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Franco Bikes

A couple weeks ago – just a few days before I broke my clavicle – I had the privilege of participating in a video and photo shoot for Franco Bicycles. I’ve actually been meaning and meaning to write a post about Franco and the great services and products they offer, but I kept putting it off. I’ll get to that post at some point soon.

Back to the photo shoot: The owners, Franco and Julian, invited five of us, including the newly-out-of-retirement pro cyclist Ivan Dominguez (a/k/a The Cuban Missile) and plant-powered super ultra athlete Rich Roll to come up to Agoura Hills one morning and ride around Agoura Hills, the Malibu Canyons and the PCH for a few hours while a video and camera crew followed along. It was awesome fun hanging out with the other cyclists and feeling a bit like a rock star with an entourage. 🙂

Today Franco Bikes posted this kick-ass video from the day. Check it out on
Vimeo and on the Franco Bikes Facebook page. Or you can just watch it here:

Our Backyard from Franco Bicycles on Vimeo.

More about Franco to come soon!

Quick surgery/recovery update: After a couple rough days immediately after the surgery, I’ve been getting better and better by leaps and bounds every day. I’m now six days post-surgery and while the area of the break/plate and screws is pretty tender and my shoulder and neck are sore, I have great mobility in my shoulder and no real “pain”. I haven’t worn the stupid sling in a couple days (shh… don’t tell the surgeon or my parents). I have a follow-up with the surgeon on Wednesday and should get the stitches out then. So far, I’m really pleased with the decision to have surgery. The real test will come the first time I jump on the trainer or try to go for a short run!