Originally Posted by
big john
A friend who is 55 broke his hip in December and was on the trainer in 3 weeks. Back on the road bike soon after and back to riding 1200 miles per month soon after that. He did all of his PT and followed orders completely. Plus, he's ocd and doesn't have to work so he worked very hard to get back to it. His biggest problem for a while was getting on and off the bike.
That's encouraging! Assuming he had a full hip replacement? With my surgery, I was restricted to non weight bearing for 3 months (as in no walking)!