A community group of cyclists in Leicester banded together to build a special bike for one of their youngest members whose set of wheels was falling apart.
The Western Park Freeriders are made up of guys between 15 and 50 who love to ride together in their local park and sometimes across the country.
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Speaking in behalf of his mates, 37-year-old Carl Ferris said that one of their youngest members stood out because of his talent and willingness to help out.
It seems like the entire team had been planning the surprise for a while.
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“Every time we’ve got a spader, you’ve been the first one to put your bike down and pick the spade back up,” Ferris says in the video.
“We watch you ride around on a s— bike that’s falling apart, when you deserve more,” he adds.
In an interview, Ferris said:
“For a while this one lad stood out. Such a nice lad and always there to help whenever he was down the track. But his bike let him down.”
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“So as a group everyone made their mind up they would do something nice for him. So we all got to sorting out some old parts and sprayed a frame up and built him a bike to better his skills. We just wanted to see him do better.”
“We all have one passion and that’s to ride. If we can make a great place for kids to come ride then so be it.”
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“We gave the bike because we could see this kid had more skills [than] others but his bike was letting him down. So why hold on to old bike bits? As seen in the video the lad was ‘gobsmacked’ when he saw what the group had done for him.”
Carl added:
“He kept on saying ‘No. No way. I [can’t] take this.’ But then we could all see a tear of happiness which then made every one else start to tear up. A very pleasing moment.”
“We just want the park to be known as a great place to come for kids of all ages to have a nice afternoon out riding and to show them they don’t need to be out on the streets bored smashing things up, getting in trouble etc.”
Watch the heartwarming surprise below:
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Posted by Ferris Fez on Monday, June 11, 2018
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