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 Ride Stats
Distance: 16.17 miles Time: 01:28:00 Max Speed: 0.00 mph
Avg Speed: 11.03 mph Temp: Avg: 45
Category: general: commute - solo
Route: Commuting to and from Hilton Weight: 235 Altitude Gain: 0 ft
Avg Power: 0 W Calories Burned: 0 Avg HR: 0 bpm
Terrain: Road: Flat Bike: Bianchi 32lb-Castro Valley Road Club: Commuter Cycling Century
Weather Conditions: Chilly with a WNW breeze;
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 Walking-vs-Cycling
I suppose it was a good commute;
Knees feel good in spite of the "no supplements" week before surgery rule. And in light of the fact I'm scheduled for TKR surgery on Monday, one could imagine I shouldn't have this level of function. Riding a bike is more low-impact than a walk. It is my overall lack of mobility that tells the tale.

Walking, standing, and negotiating stairs are painful and problematic. The past 3 years have brought 4 incidents of knee wrenching dislocation/sprains, doing routine things like getting out of bed.

Both knees are equally failing me at this point. Actually I am more in balance right now than in the past several years. I had favored my right side and had actually atrophied a bit. I had been favoring the right knee until the last sprain on my left knee evened things up a bit...

Any way it was a pleasant pain free bike experience commuting in to work this afternoon! Seems like most folks have no concept of the minimal impact cycling has on the knees. Walking is tougher!
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  • commuter miles YTD: 2742.74 +/-
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  • 155 round trip work commutes YTD;

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