Back on the horse

6 weeks after my shoulder was yanked out of the socket and relocated in my back, I mounted up the new S & M bars and went for a pedal with the boys.  Nothing gnarly, just a mellow pedal around the neighborhood.  I was pretty stoked to do that as besides going to a pool and kicking out some laps, it's the most exercise I've been able to pull off.  Besides pulling off and putting a couple back, but that's another issue.  

Today we were at Greenlake and I saw someone building up some of the jumps in the main line. This has been neglected since the concrete skateparks gone in.  I went for a little investigation and met up with Brad.  Brad's one of them single speed mountain bike jumpers that straight up kills shit.  I figured him for about 20, full of ambition and he let me know that he's been working with Parks and Rec to completely over hall the jumps.  His vision is having the main line be gnar gnar, then have a middle section just like the gnar but filled in and all table tops so if you come up short, your landings on dirt not in a bottomless pit.  Then he wants to build a little mini bike section for the kids and old dudes that like to come down and get a foot or so of air and call that ripping.  Basically a progression park for bikes.  I was impressed with the lads ambition and asked him for his email as I'd love to come down when their shoveling dirt and give a hand.  Brad was stoked then proceeded to emphasize his stoke on my offer by saying "hell yea I'd love to have you help out, it's so rad when YOU old dudes stay involved in this shit."  Thanks Brad, shovel your own fucking dirt.  Dick.