f4rrest

Broke my ankle and some other stuff last week at the peak of fitness, and I'm disappointed at the thought of not training for 2 months.

I had the idea of asking my ortho surgeon to install an spd-sl cleat on my cast so I can at least use the trainer for light spinning when doc approves.

Have any of you done this or somehow trained with a cast on?

Ygduf

just, no.

this is gross. it will fill with sweat and you'll smell like 41 hockey players in an elevator

Shimagnolo

A few years ago, I had a ligament reconstruction on the thumb of my left hand.
The surgeon knew I was a cyclist.

After the surgery, I had an office visit to replace the bandages with a cast.
The cast extended from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
Immediately after he put the cast on, (and it was still soft), he handed me a mtn bike handlebar:
"Here; Grip this while it hardens."

Boulder doctors are pretty cool!

f4rrest

My feet will sweat regardless.

f4rrest

Shimagnolo's surgeon sounds pretty cool, but I'd be apprehensive of actual riding where reinjury is possible.

linnefaulk

Good luck with the healing and learning to be bored.

globecanvas

This photo from the recent Kona launch event was knocking around the internet recently (I think my buddy took it, but he might just have re-posted it):




Leaving aside all of the medical reasons why this might be a bad idea, just think about the mechanics for a minute. Where would you place the cleat to avoid your cast rubbing the crankarm? Is the cast going to clear the crankarm when you twist to unclip? The cleat's not recessed, so the attachment would not be secure. What are the odds of the cleat screws pulling out of the cast? What would happen if you rode outside and couldn't unclip in time?

If it were me, I'd just install flat pedals on the bike.

Moyene Corniche

NO .... NO.... NO ..... absolutely not.. You're going to have to learn patience in the healing process. You are off the bike for a while, but you can cross train, go to the gym and work on the rest, if you could have a waterproof cast or one made that allows it to get wet you could go swimming.
There's also sculling ( rowing ) this would work all the muscles we use in cycling.

I've been there on the convalescent mode, I once ripped all my upper arm muscles. Caught my arm in the breakaway logo panel running a Giant Slalom. The panel didn't release and spun me around 360 degrees.
Have also broken thumbs, collarbone, wrist, ankle and ribs. It's all about dealing with the downtime productively. That however doesn't mean going out there and risking serious injury in addition to aggravating the current injury.

It's almost mid august and just think about your fall to winter build and just start it earlier for a jump on next season.
Sometimes being forced into completely different avenues open up thought processes that are out of the box.

Good luck with the healing.

f4rrest

Alright. Good advice guys.

linnefaulk

It's a good time to work on your upper body, take up photography, etc…

gtrob

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shovelhd

Inexperienced racers get so caught up in losing form. "I worked so hard to get to this level of fitness and I'll have to start all over again". News flash. You are going to lose form over the course of a season. You are going to have to work hard again every offseason to build it back up again. Injury complicates things, for sure, but the process is still the same. The extent of the injury just dictates how far back in the build process you will have to go. So just resign yourself to the healing process and take a reasonable approach to training while recovering.