substructure

Does anyone do it? Have done it? Don't recommend it?

It looks as though I may be in this puppy for a while.

botto 

tried it and didn't like it.

for clarities sake, my cast was for a broken finger (double break on my left pointer finger from a crash, but no clue as to why they put it in plaster).

if nothing else, the not very small fact that you can only use one brake should be enough to convince you that it's not a great idea.

riding around with a city bike w/foot brakes, now that was MUCH easier

SilentShifter

...probably not the best idea.

Hipcycler

Done it.
Broken right wrist.

I was so crazy to get back to riding that it didn't matter.

Most of the time I rested it on top of the bar....and just took the riding easy enough to mostly brake with the front brake/left hand.

rushr

Six weeks last summer in a cast from the elbow to the hand on my left arm. Used aero bars and rode with no problem.

zacster

I had BOTH arms in casts last summer and I can't imagine riding even with just one. It would get all sweaty and itchy and stinky. Bad enough we all get that way without casts...

Hipcycler

Actually, as I recall, I just showered in mine....ran the water right through the thing and it was fine.

Snicklefritz

I had a crash last may and broke a few bones in my left hand. A friend of mine put a widget on my bike that allows you to control both brakes with one hand. There was also a way to adjust the degree of braking on each wheel so you could have the rear brake first, followed by the front a second later...or however you wanted to adjust it. This made it a lot easier to ride, although I was too sore to do much the first week. I also put extra padding on the left side of the bars so I could have a nice place to rest my cast.

The only awkward part was getting on and off, but i got used to it. If you want one of these widgets, I can tell you where to go to get one.

bigskymacadam

i'd imagine only if you have to. i saw an sd rider with one on the tour de georgia.

djninjamusic

One of the local racers here gets hit by a car in July 2005, continues to train with a broken arm, and then goes on to win the Hawaii State Road Race championships in August, as well as Best All-Rounder (BAR) title...all while wearing a cast.

https://www.mikezagorski.com/archives/000386.php

twilkins9076

Wouldn't recommend it....biking, braking, shifting, is all a two handed activity.

That said, however, we see an amputee out quite often around here. He has all his controls set up on the good side, and just uses his prosthesis for steering and bracing his upper body. He gets lots of looks when he pulls up to a rest stop or the local ice cream stop for a break and just leaves the prosthesis arm attached to the bike.

He's actually a pretty strong rider. He passed the wife and I on our tandem just the other night, and we weren't lollygagging along.

rufvelo

Definitely not a good idea on the road, can't think of why anyone would.
Do some indoor relatively safe trainer time if you have to keep up your fitness.

TheKillerPenguin

where there's a will, there's a way. Its not smart, but if you really want to do it, you're gonna do it anyway. I was back on my bike 10 days after I broke my collar bone, figure 8 and all that jazz...

celticfrost

Riding on a trainer, then maybe yes. Out on the road w/ all the other hazards, then definitely no.

Also, won't that cast impede your handling abilities and potentially cause something really bad to happen? Count your blessings and be glad you didn't end up much worse after the last spill. In the meantime have a speedy recovery, spin a bit on the trainer, eat well and rest-up your muscles.