Friends With FOP

When I think of bikes, I think of summer fun, riding around the neighbourhood, warm sun, excercise, friends and good times.  All great stuff for kids.  However...  Riding a bike does have its risks.  Kids do fall off their bikes, and do injure themselves.  So where does that leave a child who has Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva?  Isn't riding a bike too risky?  Maybe yes, maybe no...  I know some adults with FOP who rode regular, ordinary bikes during their child and teen years.  I know of one adult in particular who, despite having a fused hip since age 12, rode his regular bicycle (and with no ...