Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 5,973
Likes: 1,397
From: SW Fl.
Bikes: 1999 DAHON Mariner, Day6 Semi Recumbent "FIREBALL", 1981 Custom Touring Paramount, 1983 Road Paramount, 2013 Giant Propel Advanced SL3, 2018 Specialized Red Roubaix Expert mech., 2002 Magna 7sp hybrid, 1976 Bassett Racing 45sp Cruiser
April 27, 2020 at 1:25AM and mile 34 of 100 that night I was hit by a Wild Hog and crashed. Got up and friend held bike while I mounted, rode 4 miles home then wife took me to ER. Had 2 cracked ribs + punctured lung + cracked scapula + shoulder trauma. Ortho cleared me to ride carefully 2 weeks later and then on July 10th I rode 141 miles for my 70th birthday.
July 26, 2022 at 3:04AM and mile 30 of another 100 mile night ride I was T-boned by another Wild Hog fracturing my left tibia by ankle. Off bike for months and have not recovered totally due to that injury and Prostate Cancer.
This SUNDAY is the NEW MOON and 5 years since first Wild Hog crash. I will ride the same 4 miles to the crash spot that I took to get home and be there at 1:25AM then HOPE to complete 30 more miles for 34 total.
Up until 2020 I was doubling my age without issues but Cancer TREATMENT and Crashes and AGE makes it difficult to ride 25 miles but working hard to improve.