RussT_SA

Sorry to hear about your situation it f@$ken sucks. Maybe e-bike is the way. Do people still throw things at them?

Thanks for the comment. I had a few bike fittings through reputable fitters. The surgeon explained that it’s an overuse injury. The ball at the top of the leg is not perfect circular so too much cycling/running etc can lead to tears inside the hip

Thanks for the reply, yip that may be the next step.

Hi All, To cut a long story short I used to ride MTB and did as many stage races as I could. I got so into cycling I was going almost every morning to join the local 5am groups doing 50-70km. I started getting pain in my lower back and hip. What we first thought was a back injury eventually we discovered I had a tear inside my hip joint. After physio and the usual I had surgery called a labrum repair. After months on crutches and painful physio/bio I went to ride and the pain was exactly the same. Eventually I just gave up as I could not do more than 15km without pain. Does anyone know specific cycling physios in JHB which I could try out? Has anyone had a hip replacement and continued with cycling with success? Any advice would be appreciated