Originally Posted by
TacomaSailor
On the other hand - my dad had both knees done and was still hiking and biking with me when he was 85 so that is an encouraging result.
As long as I can walk and ride, and sail my boat, I'll wait.
It is good to wait since all joint implants have a limited life being man made. That said, there are certain activities that any knees replacement patient are no longer able to do.
That being getting down on your knees for anything from sex to weeding the garden so that you don't loosen the implant in the bone!! So do wait as long as you can...........
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?