Which bike

caduceus

Hi,
Recently had right hip replaced with left to follow soon? I was a keen cyclist but mounting/dismounting a male bike is pretty painful. I am looking for a reasonable hybrid/comfort MALE bike which is easier to mount. Any suggestions please?
Caduceus

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Hi Caduceus,

Welcome to the forum, it's always good to try and keep doing the things we enjoyed before arthritis got in the way.

The forum can be a bit quiet on the weekend but I'm sure you will get advice soon. I shall copy this thread into Living with Arthritis as well as here as this is such a specific query.

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stickywicket

Hello caduceus and welcome from me too

Cycling is a good form of exercise though not one I've managed for many years (I have RA so all my joints are affected).

One person on here who might be able to help is Barry2013. He has a thread lower down the page. he's had one knee replaced and is now going for the double. He's a very keen cyclist. Maybe you could send him a PM?

The other thing that comes to mind is just to ask in a good cycle shop. They can be very knowledgeable about their bikes. A friend, who is a tall man and relatively big girthwise too, got lots of useful help from his local shop and ended up with a practically custom-built one.

barbara12

Hello caduceus
I used to love cycling,and I have had one hip replaced and the other is not far off..sorry I cant help on what type of bike..think they have all changed since I was on one...I do have an exercise one at home..that has no crossbar so I find this easy to get on..good luck hope you can get back to it very soon..

scozzie

Hello and welcome to the family caduceus

I'm someone who used to do a lot of cycling, it was my main form of transport for almost a decade when I used to live in Australia and my main form of holiday for seven or eight years was touring on a bike – I saw a lot of Oz in that time.

I would have to agree with sticky, it's probably not the cheapest place to buy a new bike, that going to a good cycle shop is the thing to do – and a specialist cycle shop at that, as they will probably be able to build a bike around your needs or at least set one up to suit you.

Good luck
Scoz

barry2013

Hi. Great to hear from you, I am the keen cyclist, cycling around 7000 miles a year. I had a TKR on my left knee back in 2012 and within three months was back on my bike, I now need my right knee done, at the moment I am still cycling, indeed it's easier to cycle than walk. I ride a Drawes Tourer. My best advice to be to go to a good local bike shop and try out several models, you could also try getting in touch with the CTC, they may be able to help. Good luck and please keep in touch. Barry.

caduceus

Thanks all for the suggestions. I ended up with a unisex step-thru bike which is really easy to get on/off and seems to be perfect for my needs
Best Wishes - Caduceus

stickywicket

Happy cycling! I hope it helps