Yup, I'm up here in Sonoma County "Getting Mellow," too Beth. I've got Osteoarthritis in my right knee and to a lesser degree in the left, but I used to enjoy fairly good knee health. There would be the occasional need for icing, but I used to joke that a little bit of swelling would keep things in place.
My riding ranged from 200 to 300 miles a week in 40-50 mile bites. One or two of those rides were fixed gear. I never could hack the offroad single speed thing although the few times I did ride fixed offroad were a blast. My mom has had both her knees replaced and I have spent 25+ years working on the floor. If anything my bike riding helped my knees - even the fixed stuff - I never used an outrageously big gear. My riding now consists of getting around town, and a close-to-daily recreation/therapeutic ride of about 1.5-2 hours on flat ground. Though initially it was on my singlespeed, I've now got a Sturmey Archer B2C kickback hub that seems just right for me. 48/68 gear inches provides enough low to get me moving, and enough high to make it feel exciting. I think once I sell off a good portion of my bikes and gear I'll be looking forward to getting a Riv Simpleone, or whatever the present generation is, provided they build some my size. Phil B On Apr 9, 8:00 pm, Beth H <periwinkle...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Apr 9, 11:29 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm curious to hear from oldsters (ie, older than young-uns like > > myself at a just-turned-57) who ride fixed or ss: how's y'all's knees? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
