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Cycling for amputee
I'm a nurse in a subacute-rehab facility. One of my patients recently had a
BKA (below the knee amputation) and he asked if he could ride a bike once he learned how to use his prosthesis. I told him there was no reason I knew of why he couldn't but he might need some modifications to the bike and/or his riding style. He doesn't want an adult trike. Any suggestions? Diana B., LPN Diva Nurse The JerZ Fox Money doesn't buy happiness. Poverty doesn't buy anything. |
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There is a one-legged bicycle courier named Dexter Benjamin who works in New
York city. He was spotlighted in a story in Bicycling magazine a while ago. His story is inspirational and if you do a search, I think you'll find information on the kind of bike he rides (I believe it's a fixed gear). I did Bike New York a few years ago and I saw an amputee on a bike. It may have been Dexter, but I don't really know. Ride on, there's no reason not to, Don "JerZ Fox" wrote in message ... I'm a nurse in a subacute-rehab facility. One of my patients recently had a BKA (below the knee amputation) and he asked if he could ride a bike once he learned how to use his prosthesis. I told him there was no reason I knew of why he couldn't but he might need some modifications to the bike and/or his riding style. He doesn't want an adult trike. Any suggestions? Diana B., LPN Diva Nurse The JerZ Fox Money doesn't buy happiness. Poverty doesn't buy anything. |
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Well, at Last year's Bungay Criterion, there was a guy doing the race who had
amputation at about knee level. He had what looked like (but I am no specialist) a lightweight artifical limb into a cycling shoe and was using clipless pedals and a normal racing bike. He was very, very fast! Cheers, helen s ~~~~~~~~~~ This is sent from a redundant email Mail sent to it is dumped My correct one can be gleaned from h$**$*$el$**e$n$**$d$**$o$*$t**$$s$**$im$mo$ns*@a$ **o$l.c$$*o$*m*$ by getting rid of the overdependence on money and fame ~~~~~~~~~~ |
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10 Aug 2003 16:08:33 GMT,
, pamsux (JerZ Fox) wrote: I'm a nurse in a subacute-rehab facility. One of my patients recently had a BKA (below the knee amputation) and he asked if he could ride a bike once he learned how to use his prosthesis. I told him there was no reason I knew of why he couldn't but he might need some modifications to the bike and/or his riding style. He doesn't want an adult trike. Any suggestions? Steve Balyi, the fellow in this photo, http://www.bikecartage.com/ is wearing a prosthesis. He says that he learned to cycle before he learned to walk again. Meaning, he could ride normally before he could walk without limping. He wears regular cycling shoes and cleats. -- zk |
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There's a one leg rider in the Seattle area, (uses the Burke Gilman Trail).
His leg was taken off just below the knee. Without the use of a foot... toe-clips may be the method of choice for strapping in the artificial foot. Granny gears would be important... for hills. Other than that, and toe clips, there shouldn't be any major modifications needed. hth "JerZ Fox" I'm a nurse in a subacute-rehab facility. One of my patients recently had a BKA (below the knee amputation) and he asked if he could ride a bike once he learned how to use his prosthesis. I told him there was no reason I knew of why he couldn't but he might need some modifications to the bike and/or his riding style. He doesn't want an adult trike. Any suggestions? |
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Check out www.doryselinger.com
IIRC, Dory is using a special prosthesis specially designed for cycling. Email him, I expect he could provide the specifics. Good luck, Chris Neary "Science, freedom, beauty, adventu what more could you ask of life? Bicycling combined all the elements I loved" - Adapted from a quotation by Charles Lindbergh |
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Jerz Fox wrote:
I'm a nurse in a subacute-rehab facility. One of my patients recently had a BKA (below the knee amputation) and he asked if he could ride a bike once he learned how to use his prosthesis. I told him there was no reason I knew of why he couldn't but he might need some modifications to the bike and/or his riding style. He doesn't want an adult trike. Any suggestions? I got passed by a guy in a mt bike race with only one leg and he didn't use a prosthesis. He even made it through the hike-a-bike section and he finished the race with a much better time than a lot of people. -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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=v= Say, I met another guy up there in Vancouver (Don?) who
bikes with a prosthetic leg. Last August he biked down to Portland, Oregon for BikeSummer. _Jym_ |
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