Yet another example of Rivendell versatility. A Hunq with Big Bens for hip re-hab, perfect. Comfy, cushy, stable. Congrats on getting clearance to ride a real bike. I know all too well how the medical world has difficulty relating to patients who have a serious cycling addiction. Exercise really helps the healing process, both mentally & physically.
dougP On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:48:59 PM UTC-7, Statrixbob wrote: > > Great news. Today, six weeks after my hip replacement, I've been cleared > to ride a real bicycle again. I've actually been on a stationary exercise > bicycle since four days after surgery with no problem, but they didn't want > me actually out and about until now. > > The first bike I'll ride will be the Hunq as it has nice fat Big Ben tires > and gearing. I really want to hop on the Quickbeam, but am going to be > sensible and give myself the option of gears I can change without > dismounting. > > I don't expect I'll be doing any long rides (20+ miles) immediately or > tacking major climbs, but at least I can get back to commuting and weekend > fun. > > Today is the perfect day to be cleared as well. I'll get off work at 2:30 > pm, go home to do laundry (it's my weekly scheduled time) while tuning up > the Hunq, then head out around 5:30 pm for an hour or so of ocean front > mellow riding. Sunset is 7:13 pm tonight so I've got plenty of time. > > Tomorrow we'll get back to biking to work. > > The doctor has counseled against really long rides (his idea of this and > mine are at odds), climbing hard, or week long touring till the end of > summer, but that's fine, I've no big bike trips planned this year. I'm > hopeful I can get in a couple of short camping trips locally though. > > I've wanted to hop on a bike and at least go around the block before this, > but for once I followed instructions. > > Aloha! > > Bob > > > On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Robert F. Harrison <rfhar...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> As an owner of both a QB and Hunq (there's the riv content), I am >> completely relieved that my left hip replacement went very well. Those of >> you who saw me on my Bike Friday at RAGBRAI 2013 will remember I had a cane >> with me and limped around when off the bike. >> >> I had anterior method surgery on Monday, went home on Wednesday, and >> today I had my first out of hospital PT session. I am doing well enough >> that I was allowed to get on a stationary bike just to see how I'd do. I >> did about five minutes pedaling around 80 RPM with no pain. They had to >> make me get off (though the soft saddle would have done that soon enough >> anyway). >> >> Luckily my PT guy knows a bit about biking so he didn't argue about >> setting the saddle high enough. I only had to ask him to move it up higher >> twice. >> >> I'm not sure how long it'll be before I'm cleared to ride a real bike but >> I don't think it'll be all that long (and I'm going to be learning how to >> walk for a while because while I've been able to ride for the last two >> years walking has become more and more difficult). >> >> That's it. I'll be back on the road soon. >> >> Aloha All! >> >> Bob >> >> -- >> Robert Harrison >> Honolulu, HI >> rfhar...@gmail.com <javascript:> >> statrix.com >> > > > > -- > Robert Harrison > Honolulu, HI > rfhar...@gmail.com <javascript:> > statrix.com > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
