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goalie
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 Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:52 am |
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 Detests rusty chainsJoined: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:10 pmPosts: 484Location: Minnetonka
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Talking to one of the urologists that I play hockey with and who bikes a lot led me to this answer to your question:
It depends. More specifically, it depends on how much manipulation of the tubes and "junk" is required. It turns out that there can be a huge difference in recovery times/pain/discomfort that is related to how easy it is to perform.
If it goes well and is a simple cut-n-clip he said a week off is doable for most. If a lot of manipulation is involved, anything up to 6 weeks is on the table, but anything more than 3 weeks would be pretty rare.
Good luck.
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omgmrj
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:54 pm |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7209
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If you're going to get a trials bike, might as well go all out and get a single-tube, monocoque beauty. 
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The Other Scott
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:53 am |
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| Spoke TwiddlerJoined: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:56 pmPosts: 188Location: Midtown
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Just wear a helmet. You'll be fine.
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castiron
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 8:32 pm |
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| SoigneurJoined: Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:02 pmPosts: 579Location: Saint Paul
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Wrong head.
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slowpoke
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| Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 10:37 pm |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:37 amPosts: 480
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Ironically, this thead reminds me of when I was asking for advice about how cycling affects fertility. Now that I have fulfilled my biological purpose I was considering a vasectomy myself. However: A month without riding? I don't think so! I wasn't willing to show that kind of commitment for the sake of fertility. Why would I show that kind of commitment for the sake of infertility?
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kn_mpls
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:01 am |
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 42% more WOTF's than TOTH'sJoined: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:37 pmPosts: 2316Location: NE Mpls - Windom Park
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slowpoke wrote: Why would I show that kind of commitment for the sake of infertility? Because children are a huge responsibility and they are very expensive.
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slowpoke
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:26 pm |
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| Detests rusty chainsJoined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:37 amPosts: 480
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Yes, and I'm about to experience that responsibility and expense first hand in a few months.This is why one little burden is quite enough for me. Still, a month is a long time to go without riding.
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MSPD
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:58 pm |
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 RandonneurJoined: Thu May 01, 2008 10:25 amPosts: 150Location: Burnsville
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I'm way late to the game on this, but it looks like a voice of encouragement is warranted (maybe for future readers). My procedure/recovery was "normal". At 10 days, I felt fine and decided to do a "test run" on the bike trainer for about 10 minutes. Things were OK. Exactly two weeks after the procedure, I did a 60-minute spin class and, again, no problems.
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euterpe
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:05 pm |
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 I know this guy who named his dog MerckxJoined: Wed May 23, 2007 7:51 pmPosts: 2608Location: Hamline-Midway
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slowpoke wrote: However: A month without riding? I don't think so! I wasn't willing to show that kind of commitment for the sake of fertility. Why would I show that kind of commitment for the sake of infertility? Really?  Try childbirth and pregnancy and not riding. My dear husband was back on his bike a week afterwards with minimal discomfort.
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