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Daniel Gordon
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 16 ก.พ. 2007
Spinal Stories Episode 4: Karen Darke
This week I chat to my friend Karen Darke MBE, who is well known in the SCI sports world for winning Olympic gold and silver medals, hand cycling across Asia, kayaking from Canada to Alaska, climbing mountains and generally being amazing.
She is the epitome of how a spinal injury does not hold you back from achieving amazing things - not to say everyone has to go and compete in the Olympics - but you can if you want to!
We talk about Karen's injury, the loss of her friend Will and how this affected her, the attitude she has cultivated towards life since injury and her next moves. A fascinating conversation that I hope you enjoy, too. Thanks, Karen!
She is the epitome of how a spinal injury does not hold you back from achieving amazing things - not to say everyone has to go and compete in the Olympics - but you can if you want to!
We talk about Karen's injury, the loss of her friend Will and how this affected her, the attitude she has cultivated towards life since injury and her next moves. A fascinating conversation that I hope you enjoy, too. Thanks, Karen!
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Spinal Stories Episode 3: Andrew Slorance
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Phoenix Instinct is a small company based in Forres, Scotland. Its founder and CEO joins me for this month’s episode of Spinal Stories, and it’s one I’ve been excited about for a while. We talk about Andrew’s injury in 1983, his career in television, and his decision to design a wheelchair that brought something innovative to the table after decades of stagnant progress. Next week that wheelcha...
Spinal Stories Episode Two: Brian
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My guest this month is Brian Abram aka Grandad Wheels! Brian was injured in 2013 in a cycling accident. He has since gone on to publish his own series of children’s stories after he was worried about how he would explain his disability to his young grandson. He resolved to tell him a silly story of being attacked by a lion in the jungle. Encouraged by his wife, he developed the story, found a l...
Spinal Stories Episode One: Joanna
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Join me for the first episode of Spinal Stories, a series where I aim to explore individual experience with spinal injury and show that it doesn't need to stop you living life and achieving great things. My guest today is my good friend Joanna. We talk injury, rehab, recovery, dating, travel, sport and more! Like if you enjoyed, subscribe if you'd like to see more and pop any questions down bel...
Spinal Cord Injury 101: Understanding Spinal Injury
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Hello, and welcome to the first in a series of videos looking at spinal injury. In this introductory video I briefly address a number of questions including: 1) What is a spinal injury? 2) Why does spinal injury happen? 3) What are the consequences of spinal injury? 4) Can you recover from spinal injury? Credit to Essential Anatomy 5 for the brief demonstration. If you found this helpful, pleas...
Reflections on Edinburgh Marathon
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My brief thoughts on the Edinburgh Marathon from the point of view of a wheelchair user. I will definitely be doing more, and in particular would be really keen to do London next year. If you have any questions or comments, please pop them down below. A big thank you to those of you who donated. We were able to raise £738 for Spinal Injuries Scotland!
Marathon Preparation: an update
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Check out www.justgiving.com/fundraising/danny-gordon4 if you'd like to donate or share! Today I head out for just over 20k in the racing chair as we're just under 6 weeks from the big day. I briefly demonstrate how to get in, and then back out again (unintentionally!). Please subscribe for more, and ask any questions down below :)
Handcycling the Highlands - Inverfarigaig Loop
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A spontaneous video I made while out cycling today. No particular topic or substance, just cycling. Maybe watch it while cycling yourself. Maybe put it on to distract your child or pet from chewing the carpet (again). Maybe just enjoy my suffering. But enjoy!
My Racing Wheelchair for the Edinburgh Marathon
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This short video provides an overview of the chair I'll be using for the Edinburgh Marathon on 28th of May. There's plenty more I could talk about here, so if you have any questions or comments, please pop them down below and I'll do my best to answer and as always, thanks for watching!
Edinburgh Marathon for Spinal Injuries Scotland - Week 1
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A brief video on an early training run that Laura and I went out on to prepare for the Edinburgh Marathon Festival. If you feel like supporting then please check out www.justgiving.com/team/Danny-Laura and thank you!
Across the World in a Wheelchair? Day 10: Aoraki
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Today was an exciting day. We journey to Mt Cook (also called Aoraki, which sounds 100% cooler) to visit a glacier via helicopter! This amazing journey was made possible by Jezza from MakingTrax (link below) who hooked us up. A few hiccups with accessible accommodation to start, but we had a wonderful day and hugely memorable experience atop the glacier. As we'd never done this before it was a ...
Across the World in a Wheelchair? Day 8&9: Christchurch and Lake Tekapo!
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Today we travel from rainy Kaikoura all the way to Christchurch under torrential rain. Thankfully this eases off in Christchurch and we're blessed with great weather, of which we take full advantage to see the Botanical Gardens! Later the following day we drive on to Mt Cook Village, stopping to marvel at Lake Tekapo, which is a brilliant blue. Again it is sunny and hot. All pretty accessible, ...
