I'm not all OEM anymore.

Aftermarket knee.

Anybody continue to ride with a new knee?

I know some sports are just a no-go.

Not me personally (yet, but lots of other work), but a chap in my club has had one replaced and was out for around a year. He is riding again but at a lower standard. ANother chap, 80 odd, had hip replacment and rode again.

I think if your heart tells you to do it, your new knee will follow. No science in that statement, of course! Take it gently - I guess it's low impact so better than some activities. Good luck.

 

Both knees replace, not at the same time, several years ago. Riding the best I have in a long time at 77. Work hard on your physical therapy and you will be back to riding within a few months. It took me a long time to convince my doctor that trials did not have a lot of jumping and that the effort on the knees was a lot like mountain biking. After that he said I could ride.

After lots of mountain bike riding I returned. I recommend a knee brace just for belt and braces safety.

Steve Colley, both hips done, riding as well as ever, David Knight had one hip done, about to have the other done, still riding at a top level.

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My right tibia (lower leg) is held together by a titanium rod, to fit it my knee had to be apart.  I lost a lot of sideways flexibility (can't really stick my knee out and move the bike under it) which does affect my riding a bit, but the killer is heavy kickstarting - I start the Cota off the bike with my left leg instead (the TY is super easy to kick, so no worries there).

 

I wouldn't be able to do big jumps, but I do ok with classic trials type riding, which is what I prefer anyway   It took about 2 years for things to fully settle in with it, but I was riding road bikes within 3 months and gentle off road after about 6 months.  Lots of physio and cycling on a mountain bike (with fat tyres and decent front suspension) really really helped, too.

Good luck!

I have a 2000's bike, but my style is strictly pre-65 ?

I just want to be well enough to feel what it's like to be in a stream bed with a motorcycle under me again.

Edited November 28, 20196 yr by charlie chitlins

You can do it, just stick with the physio and exercise as much as is sensible!