Rehabbing an injury

[Tater]

Greetings!

I've pretty much always ridden a mountain bike. No long trips, just 6-8
miles a day, except on weekends when I would try to get a 15 miler in at
least one day.

Had my knee cap removed some years ago because of a car accident. My
mountain bike would get the best of my knee every season for about a month.

So I found a used recumbent at a decent price. It's a Cannondale Easy
Rider. Mean while b/4 I could test it out or even had it in my possession,
I injured my darn knee, tearing some technical stuff inside, when I fell
off an equipment trailer at work. I've still never rode the darn thing,
bought because of price & what old reviews I could find.

The bug is setting in, but doc says no. Still off work as I write this. I
had to at least sit on the thing, to see how it felt.

Guess my question is. Are recumbents easier on the knees than a mountain
style bike?

Sure, I'll find out whenever I do get the go ahead. But, as I said......
I've got the itch, and wondering what I should try first when I do get the
green light.

[Mike A Schwab]

On May 4, 2:16*pm, "Tater" > wrote:
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> Had my knee cap removed some years ago because of a car accident. My
> mountain bike would get the best of my knee every season for about a month.
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> Guess my question is. Are recumbents easier on the knees than a mountain
> style bike?
>
Not really. If the range of motion of the knee is causing the
problems, you might get shorter cranks or a crank shortner from a
child tandem kit.
http://harriscyclery.net/product/ride2-crank-arm-shorteners-for-23-28mm-wide-9-16-arms-sku-cr8870-qc49.htm
Since you will have a shorter level, pressure within the joint will
increase.

[Tater]

"Mike A Schwab" > wrote in message
...

>
>Not really. If the range of motion of the knee is causing the
>problems, you might get shorter cranks or a crank shortner from a
>child tandem kit.
http://harriscyclery.net/product/ride2-crank-arm-shorteners-for-23-28mm-wide-9-16-arms-sku-cr8870-qc49.htm
>Since you will have a shorter level, pressure within the joint will
>increase.

Thanks, didn't know there were such things. This just may be the ticket.