Originally Posted by
francophile
Based on what a friend of mine went through having T3-L2 fused (or braced, or whatever that steel rod procedure is), you may want to expect having limited ROM leaning forward. He was able to fit his old bikes but switched to shorter, taller stem and straight bars, had to ditch the drops. Eventually just switched to riding hybrid/ATB/MTB frames.
I'm hoping that is not the case, but would be something to discuss with my doctor. I'd hate to give up cycling like I do. I've been on the fence about it and my doctor has been reluctant to do the surgery. However, I've recently been watching the problems of an older worker who also has bad back problems, but did nothing about it. Now she is too old and has to live with the pain and lack of mobility. I'm worried that might be me in the future.