MTB with a pacemaker

[thenoodle]

Does anyone out there have a pacemaker and ride MTB? It doesn't seem like there is much research out there and my cardiologist reckons smooth roads (forest/district roads) should be ok but my concern is, if I enter a race, terrain usually varies alot.

 

I had an irregular heart beat before and rode quite a lot but since the op (7weeks ago) I haven't ridden at all.

 

I hope there are guys/gals out there riding with a pacemaker or someone that can shed some light on the topic.

 

Thanks!

[RudoJ]

I wouldnt know about MTB but my brother in law has a pacemaker and ran the Comrades three times and also a 100 miler....so you should be ok I guess, best to make double sure. U dont wanna stuff around with things like that. Good luck and hope you get back in the {MTB} saddle soon!

Edited September 3, 2012 by RudoJ

[Help.Me.]

Hi i ride with a defibrillator, was implanted in Febr 2011 and i did the Trans , K2C and a few other races with no problems......got shocked while training but that was due to a lot of factors including bad road surfaces high heart rate etc etc then it was decided to "switch" that function off..........pm me if you want to know more

[thenoodle]

Cool. Thanks for the info so far! rudoj, I will get in contact with you.

I lived for 30 years with out a pacemaker, so I wont die if it stops working but I REALLY dont want to go through the process of getting the cables into my heart again!

[RudoJ]

Noodle, think u meant the other guy...good luck, once again!

[thenoodle]