Originally Posted by
Shamrock
Sorry to hear about the injury.Sounds like you will be back riding in 6 months.
you are not off the bike permanently which is good.
Now this has me ask the question is a recumbent a safer bike?I think anyone would be concerned about a bike crash with a plate in the arm.
My last crash was on wet leaves and acorns.The knee swelled up and I could hardly walk.I wondered if a bent would have lessened the injury.
Sorry to hear about the accident and good healing to planemaker.
Recumbents safer? Not aware of data to support that but there are reasons to suggest there may be some truth to it. Lower to the ground so not as far to fall. Difficult to execute an endo on a recumbent.
A 'bent trike could be safer for rehab riding as it can't just fall over - although they can flip over on a turn, etc. With most 'bent bikes and trikes, there is no pressure on the arms, so that would be good for someone with an arm injury.