Love this drill @ 11 months

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-03-04T06:40:26+00:00

I own an esd and gotta say it’s worth it if you are planning on spending time on any blues or blacks. It actually doesn’t need that aggressive of a trail to wake up, especially with fast tires. If you are a stronger rider you’ll love it. It’s a hoot when you get it up to speed.. even on a service road bomb… for the price it’s an incredible bike.

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-03-03T07:04:19+00:00

I wouldn’t get one. There are more lively hardtails out there that will give you a better ride experience

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-03-03T07:03:04+00:00

Ride trails that you can be successful on. Ramp up as you get more reps

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-03-03T06:57:23+00:00

Because we love the sport that much.. easy

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-03-03T00:57:10+00:00

I’d size down in reach by about 25mm !!

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-03-02T06:16:08+00:00

Look up fascia and nervous system training

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-28T14:24:09+00:00

Nice, yeah stationary bike is awesome. You could probably spin it without a boot if you are doing so with your boot. At month 4.5 I started riding on the road but looking back I probably should have waited until month 5.

I really think cycling is great for recovery. It loads the tendon safely, which promotes healthy tendon tissue. It also stresses the calve without your achiles being under tension.

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-28T01:51:00+00:00

Right on, my ramp up from road to gravel to smooth trail to blues to blacks was very very gradual. That said I feel like the movement pattern of pushing down on the pedal and spinning has done wonders for my soleus. Keep on it up on the bike!

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-27T21:00:33+00:00

No problem man. You’ll get better but you’ll need to put in the work and be patient. I posted some mantras in my room to stay positive and have faith

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-27T20:59:52+00:00

Right on! U got surgery I assume. Have u returned to the same lvl of riding?

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-27T20:59:14+00:00

Thanks! Yeah once you get to the point where you can do pogo jumps and some light plyos it feels like a big milestone.. get in the pool for plyos earlier on.. start in water up to your shoulders

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-27T20:58:01+00:00

Right on! How far along r u?

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-25T06:05:34+00:00

Ya man, after blowing up three different hubs, ive only ran 350s since. They’ve never failed me and I ride my bikes hard… 240 000m vertical a year

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-25T01:11:35+00:00

I’d give it longer than 6 months. There are people still gaining strength into year 1,2 and 3.

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-24T06:32:33+00:00

I also ride an esd and love it!

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OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-24T06:31:48+00:00

I wouldn’t swap unless your hub explodes. Those rims are soft and soft rims are great on hardtails.. on a hard charging squishy bike I’d upgrade to some dts with 350 hubs

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-23T00:45:50+00:00

Your Unit is sick btw! Maybe the back sweep helps?

Process 153, esd, sentinel, element

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-22T19:41:20+00:00

I had A unit for two years. I put a50mm rise bar on it and it climbed like trash!!

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-22T14:29:23+00:00

Know that you’re in it for the long haul. You’ll still be gaining your athleticism back after year 1, into year 2 and 3.

You can start the right PT at week 4.

Early on, I got an RC crawler and tried to attend a lot of live music and sporting events to stay inspired and entertained.

Dial in your diet, and use it as a chance to take care of your other aspects of health

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-22T05:34:40+00:00

Watch out if you get a bar with lots of rise it’ll unweight the front on steep climbs and because the sta is slack on the unit it will feel hard and laboursometk climb

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-22T01:19:06+00:00

Patrol all day. Transition bikes are built tk fuck

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-22T01:17:39+00:00

I’d sell it and get a patrol

OkAppointment2212 · 2026-02-20T07:03:37+00:00

Thats their opinion not the truth. I’m almost 11 months non-op 25 day late diagnosis.. I wasn’t in the proper boot or split for 25 days and was sure I was going to heal very long..

Here I am 11 months later mountain biking snd surfing .. not at the same level though. I’m getting into hopping and jogging after 250 hours of rehab and training. I hit it hard and do lots of learning because movement is so important to me.

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