{"id":845,"date":"2009-06-01T18:30:29","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/crashing-on-the-road-road-rash-and-scab-ology\/"},"modified":"2009-06-01T18:30:29","modified_gmt":"2009-06-01T16:30:29","slug":"crashing-on-the-road-road-rash-and-scab-ology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/index.php\/crashing-on-the-road-road-rash-and-scab-ology\/","title":{"rendered":"Crashing on the road, road rash, and scab-ology&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was riding through a tree lined Reno street. I think I shifted my hands from the brake hoods to the bar tops, and in that split second my front wheel hit a short, stubby stick in the road. The handle bar wobbled, I grabbed at the wobbling bar, missed, and fell.<\/p>\n<p>I was fortunate to hit the road with a very large body surface, think acres of surface- so the force of the impact was spread evenly.<\/p>\n<p>I sat there stunned at the pain and shock of a road crash vs a dirt crash. The home owner walked over and took the stick away. I jumped on my wheel to get it to fit in the frame. Clothes torn, oil on skin and an amazing burning sensation- which starts feeling weirdly pleasant once you start riding again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/shoulder3.jpg\" alt=\"shoulder3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Juicy &amp; tender.<\/p>\n<p>Sleeping is the worst. You cant sleep on your favourite side, and no matter how careful, you&#8217;ll inevitably stick to the sheets&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/leg.jpg\" alt=\"leg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course swimming doesnt help the healing process- scabs go soft and white and come off in sheets- which floats around the bottom of the pool. So new scabs have to form and harden, just in time for the next swim session.<\/p>\n<p>These shallow scabs (above) are healing nicely and is only a few days away from being ripe for the picking. Its a bonus if you have wounds of varying depths- which means that scab picking season will be a long one.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conradstoltz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/shoulder.jpg\" alt=\"shoulder\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was riding through a tree lined Reno street. I think I shifted my hands from the brake hoods to the bar tops, and in that split second my front wheel hit a short, stubby stick in the road. The handle bar wobbled, I grabbed at the wobbling bar, missed, and fell. 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