Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
I think you're looking at it all wrong! First, standing and pedaling is not like running; it's like using an elliptical machine - no landing shocks with every footfall. Doc is mostly worried that a fall could mess up what's left of your bones, and not be completely fixable. Second - who wouldn't want a bent??? Think of it as a step up.
Yes, I think you're on to something. Ans you're right about the Doc's concerns. He once told me "you don't want to hear the first words out of my mouth when I get a call that one of my previous replacements has broken that hip again"