Bummer. No riding for 6 months... Can I get a turbo trainer?

V5ade

Following http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12736265&highlight=
I've had the MRI and now got the results.... Completely blown away as the doc says I have arthritis in my left shoulder :shock:
Apparently I would have got symptoms eventually, but getting knocked of back in June has accelerated the problem.
They're going to cut both ends of the affected bone so they are straight again, and shave of some of the bone that's rubbing on a tendon :? This means that I'mm be off the bike for up to 6 months
I must admit it's a real shock as I think of arthritis as an old biddies problem (saying that, I was 39 this month..).
Anyway, could I get a turbo trainer for one of my bikes? I've currently got a 2010 Stumpjumper Expert, 2007 Rockhopper that's converted to single speed.
Ade (really miserable).

jonnyc2420

good news - yes you can ! although having experienced that surgery myself you may want to wait a while.... any of your bikes will do as long as you shell out for a trainer *specific tyre then you wont have any probs at all as most turbos will have settings for how hard you want to spin.(get one with a remote cable to save getting on and off) plug in your head phones, bung a fan on to cool you down and spin away ........although after my last shoulder injury it was a while before I could reach the bars i managed to sit upright even with a sling on and spin in moderate comfort.

* trainer tyres make less bits on the floor and quieter = happier wife/partner.......

sherbert19

Ouch.

Chin up there matey, it will all work out in the end.

Torres

Sorry to hear that mate, hope you make a quick recovery.

With regards to turbos though, i'd reccomend having a go with one before you splash the cash. I had a similar thought when i broke my collar bone, bought a trainer and then realised how boring i found it. This may not be the case for you, but i couldn't stick spinning and moving no where. Trainer got used about 7 times and that was it.

I hope you have a quick recovery and are back on the trails soon though dude.

MountainMonster

I've got another vote for possibly skipping the trainer. I bought a really good one and it gets used alot but I hate it because it's totally boring to just sit and stare at the same thing, or at the t.v. and spin away for a while.

It does get used, but I don't enjoy it that much.

anton1r

Torres wrote:

Sorry to hear that mate, hope you make a quick recovery.

With regards to turbos though, i'd reccomend having a go with one before you splash the cash. I had a similar thought when i broke my collar bone, bought a trainer and then realised how boring i found it. This may not be the case for you, but i couldn't stick spinning and moving no where. Trainer got used about 7 times and that was it.

I hope you have a quick recovery and are back on the trails soon though dude.

+1 for everything Torres here says.
I broke my hand a couple months back and decided it was a good time to break out my missus old turbo trainer. I found it boring as hell, used it about half a dozen times and then folded it up and put it back in the garage. Even with specific plans set and my Ipod on I still found it boring. I doubt a TV would have helped anything too.

If I were you I'd be asking the doc/physio about other forms of exercise.

Here's hoping for a quick recovery.

paulbox

Sorry to hear about your problems mate, hope it gets sorted soon!

I too am thinking about getting a trainer, but because I want to be able to do 30 min's of pedalling hear and there without getting wrapped up for winter riding each time. I think what everybody else has said is very valid, basically any indoor exercise (on an exercise machine!) is going to be extremely boring... :roll:

slimboyjim

I found it was easier to train on a turbo using a heart rate monitor - gives you a set range to work in rather than a spin where you don't know any better. Still boring but not half as bad when you can measure results and see improvements...