Professional mountain bike and stunt rider Martyn Ashton launched a campaign on gofundme yesterday to try and raise funds to help pay for his ongoing rehab, house modifications and gym equipment.
The response so far has been incredible to help the rider behind the incredibly entertaining Road Bike Party series of videos, but who suffered the devastating spinal cord injury in 2013. Martyn’s message is below:
My name is Martyn and I was a Professional Mountain Bike rider for over 20 years until I suffered a life changing Spinal Cord Injury in 2013.
I’m a positive person and still very much enjoy life to the full. I remain very pro-active with my personal fitness and want to be able to maintain that healthy lifestyle into the coming years.
I’ve set this page up in response to a post I placed on my Facebook page, where I asked if anyone would be interested in buying my C59 Colnago road bike, the sale of which could help towards funding physiotherapy, house mods and adapted gym equipment.
Sounds simple eh?
The Colnago bike in question was used by Myself, Danny MacAskill and Chris Akrigg in the film Road Bike Party 2 (which you can watch below).
My fantastic friends on Facebook really, really want me to keep the bike, but still be able to plan my rehab and physio in 2016. The general consensus was I should set this page up instead. So here it is guys 😉
I’m very grateful for all the incredible support I receive each and everyday. Thank you all for that, you are awesome.
Martyn
You can support Martyn’s campaign here.
