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    A clavicle that is and not broken scales, heaven forbid. A month after my bicycle crash I dared a greatly missed SR shave. A return to civilized living. Born again!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jleeg View Post
    A clavicle that is and not broken scales, heaven forbid. A month after my bicycle crash I dared a greatly missed SR shave. A return to civilized living. Born again!
    I know the feeling. Eight years ago I took a dive off of a Litespeed Vortex @ 20mph. Slept in a chair for 3 months (to avoid rolling over on the healing clavicle A.K.A. collarbone) and missed 5 weeks work. I shaved with a Merkur 37C slant until I could begin to use my left hand/arm for stretching again. Not a pleasant experience. I wish you quick healing.

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    Jimmy, as a cyclist you will appreciate that I was as concerned about the scratches on my Campy Ergo levers as anything else. By the way, I was on my Merlin titanium. I fared better than you from the sound of it.

    Spender, I was spot on with the blade. Like riding a bike dontcha know!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jleeg View Post
    A clavicle that is and not broken scales, heaven forbid. A month after my bicycle crash I dared a greatly missed SR shave. A return to civilized living. Born again!
    Glad you clarified. My question from your subject line was how did the bone take an edge?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jleeg View Post
    Jimmy, as a cyclist you will appreciate that I was as concerned about the scratches on my Campy Ergo levers as anything else. By the way, I was on my Merlin titanium. I fared better than you from the sound of it.

    Spender, I was spot on with the blade. Like riding a bike dontcha know!
    Yeah I do. Years ago I was sideswiped by a Cadillac and went off my Schwinn Paramount. I slid about 10 feet on my elbow, ribs and thigh. Was wearing cutoff jeans and my pocket knife (closed) stuck in my thigh about a 1/2". The first thing I looked at was the bike. Fortunately it was alright. Lost skin on my ribs and elbow but no broken bones.

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    My crash cost me dearly. My Litespeed frame was the only thing salvageable. The up side was, it made for a great opportunity to make the switch from DA to Record

    That event changed things for me a bit...I had my best racing year ever the next year.

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