Gettin' Pretty

"If you can't laugh at yourself, life's gonna seem a whole lot longer than you like"
Garden State

I received the "All Clear" from Dr. Jameson. My life of casts, splints and walking boots is officially over. He said that my fracture is gone and my plate and screws look great. He also checked my range of motion and told me I was 6-8 weeks ahead of schedule. I was excited to hear him say that my riding probably played a factor in my healing. No more doctor's visits. I decided to celebrate like any self respecting cyclist would, by shaving my legs.



It was not my plan to document this act, but my wife snuck around the corner and snapped this shot while I was mid shave. This photo was actually step 1 in the process. It had been a while and I figured it would be easier to use the clippers first, then move to the razor. When I looked at the photo I thought, "what the hell". Maybe this photo will finally get some of you readers to comment.

There are two camps in cycling, shavers and non shavers. I'm a shaver. I believe the non-shavers are in the minority on our rides. People will give all types of explanations for why they shave, I just considered it a rite of passage. It also looks a helluva lot better.

I rode the Peddler ride again this week. I said a few posts back when I described getting dropped that I was hoping just to make it one more mile on the ride. Well, I did. My total ride was 17 miles with an average of 21 mph. I'm pretty fired up. Maybe it was the smooth legs...