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2011-12-08, 04:05 PM
Hello fellow unicyclists. This is mainly a whining thread. :rolleyes:
I have been riding road and mountain bicycles for a little more than a year, and saw videos of mountain unicycling accidentally on youtube. I thought it was cool, but crazy. Half a year later I decided to try learn how to ride. After all, if lots of people over 50 could do it, surely I can too right?
I did learn how to ride after trying for 2 weeks in August. Unfortunately while I was still learning I fell and sprained my right ankle inwards. There was no noticeable swelling. Around 10 days later it got comfortable enough to ride on, and I continued riding for a month. It was sore after a ride but always got better after a few days. In late September I decided to rest for a month. After a few weeks, my ankle felt 'normal' again, like it did before I sprained it.
I went ahead to order a 36er. For awhile everything was awesome. But after 3 weeks of riding it, the soreness and pain came back again. So I stopped riding, and made yet another visit to the University clinic. This time they did an Xray, and that proved negative, so I will have to do an MRI to find out exactly what is wrong. The MRI and doctor's appointment will be on late January.
Right now, even after not riding for a month, my feet still ache and hurt if I stand or walk too much. When the MRI is done I will get a better idea of how long it would take before I can start riding again, but right now it seems that I will need a few months more at least.
Sigh, if only I didn't sprain my ankle on that fateful day! What did some of you do during such long periods of downtime? If you could share your story it would be great. :)
I have been riding road and mountain bicycles for a little more than a year, and saw videos of mountain unicycling accidentally on youtube. I thought it was cool, but crazy. Half a year later I decided to try learn how to ride. After all, if lots of people over 50 could do it, surely I can too right?
I did learn how to ride after trying for 2 weeks in August. Unfortunately while I was still learning I fell and sprained my right ankle inwards. There was no noticeable swelling. Around 10 days later it got comfortable enough to ride on, and I continued riding for a month. It was sore after a ride but always got better after a few days. In late September I decided to rest for a month. After a few weeks, my ankle felt 'normal' again, like it did before I sprained it.
I went ahead to order a 36er. For awhile everything was awesome. But after 3 weeks of riding it, the soreness and pain came back again. So I stopped riding, and made yet another visit to the University clinic. This time they did an Xray, and that proved negative, so I will have to do an MRI to find out exactly what is wrong. The MRI and doctor's appointment will be on late January.
Right now, even after not riding for a month, my feet still ache and hurt if I stand or walk too much. When the MRI is done I will get a better idea of how long it would take before I can start riding again, but right now it seems that I will need a few months more at least.
Sigh, if only I didn't sprain my ankle on that fateful day! What did some of you do during such long periods of downtime? If you could share your story it would be great. :)