So I’m finally back out on the bike, with a mix of full-time work, weekly physio and learning to ride one handed is pretty difficult… oh, and getting out and doing the Eyesdown Films with Alex keeps me busy. It’s not a bad way to live, still fully involved in the mountain bike industry and enjoying it.
Life is hard at times, but I knew that was going to be the case when the doc told me I have a very slim chance of getting the use of my right arm back. One thing I’ve learnt over the past nine months is that everything is still doable; I’ve modified my mountain bike and road bike so I can access all the controls and, being the secret geek that I am, I have also purchased a modified Xbox controller from a guy in the states called Ben Heck, it feels so good to be able to virtually scrub!
Patience is key - everything takes that little bit longer but I’m learning little techniques to get things done every day, I even had chance to do a bit of service work at Mojo before Christmas, which was really nice. I have a busy year planned ahead travelling to the European World Cups as well as all of the British Downhill Series races filming, which should keep me amused and I get to see what it's like as a spectator for the first time in my life.
As you can see in the video, the stuff I’m riding isn’t massively technical but it's where I spent a lot of my time as youngster, I remember a good friend of mine Paul Jones telling me: 'You can never practise cornering too much!" So it's back to bike school for me and hitting plenty of turns.
I would like to say a huge thank you to Mojo Suspension for supporting me and setting my bike up so well, I seriously wouldn’t have half the things I do if it wasn’t for they’re kindness and generosity.
Alex and I plan on getting out in the next couple of months to bring some more riding footage and give you a little insight in to how my life has changed .
Always look forward, never look back.
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