Philip B
Well-known member
After hitting eight weeks post-op on May 28th I took a shot at a longer distance bicycle ride this weekend. My wife isn't crazy about bicycling, but decided to accompany me on what was planned to be an eighteen mile ride.
We were six miles out when her bicycle began to develop front shifter problems and figured we should turn around. She made another two miles before the shifter died and dropped her into gear ranges that prevented her from continuing. This left me with four miles to go to reach our vehicle. I cranked out the remaining four miles on a mostly uphill track in less than twenty minutes.
Overall, even though we didn't reach our objective, it wasn't a bad outing. I didn't even feel winded. It felt a lot better than my workouts on the stationary bike at rehab and my short rides around town. After a stint in the hot tub tonight with a glass of wine maybe my leg muscles will feel as good as my ticker.
-Philip
We were six miles out when her bicycle began to develop front shifter problems and figured we should turn around. She made another two miles before the shifter died and dropped her into gear ranges that prevented her from continuing. This left me with four miles to go to reach our vehicle. I cranked out the remaining four miles on a mostly uphill track in less than twenty minutes.
Overall, even though we didn't reach our objective, it wasn't a bad outing. I didn't even feel winded. It felt a lot better than my workouts on the stationary bike at rehab and my short rides around town. After a stint in the hot tub tonight with a glass of wine maybe my leg muscles will feel as good as my ticker.
-Philip
