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Gkam84 needs a trike to ride and help him deal with early Parkinson’s – he’s 28 FFS

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  • November 17, 2012 at 12:18 pm #17285
    alotronic

    Completely by chance I clicked on Gkan84’s sig, wondering what it was about.

    Turns out he (Keith) is suffering early onset Parkinson’s and is after money to buy himself a recumbent trike so he can keep riding. He’s 28.

    By the look of it he’s only had his fundme page open for a short while. I suspect he’s being polite and not putting a direct link to it himself on the forum just yet?!

    He’s chosen a nice trike to aim for:
    http://www.icetrikes.co/explore-our-trikes/sprint#

    So, first of all wouldn’t hurt to give the Keith a little money would it? I’ve started the pot with a measly tenner, but I figure there’s quite a few of us here for whom a tenner represents just about nothing, so… it’s paypal so use a bit of your ‘bike fund’ like I did!

    Secondly maybe we can find a way of getting something similar second hand or for a discount somewhere?

    http://www.gofundme.com/Gkam84

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  • November 18, 2012 at 12:58 am #706721
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    Gkam84

    Do you think that is the kind
    Do you think that is the kind of feature they might be interested in? I will fire off an email on Monday then.

    I have been looking at other publications and online outlets who might run a story/feature for me. So I’ll also contact them.

    I just don’t want this getting out of hand and being everywhere. I know that would be good for my story and donations, but I’ve also seen what has happened on Go Fund Me before, where someone puts up a small amount and people take pity on them, their donations rocket and amass far more than their target.

    I don’t want that to happen. If people would like to donate, thats fantastic, but I don’t want pity, I just want to be able to get cycling again. I’ve been struggling the past couple of weeks on an upright and knackered old trainer, only getting 15 minutes in at a time before I have to come off.

    November 17, 2012 at 11:43 pm #706719
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    Raleigh

    Have you thought about
    Have you thought about contacting Cycling Weekly?

    My dad does PR, so could easily get in touch with the editor, otherwise just email them outlining your cause and they may do a feature for you.

    Really good luck, you deserve it bud.

    November 17, 2012 at 11:25 pm #706717
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    Gkam84

    Me again folks. Been busy
    Me again folks. Been busy replying to tweets and emails this afternoon from people interested in my story.

    Loads of retweets (38) at latest count. All in one day, When my first donations came in, I don’t mind admitting it had me in tears to know that there are people out there who care about others they barely/don’t know.

    I come back here to see if anyone has idea’s on how to get my page spread further around the internet?

    Tomorrow I am going to tweet the many pro riders I follow to see if I can get tweets from them aswell. But I’m trying to think outside twitter?

    OR, there is an option on Go Fund Me, to offer “rewards” to donors. But I can’t think of anything, I don’t really have much to offer others.

    I thought about a raffle for one of my remaining two bikes, the one’s I have for sale in the classified’s. So 1 ticket per £5 donation or something like that. But they aren’t new bikes or particularly appealing to everyone.

    Any thoughts and suggestions would be gratefully received.

    Thanks again for all the support. It means so much to me, that I can’t really put it into words. Just to know that people out there care.

    November 17, 2012 at 5:51 pm #706715
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    Gkam84

    I don’t mind, as Tesco say,
    I don’t mind, as Tesco say, every little helps.

    Tell your parents I am very grateful to them.

    I’m not reluctant to publicise, just on places where people kinda of know me, I don’t want to ask. That’s why i’ve been tweeting larger companies and those with a few thousand followers. Get it spread out there in the public eye.

    I know that it’s just coming up to xmas and with the financial climate as it is, many people cannot donate, for that simple reason.

    This site, unlike many, doesn’t have an end date for raise money. So what I’m doing is leaving any money in my paypal account until such time’s as I am able to afford a trike. If for any reason this never comes about or a company steps in to help me. Then the money will still be there and I think I can just press refund?? 😕

    That way, everyone could have their money back 😀

    November 17, 2012 at 5:35 pm #706713
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    notfastenough

    Done. I also tapped up my
    Done. I also tapped up my parents for a tenner, which is included in the donation. They send their best wishes!

    I would be a bit reluctant to publicise as well, but have no such inhibitions if it’s not me. Therefore, I hope you don’t mind that this morning I blatantly asked ice for a discount!

    November 17, 2012 at 4:40 pm #706711
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    Gkam84

    Wow, thanks guys. Just come
    Wow, thanks guys. Just come on here after replying to someone on twitter who was having digs because I own an xbox, have a two year old phone and a guitar. Asking why I don’t sell them before asking others for help X(

    I put the link in my signature as I didn’t really want to start a thread. I’m not a person who really asks for help from people I barely know. But it has come time where I’m left with no option.

    I didn’t want to see like I was begging anyone to read my story either. I’ve been asking for re-tweets on twitter, just to get my story out there.

    Took me over two weeks to go active with it having put it off so many times because what I’ve written is really quite personal and I was worried it would just sound like a sob story.

    I have set the aim for £2500, by the time the fee’s are taken off, that would come down to around £2100ish. But obviously if I can find a second hand one cheaper I would stop the donations.

    I have tweeted ICE Trike’s, mainly hoping for a discount or some sort of package from them, however unlikely that may be. As they say, anything is worth a go.

    If there is anything anyone wants to know about me or questions that you might have at any time. Just give me a shout and I’ll happily answer them.

    Thank you for starting a thread, but please don’t feel you have to donate or put any pressure on others to do the same. I know more than most how hard money is to come by at the moment. Encourage people to read it by all means though.

    November 17, 2012 at 2:24 pm #706709
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    notfastenough

    Seen it already… need to
    Seen it already… need to get onto my laptop first to donate though.

    Don’t know why I didn’t think to start this thread though! Between this place and social media, £2.5k cant be impossible. Fortunately I guess he’s already got all the clothing, pedals etc.

    Ere Dave, any chance of some fantasy cross racing or something? Tenner to enter, all proceeds for the above?

    November 17, 2012 at 12:29 pm #706707
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    trikeman

    Excellent idea – I’m in,
    Just
    Excellent idea – I’m in,

    Just donated what I could afford on the site – wish I could do better, but I hope it all helps.

    Regards,

    Trikeman. 😉

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