed Please keep this on the board for awhile to let the bicycle riders read this. As a beginning rider 46 years old I could use their input. Feel free to move it to OT later though.
I keep reading these threads on bicycling and after watching Lance this year I thought I would give it a shot.
I'm 46 year old and I have arthritis in my knees from a motorcycle accident that I had 23 years ago. Before that accident I used to love to run ( I was actually training for my first marathon), but after tear ligaments and cartilage in both knees plus breaking my right femur that was something I could no longer do.
For a while I played basketball and other stuff, but once I moved back to Indiana from New Mexico I got to where I now have a hard time walking without a cane. I have a Bowflex, but I think it’s boring and I have a hard time motivating my self.
After watching Lance I went out last Friday and bought me a Mongoose XR100 mountain bike and my first ride was approximately 1 mile. The ride seemed very easy except that I live a big hill and the hill was super taxing and I ended up walking up it. The second day I went 2 miles and made it up my hill all the way using 1st gear. In less than a week I have worked myself up to 3 miles including my killer hill.
What has really surprised me is that my knees have not bothered me at all and my arthritis seems to be improving. I hope progress continues, but I thought I would get the opinions of the riders on this board so that I might find out what to watch for and what the pit falls might be. I have yet to experience any soreness in my legs what so ever so I seem to be doing well. I have been riding daily.
I would appreciate the input.
I keep reading these threads on bicycling and after watching Lance this year I thought I would give it a shot.
I'm 46 year old and I have arthritis in my knees from a motorcycle accident that I had 23 years ago. Before that accident I used to love to run ( I was actually training for my first marathon), but after tear ligaments and cartilage in both knees plus breaking my right femur that was something I could no longer do.
For a while I played basketball and other stuff, but once I moved back to Indiana from New Mexico I got to where I now have a hard time walking without a cane. I have a Bowflex, but I think it’s boring and I have a hard time motivating my self.
After watching Lance I went out last Friday and bought me a Mongoose XR100 mountain bike and my first ride was approximately 1 mile. The ride seemed very easy except that I live a big hill and the hill was super taxing and I ended up walking up it. The second day I went 2 miles and made it up my hill all the way using 1st gear. In less than a week I have worked myself up to 3 miles including my killer hill.
What has really surprised me is that my knees have not bothered me at all and my arthritis seems to be improving. I hope progress continues, but I thought I would get the opinions of the riders on this board so that I might find out what to watch for and what the pit falls might be. I have yet to experience any soreness in my legs what so ever so I seem to be doing well. I have been riding daily.
I would appreciate the input.
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