Cycling
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This online group serves to provide a space for people who enjoy bicycling and also happen to be living with arthritis. We invite those who are looking for support, education, and connection to join us and meet others who share a passion for cycling whether you ride an indoor bike, a beach cruiser, a racing bike or something in between.
Come together for volunteer, peer-led sessions on a variety of topics and group activities as it relates to riding a bike and living with arthritis. Arthritis patients, caregivers, and friends are welcome to join to share tips and tricks about how to safely enjoy cycling regardless of your physical activity level. Whether you use a stationary exercise or bike through your neighborhood for fun or are training for a road race, there is a place for you here. Come join the conversation.
Upcoming Events
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Tuesday, November 4th, 20256:00 PM PT1h 30m
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Virtual Event
- 5 people attending
“Don’t ever let anyone tell you that riding an e-bike is cheating! You are riding. Period. And you are pedaling and getting exercise. Movement really is medicine.” -Pete Staylor
Join us for an information session on anything and everything e-bike!
Pete Staylor will be our presenter. Pete is 72 years young, and has been married for 50 years. He’s got 9 grandchildren!
Pete is a 22 year participant in the Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic (CCC) - a 525 mile cycling tour from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He has ridden the tour 14 times and volunteered 8.
Pete rides with osteoarthritis in both knees and shoulders. He started riding after his first set of SYNVISC (knee injections) in 2002. He had a total of 42 injections and 2 meniscus repairs which allowed him to ride a regular bike.
In 2014 he had both knees replaced simultaneously. The following year he attempted two arthritis rides back to back covering the Oregon and California coasts - 888 miles in 14 days. Unfortunately his right knee “blew up” and he was only able to ride about half of the total distance. When the rides ended, he felt his riding days were over, even giving away most of his cycling gear including two nice road bikes.
Pete stayed involved with the CCC, volunteering the next two years. In the summer of 2018, he discovered e-bikes. After extensive research, he purchased his first e-bike and spent the next three months training and smiling as he rode up hills and into the wind.
E-bikes turned out to be a GAME CHANGER!!! Pete thought his riding days were over - now you can’t stop him.
Come hear from our e-bike enthusiast about riding a pedal assist bike, types of e-bikes, the importance of battery management, and so much more!!
Friends, Family, and Care Partners are always welcome to join meetings.
We respect privacy and confidentiality and do not record our online meetings.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate via video or phone. Being on video is not required, nor having a Zoom account. A confirmation email will be sent upon registration with the Zoom link. If you do not receive the registration confirmation, please check your spam folder. Please plan to log in a few minutes early.
- Event List
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Tuesday, November 4th, 20256:00 PM PT1h 30m
-
Virtual Event
- 5 people attending
“Don’t ever let anyone tell you that riding an e-bike is cheating! You are riding. Period. And you are pedaling and getting exercise. Movement really is medicine.” -Pete Staylor
Join us for an information session on anything and everything e-bike!
Pete Staylor will be our presenter. Pete is 72 years young, and has been married for 50 years. He’s got 9 grandchildren!
Pete is a 22 year participant in the Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic (CCC) - a 525 mile cycling tour from San Francisco to Los Angeles. He has ridden the tour 14 times and volunteered 8.
Pete rides with osteoarthritis in both knees and shoulders. He started riding after his first set of SYNVISC (knee injections) in 2002. He had a total of 42 injections and 2 meniscus repairs which allowed him to ride a regular bike.
In 2014 he had both knees replaced simultaneously. The following year he attempted two arthritis rides back to back covering the Oregon and California coasts - 888 miles in 14 days. Unfortunately his right knee “blew up” and he was only able to ride about half of the total distance. When the rides ended, he felt his riding days were over, even giving away most of his cycling gear including two nice road bikes.
Pete stayed involved with the CCC, volunteering the next two years. In the summer of 2018, he discovered e-bikes. After extensive research, he purchased his first e-bike and spent the next three months training and smiling as he rode up hills and into the wind.
E-bikes turned out to be a GAME CHANGER!!! Pete thought his riding days were over - now you can’t stop him.
Come hear from our e-bike enthusiast about riding a pedal assist bike, types of e-bikes, the importance of battery management, and so much more!!
Friends, Family, and Care Partners are always welcome to join meetings.
We respect privacy and confidentiality and do not record our online meetings.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link to participate via video or phone. Being on video is not required, nor having a Zoom account. A confirmation email will be sent upon registration with the Zoom link. If you do not receive the registration confirmation, please check your spam folder. Please plan to log in a few minutes early.
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A reminder that we'll be meeting to discuss bike and equipment challenges TONIGHT (10/14) at 5PM PT. Register to get your zoom link: https://connectgroups.arthritis.org/events/event-detail?eventid=259299
See y'all soon!
Hey All! We were talking hot weather arthritis and cycling tips last week. If you weren't able to make that meeting we missed you!! But I'm still curious...
- What are some of your favorite ways to HYDRATE with electrolytes?
- What are some of your favorite ways to FUEL on long rides?
- What's your BEST HOT WEATHER HACK? (mine is a tip from my mom: run cool water over your inner forearms to cool off quickly!)
Let us know how you beat the heat when pedaling with arthritis!Hi all! Newly diagnosed w hip arthritis that is really putting a dent into my cycling training. I tried a tempo workout with surges yesterday and hip ached at night. PT has helped some but I'm thinking the days of mountain climbing and indoor racing are done? Ideas welcome and thank you!
Hi Rosy! Sorry to hear about your hip. Achy joints are always rough. I am always a fan of PT - even if it doesn't completely resolve the issue it always seems to help me. My arthritis primarily affects my knees and I will admit that after hearing so many other cyclists who have arthritis talk about the life changing magic of e-bikes and trying some myself...i just bought my first a week ago. That might be something to explore? That's all I've got but others may have additional ideas! Hope your hip is feeling better soon!
Hi everyone! Just a reminder that we're meeting TONIGHT, April 22nd at 6PM PT, 9PM ET. Don't forget to register here: http://arthr.org/CyclingCGApr22
Can't wait to kick things off with you all!