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How long can you go without riding your bike?

I haven't ridden since Monday. I am having withdrawals

Monday!!!!

Mate I haven't ridden since May!!!!!!!!!!

went 8 months last year it was killer

ouch on the xray

8 months bugger that! Moving the bike into the backyard for the next couple of weeks

yep, was out of the country, all i wanted to do was ride, when i got back

I went 17 years so glad to be back

Hawksam wrote: I went 17 years so glad to be back

Maan....you was married wayyyyy too long!!!

vanrootn wrote:How long can you go without riding your bike?

Im going on 5 months and it sucks like ass.

Your injury isn't that bad 2-3 months and you should be back on a bike, provided your surgery is uncomplicated and you work on targeted shoulder and back muscles that will suffer wasting.

Longest ive ever been... 2 years... 82/84 took a while to get over a wee little get off... tho when i got out of hospital, with both arms in plaster, and a plated and pinned left wrist, i borrowed a mates bike and went for a 2 thousand k ride, just to get back on the horse, so to speak then never rode again for 2 years, got a bike, and havent been without since... tho its a bit hit and miss down here.... riding in the cold and rain dont do it for me anymore

1 month 2 weeks after breaking my clavicle

TyM2Go wrote:1 month 2 weeks after breaking my clavicle

Think that's about how long I will be off the bike

Was yours a break or fracture? Did you have surgery?

3 1/2 weeks after i came off in the hills and broke my wrist, bruised a few ribs and some soft tissue damage, i had enough and cut my cast off to take the new bike for a spin.

vanrootn wrote:

TyM2Go wrote:1 month 2 weeks after breaking my clavicle

Think that's about how long I will be off the bike

Was yours a break or fracture? Did you have surgery?

Oh mate when i came of. I didn't see my bike for 2 week's as it was at a strangers house (who is now a good mate).

And yea my bone was broken in 2 places. They told me surgery wasn't needed as it should heal on its own. Surgery would only complicate things as for me my break was more near the arteries and nerves.

I sat on the bike as soon as it was delivered to my house. Was on it for a good 45 minutes at the least. Took it for a spin a month and a half down after the break as i had no pain. Almost put the bike down this time, trying to do a right hand u turn (license was expiring, wanted to see if i would be able to do the test). Yea anyway's the bike almost touched the ground and i picked it up with a fucked up shoulder. a bit of pain. But i'd advise not to do what i did as it was stupid. 2 month's into it i was riding. The doc's told me not to as if you fall of your back to square 1 in terms of healing.

So yea its up to you. I put my 2 cent's in hope you can learn from my mistakes lol

Btw how did you come off. Details ?

To be honest I'm not 100% sure.

I was knocked out and can't recall the accident or the 30 minutes after. The only person that stopped and witnessed the crash was the other driver involved

I was waiting in a turning lane, turning left onto grand junction rd - I turned into the left lane and that's all I remember.

He claimed it was my fault, said I came up and hit his mirror. He was in the right lane, so what seems more likely is that he changed lanes into me, I was doing 25-35km/h he would have been going 60km/h

His story doesn't add up completely, but I cannot argue because the lack of memory

So its said I went over the handle bars... It was all on my mates bike too which came out with minimal damage on the right hand fairing!