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Topic: Hobie mirage and hip problems?  (Read 5257 times)

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My wife had a labral tear and some other hip issues that required surgery.  The doc said that motion to kick the pedals will likely never be a good fit for her.  I developed right hip bursitis after some excessive leg training and now it bothers me too, but not as bad as what you're describing.  The bursitis also manifested as low back pain and is much better after a cortisone injection. 

Pain is just weakness leaving the body, unless you were on the army, then it's probably arthritis ;-)

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I did a lot of pedaling the last few weekends and noticed my hips get a little sore. I've stopped putting my feet inside the stirrups and am able to have a little bit of a wider stance on my hobie pedals. The hip tightness went away pretty much immediately. I'm also relatively tall at 6'2 and have a wide frame as well. Definitely getting the right body geometry for you can make a big difference.


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For the record, I have been using "heel straps", a idea I stole shamelessly from Roadrunner, a Hobie Guru.....around 2010.
The heel straps allow you to "rest your heels" on the pedals and IMHO, are more comfortable for long periods of pedaling.
If you are interested, I can find a link from the Hobie forum.


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For the record, I have been using "heel straps", a idea I stole shamelessly from Roadrunner, a Hobie Guru.....around 2010.
The heel straps allow you to "rest your heels" on the pedals and IMHO, are more comfortable for long periods of pedaling.
If you are interested, I can find a link from the Hobie forum.

https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=39389&hilit=heel+straps
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I like the heel strap idea. It makes sense to me. Reel Mccoy Honu and myself have all this year started to have similar symptoms, prob due to a late spring and the consequent frequent pedaling fishing time on the water. Honu and I pedal Outbacks and Reel a Revo. We typically go out for 5-6 hour trips. After one days fishing, when driving home I had excruciating pain when moving my right leg from the accelerator to the brake. I thank Dr Steelhead for the heel strap idea and cant wait to try it.
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Oh man, the heel strap idea looks great. I might try that out.


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I found this warm up stretch that might help. and a way to stretch the TFL out after time on the water.

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For the record, I have been using "heel straps", a idea I stole shamelessly from Roadrunner, a Hobie Guru.....around 2010.
The heel straps allow you to "rest your heels" on the pedals and IMHO, are more comfortable for long periods of pedaling.
If you are interested, I can find a link from the Hobie forum.

+1, I put heel straps on a couple of months ago and I am less fatigued and no leg pain after a day on the water.  I made them out of tie down strap just like Dr. SteelheadCatcher described in the thread posted above.

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« Last Edit: August 14, 2017, 07:30:22 PM by Dan_E »


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I wonder if part of the issue is how close the peddles are on the hobie drives..  It doesn't really align the hip the same as on say a bike.  If you look at how your hips splay at your feet while seated, then look at the distance between your drive pedal arms...  Do they match up?  Mine sure don't.. 

Just an observation


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I'm definitely going to try the heel straps!


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 Unless you are trying to "power pedal"....IE, pulling back on the Hobie pedal straps to increase speed, the heel straps allow you to rest your heel into the strap and "twist your feet inwards or outwards"  as you pedal. It makes a world of difference if you pedal for some distance......as an example, today I down rigged fished Lost Lake, towing a 4" quickfish and a 4# weight at 35' depth.....covered about 5.5 miles in 3.25 hours, avg speed about 1.7 MPH.....no stopping except to reel in 2 fish....and I am not hurting or wiped out.....My age is over 75  ;)


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Unless you are trying to "power pedal"....IE, pulling back on the Hobie pedal straps to increase speed, the heel straps allow you to rest your heel into the strap and "twist your feet inwards or outwards"  as you pedal. It makes a world of difference if you pedal for some distance......as an example, today I down rigged fished Lost Lake, towing a 4" quickfish and a 4# weight at 35' depth.....covered about 5.5 miles in 3.25 hours, avg speed about 1.7 MPH.....no stopping except to reel in 2 fish....and I am not hurting or wiped out.....My age is over 75  ;)

Great tips Dr S. There's hope for me then. I made my heel straps today. Trying them out tomorrow on Lake CDA.
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