Originally Posted by
okane
....I have a nasty case of spinal stenosis along with siatica which makes it difficult for me to walk without a cane for more than a few hundred yards!

I've ruled out going under the knife because even the surgeon is skeptical that I will see much if any improvement.
But I can ride a bike and doc says cycling is keeping me out of a wheel chair!
Oh!, no offense intended, and I hope none taken!
Keep on bikin'!