Well it looks like I gotta take this one....

It looks like my co-pilots aren't going to step up and post, so I will, again. I received the following email from non other than Asa P. of the Italiano Bici Familiano. It read like so:
"Saw that you are updating on pdx a lot and I'm stoked I have something to read every night when I get home, got some news for you from Portland too. Kyle Karlscene is in town filming Ben (Hucke), Vince (Kroff) and Ryan (Mills) for the Premium Video and I continue to look handsome. Talk to you later crusher.Asa

It great to finally have some news that I didn't have to dig up. Thanks Asa.

To stay on note with the previous news. Premium rider, former pdx'er and huge fan of Dial-a-Pizza, Joe Riley was in a bad accident during his Mega Tour trip. I think this is the second time he has gone on the Mega Tour and the second time he ended up in a Hospital. Joes tire slid out on some coping during a manual and he was thrown to flat rupturing his spleen.

Joe was taken strait to surgery and spent a week in the hospital with doctors changing their minds everyday whether to remove or leave his spleen in. Turns out the temporary fix they had done started healing over the week, so he was lucky enough to keep the spleen.

I had a chance to hang out with Joe today and he has been changed quite a bit by this accident. He is in good spirits and is making a healthy recovery. He should be off his bike for at least the next 2 months. I can't wait to see him killing it again. Get well soon Joe.

I guess that is all I have for today. Keep coming back, seems like there is something new everyday.-ben

posted by pdxbmx @ 8:19 PM