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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.
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.
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 😀
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.
As mpt68 says, make your own,
As mpt68 says, make your own, thats the best bet.Apart from that, I would say to give any one of these three a try. Clif Bar, Powerbar Natural or Mulebar Natural :B
Can’t go wrong with Giordana,
Can’t go wrong with Giordana, Altura or a pair of these like I haveOne other thing, treat your
One other thing, treat your bike as another member of the family, so when you’ve thrashed it around, come home and give it a nice clean bath and dry it off thoroughly, it will love you back for longer that way.Take care of it and you shall have a longer life with it. 😀
I suffer from severe
I suffer from severe depression, anxiety and recently had the body blow of being diagnosed with early onset parkinson’s.I still manage to get myself out in bad weather, snow, sleet, rain, wind….etc
I find it helps me get away from “normal” life, wind in my hair and forgot for a couple of hours how shit things are turning at home. FREEDOM.
You just have to wrap up warm and forget the weather, focus on the cycling 😉
Partly both. I have a pretty
Partly both. I have a pretty good cycling knowledge base, but also know exactly how to find things on google, even if they don’t seem to be searchable :BIs it for sale?
It will be
Is it for sale?It will be rare because that are only around 50-70 known to the MKM enthusiasts to still be in existence and original.
If you are back there again, you might want to see if its for sale. If not, find out the frame number and let these guys know 😉
http://www.mkm-cycles.co.uk/numbering.html
Also, if you look on the buying and selling link, it will give you a handy price guide of what they are worth. Not alot 😀
http://www.google.com and put strava
http://www.google.com and put strava in…… You will be taken here http://www.strava.com/Where if you look around enough, you will find this
[quote]What is Strava?
Currently focused on the needs of avid cyclists and runners, Strava lets you track your rides and runs via your iPhone, Android or dedicated GPS device to analyze and quantify your performance. Strava makes fitness a social experience, providing motivation and camaraderie even if you’re exercising alone.
Strava grew out of our own needs as athletes. With busy lives requiring much solo training, we missed the sense of camaraderie and friendly competition that drove us to achieve our best through training with others.
Today, Strava lets athletes all over the world experience social fitness—sharing, comparing and competing with each other’s personal fitness data via mobile and online apps. Get out there: http://www.strava.com[/quote%5D
I wouldn’t mind seeing her
I wouldn’t mind seeing her Lycra clad 😉I just checked out her twitter, holding it together quite well.
I didn’t know she’s also a royal correspondent
“Royal Editor of the Sunday Express, NBC Royal expert and Royal correspondent for ITV’s This Morning”
I got the same copy and paste
I got the same copy and paste email, They didn’t even bother to answer any of the things I put to them and its bulls**t.This is the “maker” of those videos and I assume behind the website https://twitter.com/tzvister 😉 😉
They are good at copy and paste on their twitter aswell https://twitter.com/karmarama
Brilliant
I have a 2013
Brilliant 👿I have a 2013 cap and pin badges already that I acquired from a press member who got a whole pack after attending some press thing at the end of the 2012 race, so I think those bands my have been made by then aswell 😕
Still to far south for me,
Still to far south for me, thanks for keeping us all up to date though 😀
