Riding with wrist arthritis
Discussion
Apparently I have a SLAC wrist. ( Stop sniggering at the back there; it stands for ScaphoLunateAdvanced Collapse ). What I thought was a bit of a sprain 20 years ago turns out to have been a ligament rupture and the resulting biomechanical embuggerance means I've since ground away all the cartilage.
The surgeon says he can fix the pain by removing a bone and pinning the rest together but this will restrict movement by 50%
Has anyone riding had this done? Does it mean I'll only be able to use half throttle? ( if so I guess I'm gonna have to buy a more powerful bike )
The surgeon says he can fix the pain by removing a bone and pinning the rest together but this will restrict movement by 50%
Has anyone riding had this done? Does it mean I'll only be able to use half throttle? ( if so I guess I'm gonna have to buy a more powerful bike )
t situation, mate. I feel for you.A quick action throttle will have more resistance, possibly not what you want currently.
Someone made I think a cramp buster, found it
https://www.crampbuster.com/
Someone made I think a cramp buster, found it
https://www.crampbuster.com/
It sounds a bit obvious but you won’t know how it will affect you till you’ve had it done.
Like most operations it has different effects on each patient.
As it’s an operation you’re having anyway I suggest you just wait and see. Although I will say the more you do physical therapy afterwards the better the results.
I don’t have a name for it but I have what sounds like a similar condition. I’m told that I probably broke my wrist at some point in the past, but since I didn’t realise, I didn’t have it treated, and now have very restricted movement in my right wrist. I can’t extend it (bend it backwards towards the forearm) more than about 15 degrees whereas the other wrist I can get to more like 75 degrees. Can’t move it even if I push it.
I was also told that I could have the wrist fused but that it would limit/restrict movement dramatically.
I can still ride bikes ok but obviously some are better than others. I’m just back from 2000 miles in 7 days, riding to watch the Red Bull Erzberg Rodeo in southern Austria, and that was mostly fine on my wrist. Used my 1250GS for that trip. However, I have a few older sports bikes, and those are uncomfortable after an hour or so. Bikes which are more upright and less “wristy” are obviously better.
These are surprisingly helpful. They’re sold on FB as ”Throttle Tiger” for over £30 each but this is the exact same thing on Amazon for less than a fiver for two of them. I use them quite a bit, on the bike, on the MTB, or for anything else where my wrist is taking a bit of strain. Worth a try.
I was also told that I could have the wrist fused but that it would limit/restrict movement dramatically.
I can still ride bikes ok but obviously some are better than others. I’m just back from 2000 miles in 7 days, riding to watch the Red Bull Erzberg Rodeo in southern Austria, and that was mostly fine on my wrist. Used my 1250GS for that trip. However, I have a few older sports bikes, and those are uncomfortable after an hour or so. Bikes which are more upright and less “wristy” are obviously better.
These are surprisingly helpful. They’re sold on FB as ”Throttle Tiger” for over £30 each but this is the exact same thing on Amazon for less than a fiver for two of them. I use them quite a bit, on the bike, on the MTB, or for anything else where my wrist is taking a bit of strain. Worth a try.
You should be able to get an ATV thumb throttle converted.
Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZz8eVbecSQ
Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZz8eVbecSQ
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