Originally Posted by
enroper
Probably a better question for my doctor, but for anybody who's been through this before, while you were taking some rest time from the bike, does anybody know if it's ok to do some swimming in the mean time? I bike mostly for weight loss, and its killing me to think of losing momentum on that front while I cant bike/run/walk for a few weeks...
I mean, you should ask your doctor, but in general swimming is precisely what they recommend for people with knee injuries. My father has had knee surgery twice now, and each time the doctor recommended swimming once he felt up to it as it would be the lowest impact exercise for his knees.
That said, please do address your bike issues or this will just be the first of many similar injuries.