tendons

That's horrific! I can't even go three days (... hours ...) without
uniing. My achilles tendon feels a bit off from time to time, but I
always put it down to stiffness. I stretch before doing any freestyle
practice, because those skills seem to be the ones that induce
uncomfortableness. Stretching the tendon (and the rest of my leg) as
well as doing a warm-up ride (some idles, one footing, a lap around my
block) keeps everything great, and I usually do a cooldown to avoid
stiffness after.

I'm pretty sure it's the stress of stopping, putting all the pressure on
the back foot to stop the wheel completely. It's only my left one that
gets that discomfort too, and that's the one I use almost exclusively to
stop (even though I should be using my non-dominant foot equally, oh bad
habits bad habits 😄)

-dave

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Just learn to go one-footed.

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But if both of them are bad enough, learn to coast.

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I've had knee problems the last month or so, and if possible, see a
sports injuries physiotherapist who will tell you how to work on the
problem, and improve riding technicque and complimentary exercises. They
will probably give you more optimistic/realistic timescales. The physio
I saw yesterday was very good, and even assessed my riding technique.
Doctors just check you haven't broken anything & tell you to do nothing
for an excessive amount of time! surely 3 months without uniing will
just mean that the problem will re-occur?
good luck with yours, and the 13-y-o's tendons!

Mike

edit - equally useful alternative suggestion to learning to coast to
solve the situation, would be to ride pedalling with your hands while
sitting on your head.

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that sounds really bad as some 1 said ride 1 footed

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Catboy said:

*Also here are some stretches for your Achilles:
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Quoted message said:

Thank you very much for these, I was having problems finding some.
They'll be in my warmup this morning 😎

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thanks to all who replied
thanks for the warming/flex suggestions

this very saturday I had a problem while missing an easy bump in the
woods and my right tendon overstreched and now hurts.

Klaas Bil said:

*
Another suggestion might be to place your feet more forward on the
pedals. That will decrease the forces on the Achilles tendons, I
think.
*

there have been posts about the position on the pedals:
I always have my pedals under the arch of my foot, and the boy who got
hurt has not. I suggested that he put his foot more forward but wasn't
100% sure this was a good advice;

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