Hey everyone

So, I just got myself a new Trek bike. I realize I may have jumped the gun... Had my surgery only 8 days ago. I'm wondering how soon I might be able to use it?

PS - I'd be doing some moderate riding -- I live next to a boardwalk. No off-road mountain biking or anything.

It really depends how you are healing, but I would say by the 2nd or 3rd week after surgery you could ride.

I was told I was okay to bike 2 weeks after surgery.

Enjoy your new toy!

I just went in for my post-op checkup. They said I could start moderate riding whenever since I'm healing so well! Yay!

I bought a Bike about a month before surgery. I can't wait to start riding again. neither can my 8yr old son. He asked me to go ride 2 days post op!

I love my Trek bike! I have the Navigator (or as I call it - the fatazz friendly bike) and it is so much fun to ride.

I could go back to biking 2 weeks after my surgery.

I am having surg. on the 25th. I am a fit fat guy. I exercise regularly and at a fairly high level i.e. I road my bike for approx 2 hours and climbed 2000 vertical feet on three separate occasions since monday... the only reason I am saying this is I am worried about getting back to this type/level of performance... I don't want to have to give up endurance sports... do I need to be worried

You won't have to give them up. You will need to take a break to recover from your surgery.

Most surgeons want you to allow your core to heal for 6 weeks. You might herniate your incisions.

There is a way more active bicycling thread on here. It's "Bycyling" or some such poorly spelled thing. There's lots of chatter on there but we are mostly road bikers.

Check it out.

Hey there, J! (OH Juli) I just saw you mention our humble little thread and thought I would give a link in case anyone wants to join our craziness!

(BTW...it is consistently THE most active exercise thread!)

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f81/has-anyone-taken-up-bycyling-35343/

Hey there, J! (OH Juli) I just saw you mention our humble little thread and thought I would give a link in case anyone wants to join our craziness!

(BTW...it is consistently THE most active exercise thread!)

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f81/has-anyone-taken-up-bycyling-35343/

It is a VERY acive thread...mostly chatter...and if your not in the click it is hard to get into the conversation. Not that they are not nice but I feel like the kid sitting on the edge trying to make friends and noone wants to talk to you. YEP that is me.

*sigh*

You're right, there IS a lot of chatter in there, but there's also TONS of great bike info. We love answering questions and offering support. Most folks in there are "roadies". (Ride road bikes.) I guess I was obnoxious enough to jump right in there and just participate! LOL Come in there and I'll introduce you, if you like. It's easier to get into the group than you think. Once Julie had given you an acronym, you're a shoe-in! LOL We all have one or two letter acronyms, we don't type out names. You would be a good CR or CN, maybe? I'm TX...and I can PM you a list of everyones initials. I taped a copy of it to my comp screen when I first joined the thread so I could keep everybody straight!

LOL I have been in there for a few weeks...I am just the odd kid out. no biggie.

But thanks.

Yeah...I know who you are, silly! But I didn't think you'd been there often enough to know the drill and get a nickname yet, so I wanted to help out and get you in the groove with us! We are a fun group! A bit brash at times, for sure...but fun!