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Greensboro City Councilman Robbie Perkins gets an excused absence from Tuesday night's meeting.

On Saturday, Perkins was riding his bike on Owls Roost Trail, having himself a good old time. He was going up a hill when he hit a wet spot and tumbled off his bike.

"It wasn't a spectacular fall, but I hit wrong," he said.

Wrong enough to mangle his left wrist.

Perkins was about two miles deep into the woods, so he had to carry his arm and push his bike back to civilization. He said two good samaritans from Danville (in town just to take advantage of Greensboro's wonderful parks, Perkins bragged) helped him along the way.

He'll get a plate inserted into his wrist during surgery late Tuesday afternoon, about the same time the council meeting will begin. On Monday, he seemed to be in some pain, but was thankful it wasn't his dominant right arm.

The Duke graduate intends to select royal blue as his cast color of choice.