Aloha Gang,
Ok first of all, it was this motorcycle that got me to the hip operation...trails, very single trek, a wet rollercoaster ride, hill climbs and then back down, no room for errors, I turned right when I should of stayed straight. (Dec Dirt Rider Jimmy Lewis KTM 3 different rides, same bike, my backyard!)
I am stoked to hear you all getting back on the bike, my concerns though are the falls. We have Hawaiian Ice out here, looks like a perfect trail, perfect tacky, perfect spills-tires just slip out on you if you hit it wrong, clay that looks dry on top, slicker then snot. I am not going to ride through those for a while even our rollercoaster hills for now, but what are the thoughts on the spills and falls after the hip surgery? I am way too early to ride, but is this the one sport I should give up. I am worried that even to stand up with the boots on a slippery hill has chances of falling.
So to the riders of the dirt bikes, have you taken any spills or falls yet or worst-a wipe out and how did the hip react?
How much PT were you doing and for how long. At what month or weeks in did you feel like you were at 100% which made you confident to ride again?
What was the last mucsle to come back or give you the most challenge. Mine is the leg lifts, I do work on it but the percent of strenght is still under 50%, but the rest seem easy, I am at 6 weeks post op tomorrow.
I also want to kite surf, get some air on some jumps, and ride some waves, but the thought of my foot in a strap and the other coming free scares me...maybe I am only now going to give my body a break from all this Xtreme stuffs. I don't snowboard here, but can imagine that that would be the same feeling, so snowboarders please advise me on your timing and feelings too.
Mahalo,
Eric