Originally Posted by
robertofergy
So I went and had my knee injured in a soccer match a few weeks ago and at this point im pretty much fed up with not biking.
I was wondering if it would cause damage to remove one crank arm and just use my good leg to bike to work.
Since ive started to wonder I've realized that this wont work as id like because its my right leg thats bum and by removing the crank arm I would also have to remove the parts that would facilitate biking. So removing the pedal will be good enough.
Also, and dont bite my head off for this Q, but should I do this with one of my (preinjury) daily commuters or should I use the fixie I just bought for a reasonable price(came with a messenger bag too!)? I hope you can address this question from a physiological standpoint and not a disdain for fixies standpoint. Either way i'll be using a cage and leather strap on the pedalling pedal.
If I had two legs Id be riding my Raleigh and breaking in my new Brooks, but for the next 3 weeks I cant
Hope you can help! Has anyone else had to resort to this... on purpose?
Of course you can, but don't imagine that it'll be easy.
It might be worth it to just be patient and wait the three weeks.
Naturally, many amputees -- with and without prosthetics -- cycle all the time. While working the rest stop at a ski resort during the Ride Around The Bear century, I met a young woman who'd just climbed (along with the other riders) over 6,000 feet in elevation in the first 35 miles -- with one leg. Her other leg was amputated mid-thigh and she had no prosthetic replacement.
"I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet."