“The day I left the Army in 1990 I knew I wanted to grow a goatee, and in one shape or another it‘s always been there. Sometimes long sometimes short. At work I am the only person with facial hair which I am proud of!

“I enjoy bike rallies which seem to be a gathering point for bearded men; beards of all shapes and sizes. I look forward to meeting other beards outside of the biking world.

“‘Til that point my beard will ride free with the wind blowing through it...”