EZ Rider

[MuniAddict]

My month-old ankle sprain is still healing-seems like it's taking forever-probably because "I don't wanna stop!" [riding]...as Ozzy says, haha. So in the interim, I'm taking things a bit "EZ" as in the title, but still Living it & Loving it!

Some fun UCC and traditional shots mixed in. Comments appreciated. :o

YouTube

[Michaelgoround]

Nice riding Terry! i take it the ankle isn't to badly sprained? I know when I sprained mine 1 couldn't walk on it for like a month and it hurt prett bad for quite awhile.

[Nomadic]

Wait.. You call that easy riding!!?? That's hardcore man! Hope your ankle doesn't get worse. :p I really liked how you got air off the dirt ramp. I so gotta try doing that now. I usually freak out and ride over dirt knolls cautiously. Not anymore. I want to get some air too!

[MuniAddict]

Nice riding Terry! i take it the ankle isn't to badly sprained? I know when I sprained mine 1 couldn't walk on it for like a month and it hurt prett bad for quite awhile.Thanks. Well, it's been a bit over a month and it's still not fully healed, and easily re-injured if I dismount or upd to uneven ground the wrong way.

I think that's party because the ligaments were torn pretty bad when I initially sprained it, and they probably will be on the weak side for good. I think once they are stretched and/or torn, they never fully go back to their original strength and size. I could be wrong, so if anyone has more knowledge on this, feel free to share it. :)

I went out today and actually broke my personal record, MUni-ing 16 miles, with about 2,200 feet of elevation gain! Previous record for me was 14 miles. I had very little ankle pain, but now that I'm back home, it is a tad swollen. Overall it's definitely getting better. :)

[MuniAddict]

Wait.. You call that easy riding!!?? That's hardcore man! Hope your ankle doesn't get worse. :p I really liked how you got air off the dirt ramp. I so gotta try doing that now. I usually freak out and ride over dirt knolls cautiously. Not anymore. I want to get some air too!Thanks it's getting a lot better but slowly. Yeah I really like getting air off those "woop de doos", but I want to be able to jump HIGHER, but I don't know the secret.

They say to "tuck", and "throw the wheel out forward" and all that, but for some reason I just can't do it. Same thing with stair sets; I can clear an 8 set, but I still can't launch very high, so I have to use extra speed to project out far enough to clear it. Jumping HIGH one of those things I just can't seem to do, no matter how I try. Any tips and advice on that would be appreciated! :):D:o

[Shug]

Nothing is gonna slow you down Terry!
Hope you heal in time. Takes me longer to patch. Went for a MUni Friday and had a terrific fall speed-running a trail and my right foot got caught on the pedal and it strained the tendon thing on the top of my foot ... from the big toe to the ankle joint. Painful but better every day.
Age .... no biggie. Just suck it up and roll, eh.
Always look forward to your movies.
Shug

[Nomadic]

I went out today and actually broke my personal record, MUni-ing 16 miles, with about 2,200 feet of elevation gain!

Crazy! I'm just gearing up to do my first 8 mile ride... :)

[MuniAddict]

Crazy! I'm just gearing up to do my first 8 mile ride... :)Awesome. That's really a perfect length ride for MUni. But there are some MUni rides that are only about 2 miles long, but kick butt because they're so rocky and technically hard. So I guess it's true in MUni that it's really quality, not just quantity that counts. Have a great ride and post picks or video if possible! :)

[Nomadic]

Have a great ride and post picks or video if possible! :)

Ha ha! lol I would but I think it'd be kinda boring... It's just a paved urban trail. The only spots for MUni I've found nearby my home is a forest that some MTB peeps took over, creating a dirt track throughout the forest with "ramps" and slopes. It's actually pretty neat. Then of course I've gone crazy and went off-road at the ball park and riding atop a train's flatbed.... Nah, none of those can beat the 800+ acres of Weyerhaeuser land that is just a few miles from my house. You can follow the gravel logging roads forever, encountering obstacles and huge hills that are amazing to ride down. Wait, now that I think about it... Why aren't I riding there? *arg* I think this calls for a change of plans. No, lol now I remember. I wanted to do the lame paved trail to have an accurate calculation of how far I can ride. Plus, maybe I can get a couple of my two wheel'd freaks to ride with me. ;)

[MuniAddict]

Ha ha! lol I would but I think it'd be kinda boring... It's just a paved urban trail. The only spots for MUni I've found nearby my home is a forest that some MTB peeps took over, creating a dirt track throughout the forest with "ramps" and slopes. It's actually pretty neat. ...

Wait, now that I think about it... Why aren't I riding there? *arg* I think this calls for a change of plans. ;)Haha, that's what I was thinking while reading your post! Sounds like a great riding area, so I would definitely go for it! :D

[skilewis74]

They say to "tuck", and "throw the wheel out forward" and all that, but for some reason I just can't do it....Any tips and advice on that would be appreciated! :):D:o
It probably just comes down to practice. What I'd do is every couple of minutes while on a Muni ride, when you get to a small rock or root hop as high and/or long as you can, trying to use technique more than speed. I'm sure it'll be worth it to learn w/ each foot forward (better riding through really rocky terrain).

And use skrobo (http://unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56880&highlight=jump+tutorial)'s and/or Jerrik (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=62493&page=2)'s tutorials.

[gohabsgo333]

great riding terry ! ( as always )

i also sprained my ankle, and i think its been almost 2 months :mad: ...

ive reinjured it twice.
when i initially sprained it, I stopped for 3 weeks, no riding at all. it didnt hurt anymore, so i rode intensely again, but i guess it was week and wasnt healed yet. because after another two weeks, I reinjured it :( even with an ankle brace..
Then, 2 weeks ago i rereinjured it, but got mad, and rode after a days rest :D

right now it still hurts, and if i go over it again, i know its gonna hurt even more.. so i try not to do some biggish street stuff, which was the cause of my injury ...

but i ride anyways :p

[MuniAddict]

great riding terry ! ( as always )

i also sprained my ankle, and i think its been almost 2 months :mad: ...

ive reinjured it twice.
when i initially sprained it, I stopped for 3 weeks, no riding at all. it didnt hurt anymore, so i rode intensely again, but i guess it was week and wasnt healed yet. because after another two weeks, I reinjured it :( even with an ankle brace..
Then, 2 weeks ago i rereinjured it, but got mad, and rode after a days rest :D

right now it still hurts, and if i go over it again, i know its gonna hurt even more.. so i try not to do some biggish street stuff, which was the cause of my injury ...

but i ride anyways :pThanks Max. Sorry to hear about your ankle injury I know it can be really painful and take a long time to heal. I hate not riding so I'm just being a little less aggressive out there so I won't re-injure it. But just like you I did..twice! :(

[Panotaker]

I injured my ankle earlier this year. It was just a mild sprain and it still took over 4 months to heal(pun?) completely. I never did stop riding. I wrapped an ace bandage on it and wore an ankle brace and took it easy for a while. The upd's will get you, so be careful.

[MuniAddict]

I injured my ankle earlier this year. It was just a mild sprain and it still took over 4 months to heal(pun?) completely. I never did stop riding. I wrapped an ace bandage on it and wore an ankle brace and took it easy for a while. The upd's will get you, so be careful.Wow, 4 months! I guess I shouldn't feel too bad then since it's only been 5 weeks for me. I also wrap my ankle, use a brace and it really does help a lot.

There is definite improvement but only really noticeable after a month. And yes, you're so right about those pesky upd's, lol! The riding doesn't cause any pain whatsoever, but walking over steep, rocky and uneven ground and/or landing wrong after dismounting can result in quick re-injury.