mrmacmusic
Veteran
- Location
- Tillicoultry
It all happened so quickly... one minute I was going round the roundabout, the next I was sitting on it. So now all because of a diesel spill, my recently purchased Croix de Fer isn't looking so shiny or straight any more and I've got a broken elbow, wrist (in 2 places), hand, open fracture in my ring finger and nice road-rash on my thigh 
Needless to say that's me not cycling to work for a while but I wondered if there was anything I could and/or should do to help the recovery process? I'm already thinking about getting a turbo trainer and cheap road bike so that I can keep the fitness levels up until such times as I can resume commuting... I don't have a "back-up bike" so that wouldn't be throwing money away, and whilst I usually commute 28 miles a day all-year with no other 'training' I can see the benefits of extra turbo sessions even once I'm mended... I've no idea what to look for in a turbo trainer though!
I don't know how long my right arm will be in a full cast and whilst I don't plan on rushing into anything, perhaps gentle turbo training whilst still in a cast would be OK..? Or is that a big no-no..? I also don't know how much strength I'll have in my wrist/hand once the cast is off, so again I can see how indoor training would be a good thing to ease back into cycling. I'm coming to terms with the fact that realistically I won't immediately be able to jump back into regular commuting once the cast is off...
I'm not used to dealing with broken bones or having to rely on others because I can't cycle to work and turbo trainers are completely alien to me so any advice would be much appreciated – it's only been a few days but the pain and frustration of the situation is already driving me up the wall. One-handed typing pretty slow and uncomfortable too..
Needless to say that's me not cycling to work for a while but I wondered if there was anything I could and/or should do to help the recovery process? I'm already thinking about getting a turbo trainer and cheap road bike so that I can keep the fitness levels up until such times as I can resume commuting... I don't have a "back-up bike" so that wouldn't be throwing money away, and whilst I usually commute 28 miles a day all-year with no other 'training' I can see the benefits of extra turbo sessions even once I'm mended... I've no idea what to look for in a turbo trainer though!
I don't know how long my right arm will be in a full cast and whilst I don't plan on rushing into anything, perhaps gentle turbo training whilst still in a cast would be OK..? Or is that a big no-no..? I also don't know how much strength I'll have in my wrist/hand once the cast is off, so again I can see how indoor training would be a good thing to ease back into cycling. I'm coming to terms with the fact that realistically I won't immediately be able to jump back into regular commuting once the cast is off...
I'm not used to dealing with broken bones or having to rely on others because I can't cycle to work and turbo trainers are completely alien to me so any advice would be much appreciated – it's only been a few days but the pain and frustration of the situation is already driving me up the wall. One-handed typing pretty slow and uncomfortable too..
