Last night I called Tung Luong to go ride and this is what I got from him-
"I was riding Thursday, by myself as how these situations I get into all start. And I decide to try cypress rail. I go get on it no prob first try, and keep falling stair side, finally figure out the lean and get it, and repeat. Then I try crooked grinding it but only get halfway and flip over, and bleed from my hand and my wrist kills. I should have stopped here. But I wanted to just do the rail again. I hit it a few and at one point come off funny and catch the edge of a stair with my right foot and roll it bad. I have my headphones on but heard something. Wasn't sure if this was a break or what. So I get up walk over to my bike praying for a non broken ankle again (as I broke the same ankle prior). I ride about 2-3 miles home, walk into my house pretend as if nothing happened to my legs as the rents are just chillin. Walk up stairs freaking out. I decide to sleep it off to see how bad it gets. I wake up and its about the size of a tennis ball. I decide I should go to the hospital but am not sure about my insurance as I have my own student insurance now.(Tung is a teacher) I call the insurance company, and say should I go to the hospital? I don't know what it covers but im like 95% sure my leg is broken in some sort. The lady on the other end begins to panic and tell me to go to the hospital. Myself having been through this before am really calm thank her and start asking questions about my plan. She freaks out says to stop talking to her and go to the hospital. So I do. I drive to the hospital but decide parking is like $5. No way ill walk it. So I park 6 blocks away and start hoofing it, with a serious limp and no crutches. At block 3, a kind Thug gave me a ride in his escalade. I thanked him, got x-rays, and such, went to a orthopedic specialist and they said I had an "avulsion fracture" where my ankle separated. Lucky for me it was very slight, I had more of a sprain with a like avulsion. So I got a walking boot and and crutches. Went to my car went to work where they sent me home for the week. So that second I just took off for Vermont without telling anyone. I left took some clothes laptop and hid in the mountains. I went fishing, ate lobster, learned how to make wontons, hung out with my GF, went to some art festival, and within that time of thurs to Sunday, I went from crutches, to just walking boot, to just ace bandage and shoe. The doctor said I should feel comfortable to walk in 2-3 weeks. When I heard that I knew I'd be walking in a week. So im basically there. Hopefully riding by next week this time."
Nathan Powell is back on his bike and Ben Stalets got his cast off of his foot. (on his birthday)
Here are a couple of pics that Ben took of Nathan riding his ramps.
--------------------Nathan Powell-Icepick to 270
-------------------Nathan Powell-Flatty on the new 7ft
Later,
W.S
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