I have. We have an exercise bike in our gym at work and I use it from time to time when I have a bit more flexibility.
On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:53:05 PM UTC-8, dougP wrote: > > That is sad & we all wish you the best. On a hopeful note, cycling is > generally good for the knees as it promotes blood flow & lubrication as > long as the loads are kept moderate. I have one abused knee that used to > get stiff & sore, but after retirement and cycling nearly every day it > hasn't complained in years. Others I've known have been able to ride when > they couldn't hike. > > Have you tried popping it onto an indoor trainer just to get in some light > spinning? > > dougP > > On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:24:41 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: >> >> This is the first fall/winter it's been this bad. This is a completely >> new experience for me. Any day that it's physically possible to be back on >> the bike, you can bet I will be. >> >> Thanks for the well wishes, Don. >> >> On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 6:05:37 PM UTC-8, Don Compton wrote: >>> >>> Cecily >>> I wish you the best. Hang in there. >>> I suffer from osteoarthritis, neck and back, and cold weather is >>> difficult. On the other hand, when the temps hover near 60 and above, I >>> feel like a young kid again. Maybe during the Canadian winters you should >>> consider alternatives, but don't give up the independence of riding your >>> bike. Sometimes, you just have to take some time off. >>> Wish you the best, >>> Don >>> >>> On Tuesday, December 17, 2013 5:46:45 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: >>>> >>>> My osteoarthritis has become so bad in the last few weeks that it's >>>> nearly impossible to ride my Betty Foy. Even after a professional bike >>>> fitting, I simply don't have enough flexibility in the knee to make >>>> pedaling possible. Part of me feels like it's punishment for buying such >>>> an >>>> expensive bike in the first place, but the thing that hurts the most is >>>> I'll have to take *public transit* to work until things improve/until >>>> surgery, whichever comes first. >>>> >>>> But at least I'll finally have time to put the Nitto front rack on the >>>> bike. >>>> >>>> *heavy sigh* >>>> Cecily >>>> >>> -- 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/groups/opt_out.
