Mayor’s Ride 2009 Visits RBP

Reno Bike Project was visited last week by a very unique individual, Martin Krieg, who is riding is backwards Hiwheel across the U.S., from San Francisco to Boston May 3-August 2. This incredible feat will completed on this bike. (Krieg is on the far right, in the blue shorts).

 Krieg heard about Reno Bike Project and wanted to stop by to community bike shop. We were stoked! After talking and getting to know Krieg, his story behind why he is doing this is even more incredible. In his book Awake Again, after being pronounced clinically dead, wavering between life and death from a head injury, Martin Krieg regained consciousness but was paralyzed and completely helpless. The book tells what it feels like to be in this state and how a victim of head injury reacts to strange and terrifying surroundings – powerful, seductive forces which pull the patient from the outside world into nothingness. As he began to recover, the bicycle became Martin’s favorite rehabilitation tool,. His tremendous comeback efforts are chronicled, including his much publicized transAmerica ride sponsored by the National Head injury Foundation. Finally, Martin shares his goal for a more fit and healthy America by describing his plans for a national bicycle highway.

For now, Krieg is making is way across the U.S. and RBP was honored and stoked to have such an awesome guy come by the shop. 

Follow Krieg here!