Inspiring!!

mr-frosty
mr-frosty Posts: 44
edited October 2009 in MTB general
Met a guy today whilst biking in Wyre Forest. He was biking on his own on a Specialized Full susser, and had his right arm strapped up in a sling. We stopped and asked him if he had broken it, but it turned out it was a disability from a motorbiking accident. So his arm is completely strapped up and he has both brake levers and shifters controlled by his left hand. He only held the handlebars with his left arm, no contraptions to help with balance. He said it was more fun than sitting around at home..................all i can say was that he was truely inspiring and if i ever moan about biking with a hangover, a sore back or anything else less trivial, i'll think again about him.

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  • biff55
    biff55 Posts: 1,404
    full respect to the bloke. shows hes got proper skill and courage.MTFU to the max.
  • Shorty12
    Shorty12 Posts: 478
    I tried it once it was tough. Brave fella
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    When at glentress, there was a guy riding in a cast to just below his knee!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Sloper
    Sloper Posts: 141
    Credit to the guy. I used to know a biker (motorcyclist) who only had one arm. He had all the controls on the right handlebar and no doubt an immensely strong right arm. He beat me at pool once too :lol:

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