6 months post op multiple fractures on knee

One of the blokes I regularly ride with had a knee replacement a couple of years back. He worked pretty hard to get back his fitness, and obviously succeeded as he placed 3rd in his age group in the Australian version of L’Étape de Tour: https://letapeaustralia.com/.

Hi

If your leg is set in the "bow leg" position there will be a lot of potential for knee cap / patella issues. If you have good flexion / extension the big hinge joint should be ok (as good as your biomechanics will allow".

To avoid patella issues you need to make sure you have good ankle / hip mobility and strength in your outer buttocks / glute medius. Using single leg training on the turbo or in the gym will be more beneficial than bilateral exercises (See Advances in functional training by Mike Boyle)

The cleat and shoe position should be checked and possibly consider Speedplay pedals. Also foam roller your ITB as this may be under greater tension.

Finally, adopt the lower tension / higher cadence style rather than grinding. With the gravel gearing available you can adapt your drivetrain to accomodate the increased cadence and still get up some pretty serious stuff.

Finally, finally get a poster of Johan Museeuw his knee was FUBAR but he still rides but not like he used to, see the parallel.

I hope this helps

Getting out of the saddle is overrated. Not doing it never harmed Froome's chances.

Electric assist bicycle.

Though some will have you believe that you will be unable to handle any additional speed not provided by muscle power alone.

Post your query on cyclechat or knee guru.

good luck with the recovery