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Location:

League City, Texas

Member Since:

June 2005

5 Year Distance Chart

2024 Miles Traveled:

2024 Rank:

currently unranked

Lifetime Odometer:

13,635 miles

History:

I have enjoyed riding as early as I could reach the pedals. Road/raced bmx then switched to road. Joined Army where, in a training accident during peace time, I crushed 3 vertebrae, broke pelvis in 2 places and took large piece of shrapnel in my left temporal region. I was paralized for over 3 months & told most likely would never walk again. It took over a year to learn how to walk again once some feeling & motion returned to lower back & legs. During rehabilitation I road a stationary for physical therapy. Over the years I returned to riding a fat tire Cruiser then an MTB with suspension. Now riding road. On most days I feel better getting off the bike than I do getting out of bed in the morning. Cycling has improved my muscle tone and coordination and helps to reduce neuropathy (shooting pains) and cramps in my legs and lower back. Doctors say keep it up. I'm just happy to be out pedaling again!

Please support our Troops by checking out the Wound Warrior Project Soldier Ride and help out if you can: http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org Also, Check out Soldiers' Angels http://www.soldiersangels.org This is a really great project. These are also the guys who bought my Terra Trike for me. Thanks a bunch Soldiers' Angels and keep up the great work.
If you are not in the U.S., please support the Troops that are providing the freedom that makes all this possible.

Many thanks to Bay Area Cycling and Fitness (Bay Area Schwinn) in Webster and Pasadena. These guys help keep me rolling.

Bicycles

	2008 Cannondale SuperSix Road bike
	Description: Team Liquigas Kit SuperSix, full carbon, Campy Record groupo, Cannondale SI Hologram double ring crank set with ceramic BB, alpine 13-29 Campy Record cassette, Fulcrum Race I wheelset. Added Garmin GPS705, Look KeO HM Carbon/TI Pedals, and Cannondale Carbon bottle cages. Lifetime Odometer: 2,721.0 miles

	2009 TerraTrike SnakeSkin Trike Recumbent bike
	Description: Special Edition Terra Trike Race with Snake Skin paint scheme, SRAM R2C carbon bar-end shifters, SRAM Force rear dérailleur, SRAM OG990 Cassette 11-28, FSA SLK Carbon Triple Crankset 32-42-54, Shimano Ultegra front dérailleur, Schwalbe Marathon Race folding bead 20" tires Lifetime Odometer: 381.2 miles

	2008 Cannondale F-four Caffeine Hardtail XC 29er Mtn bike
	Description: Bone-stock Caffeine 29er w/ cateye wireless computer. Lifetime Odometer: 59.6 miles

	1988 other 9000xt Single Speed Road bike
	Description: The one ride that I didn't care much for and hope to stay out of by keeping up with my cycling. Lifetime Odometer: 0.0 miles

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