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I had a set of issues with the left knee in 2005/2006 -Torn miniscus, Excised tumor, Synovectomy, aggressive radiation. Radiation accelerated the degradation of that knee to the point it was gunnysack by spring 2018 with some growths reappearing.
It was really good for 12 years or so after the medical events of 2006. Did the STP with Joe Myer and quite a few times more, and did STP on a Bike. Rode some great terrain with Greg Harper, Bruce Dawson, Tom Blackwood, The Noli, Tom Blackwood and others in Seattle Area Riders
I got greenlighted pretty swiftly to deal with all the medical issues and get a new knee
There was a lot of complications to clean up and deal with beside the knee replacement, so the cutting got excessive for those reasons.
Anyhow, got all that squared away and got the knee replacement, did all my P.T. on time, everytime, got off the pain killers, went back to work and incrementally making it all work better all the time
Did some good rides in July Near Tonasket, Wa. and on the way back hit the Iron Horse Trail
Mid July I drove support on STP for a coworker that I did some projects with up in Gaspe Penninsula, Quebec. He finished STP in one day
I saw a Kelly Hickman, a really excellent Unicyclist, on his way to completing the STP at several points on the first day and he crossed the 2019 STP Finish Line about 6:30 PM Sunday. I believe that makes Kelly Hickman the 6 th Unicyclist to finish the STP in 40 years.
Here are some pics of Kelly Hickman at mile 42 with the policeman thinking about arresting the dude because it should be “illegal” to be so cool!
Some pics of Kelly crushing “The Hill” and then he had to remount at the light at the top of "The Hill’ and he nailed the remount on the 36’r like a boss, which is tough after that incline and then he was stuck in the “crush” of the pack trying to relaunch on the back of an albatros KH 36 inch Uni. He was looking sharp and representing us all hella good.
Kelly looks like Clark Kent…Rides Uni like Superman and was looking Bulletproof on the STP every time I saw him
I saw another random Unicyclist on STP that is headed to Florida from The Seattle Center Space Needle in support of First Responders and Veterans. I spoke with “Rhino” at about 140 mile point on STP. Rhino has Instagram or Twitter and maybe on some FB Uni Groups…if you want to check out his ride
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