Helping Out

Cycling has always been considered a great way to stay in shape and in the last few months we've had a number of requests (3 or maybe 4) from people who would like us to support them in their quest to lose some weight. We're not always able to help out with much but every once in a while we are. Here are two links to people we have been able to help out.

Shane at: http://fatsweatandtears.blogspot.com/

Shane came to us back in May and told the story about how he'd been riding for 4 months in an effort to lose some weight. Shane was "tired of being obese and all of the health problems associated with being fat". At the time we were unable to donate a bike but we were able to help him out with some gear to make his ride easier. Shane has been blogging about his successess since May and has just lost 50lbs. Way to go Shane!

Another great story is Tryfena Lee. In 2005 after 2 years of trying to lose weight the old fashioned way (excercise and diet) Lee decided she needed medical help and underwent Gastric Bypass surgery as a last resort. Since then Lee has lost 110 lbs and has now become interested in cycling and hiking. A few months ago a friend of Lee's called us to ask if we would be interested in helping out with a bike. As luck would have it we were able to help. Here's a link to her story.

We get 4 to 5 requests a week from people and individuals asking for support for one cause or another. We are not able to help all of them but we help where we can and are happy to do it.