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  • September 7, 2012 at 4:56 pm #16761
    Cooks

    http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q306/cooknorris/chapeau.jpg

    This is amazing. How about a feature on some of the tech of these bikes?

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  • October 30, 2012 at 1:34 pm #699213
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    themartincox

    speaking from experience ( my
    speaking from experience ( my big bro has only got 1 arm)

    one of the dumbest questions i ever asked him was “whats it like riding with 1 arm? it must be harder than with 2”

    he pointed out that never having had 2 arms he couldn’t say – he then promptly thrashed me in a fight!

    point being, most folks with disabilities don’t know any different so what seems amazing to us is just ‘normal’ to them

    I must admit though, watching a one armed dude rock-climb is still a highlight – I have NO IDEA how he does it!!!

    October 30, 2012 at 12:59 pm #699211
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    notfastenough

    Dunno, I suppose his brain
    Dunno, I suppose his brain has adjusted to compensate for that over the years. Amazing stuff really.

    October 30, 2012 at 11:51 am #699209
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    Simon_MacMichael

    One thing I was wondering
    One thing I was wondering about Mendez at the Paralympics – and I accept this may be a really daft question – but if his double amputation were on the right hand side of his body, would that make it more difficult for him to ride round the velodrome? Just curious, struck me that since his remaining arm and leg are on the outside it might make it easier for him to deal with the banking? Inspirational though.

    September 7, 2012 at 7:10 pm #699207
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    daddyELVIS

    Reaing these posts reminded
    Reaing these posts reminded me of this guy – very inspirational:

    September 7, 2012 at 5:33 pm #699205
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    Gkam84

    Oh yeah and don’t forget Todd
    Oh yeah and don’t forget Todd Key

    When Todd Key was 7, he lost the use of his right hand after a bad fall caused a fracture and then an infection, leaving it misshapen.

    Then, at the age of 17, tragedy struck again when he was forced to have his right leg amputated because of muscle cancer in his knee

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/23/one-legged-cyclist-todd-k_n_1446612.html

    September 7, 2012 at 5:28 pm #699203
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    Gkam84

    In order if it works, A guy
    In order if it works, A guy who did the Haute Route with one leg.

    Juan Jose Mendez, Double amputee track star who doesn’t use prosthetics to ride

    Brett Wolfe, One legged mountain biker. http://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/With-one-leg-and-an-iron-will-Brett-Wolfe-sets-1060803.php

    There are loads of people out there who would put me to shame on a bike and have multiple losses of limbs and don’t use prosthetics. AMAZING

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