← Return to Riding a bike - OK if you have balance issues standing or walkng?

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@johnbishop

Hi @jkay510, You will notice that we changed your discussion title a little to better describe what the discussion is about and hopefully bring more members with some experience into the discussion. I used to ride a bike when I was a lot younger and have often thought it would be a fun activity even at my age except I too am concerned with my balance. I think Barry @user_che214927 may have some thoughts since I'm pretty sure he is an avid bicycle rider.

I did see an older study from 2013 that it may help to improve balance but I think it was pretty small --- Two Pilot Studies of the Effect of Bicycling on Balance and Leg Strength among Older Adults: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jeph/2013/686412/. Also saw this article on the topic which I thought was interesting.

"Does riding a bike require balance?
Steering is absolutely necessary to balance a bicycle, whereas body movements are not; there is no specific combination of the two to ensure balance. The basic strategy to balance a bicycle, as noted by Karl von Drais (inventor of the Draisine), is to steer into the undesired fall. Feb 24, 2016" --- The mysterious biomechanics of riding – and balancing – a bicycle: https://theconversation.com/the-mysterious-biomechanics-of-riding-and-balancing-a-bicycle-55093

Do you have a bike or are you considering getting one?

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@jkay510 Thank you for your question, I have actually been recently wondering the same thing and have forgotten to ask...and thank you @johnbishop for your comments, they were extremely helpful! I will be taking this all to heart!

Because of my Foot drop and balance issues I bought an adult tricycle used online (there are many of them). It gets me outside doing exercise other than walking which sometimes really tires me out.