Across the World in Wheelchair? Day 7: Kaikoura!
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Today we visit the beautiful town of Kaikoura. Framed by a spectacular mountain range in the background, it's a quiet spot with plenty of wildlife and seaside activities. We go whale watching, manage to see a sperm whale and then manage some adaptive kayaking with the help of a seat designed by Jezza from Makingtrax!
Across the World in a Wheelchair? Day 5 & 6: Wellington and Kaikoura!
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A rather tumultuous turn of events meant we ended up travelling by air rather than sea to the South Island - but we got there! Day 5 was a very soggy one, and we spent the majority inside exploring Te Papa, a fantastic museum at the heart of Wellington. The weather improved significantly in the afternoon (though still very windy!) when we had to think quickly to rejig our travel plans. As we ma...
Across the World in a Wheelchair? Day 4: Te Puia, Huka Falls & Lake Taupo
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Today we discover some of the Maori culture at the wonderful Te Puia, a centre dedicated to Maori history, practices and culture. In the afternoon we venture to Huka falls and end in Taihape via Lake Taupo. A fairly full on day that left us pretty battered! Happy to answer questions as always. :)
Spinal Injury Travel Tips #1: Managing bladder
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Spinal Injury Travel Tips #1: Managing bladder
Floor Transfer Tutorial - How to as a Wheelchair User
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Floor Transfer Tutorial - How to as a Wheelchair User
How to change your wheels while in your wheelchair
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How to change your wheels while in your wheelchair
Hi Quick question (I've never had any extra with this type of attachment so stupid question incoming) Can you still hop up/down kerbs with this attached? Or do you need to remove 1st.... As you COG would be very different? Thx
Hi Lee, no worries - yes you can still hop up/down curbs and it's arguably even easier with it attached. COG very marginally affected (slightly tipper) but tbh there's not a lot in it.
@Queenmania2007 thanks for that... helpful glad I asked 👍
Do you have IG?
Hi , How you do to change the brakes on a TriBike please ?
I think that'd be via your dealer or just taking it to a bike shop. You could do it on your own if savvy enough - I'm not super familiar with disc brakes so would take to shop. For rim brakes you simply swap out the brake pads with an Allen key
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Looking forward to the other videos! I'm an ambulatory wheelchair user and recently got my first custom titanium chair (TiLite ZRA). I'm so looking forward to travelling again. The only two things I'm concerned about with travelling as a wheelchair user is the airlines damaging and/or losing her, and random people trying to push me. I hear you about blood pressure dropping issues after laying down. I use my chair because of orthostatic intolerance. I have a whole routine of slowly getting up in the morning that on bad days can take an hour. Prior to getting my chair and still now sometimes when I'm dizzy I drink Diet Pepsi and eat salted crisps. Diet Pepsi is a vasoconstrictor so it raises the bp. (Not telling you what to do. I hate unsolicited medical advice! Just sharing my experience.)
Can you do a video of you trying to move your legs and explain what it feels like wen you try to move your legs sir
Where did you get that wee front wheel roller?
The Paralympic Games are ready to begin. I really want to see your sharing about sports for paraplegics, such as wheelchair racing and wheelchair swimming? This includes potential issues that may arise during exercise, as well as maintenance of the legs. It's been a long time since I last saw your update, I hope you can post new content.
Hey, sorry I am a bit late to this. I am currently looking into an rgk frontwheel but I have a Quickie Argon 2. How do I measure it to see if it would fit?
Apologies for late reply - I'm not sure, I would contact RGK to ask them directly. Best to phone if you're in the UK. It's pretty adjustable so don't think you'd need to measure anything.
Hi! Danny Gordon,nice to meet you~I saw your previous wheelchair racing transferring video.Can you show another angle of how to transfer from normal wheelchair to racing wheelchair in and out? I just want to see the you transfer again because the original angle is blocked and I can't see the legs＆feet details.This is very important for many newcomers who want to learn wheelchair racing.If possible, I hope you can upload a new transfer video.And the second，how do you transfer from your handbike to a racing wheelchair and back to a hand wheelchair when doing a paratriathlon? Hopefully there will be a second instructional video on this. BTW your blue tights and green leggings which appeared in the previous video are very cool, hope to show them off while transferring.
My god you are hot❤
What you don't mention, and what I cannot tell in your video is the unit is attached, but you appear to not have any footrest attached. I ordered one and provided specific information that I had a TiLite AERO Z wheelchair and gave all tube dimensions. In order to attach this unit I need to either remove completely my footrest, or modify the footrest (hacksaw) in order to allow the lower "J" hook to clamp onto the tube. I'm thinking if I cut out my footrest material that will weaken the footrest itself, and I really don't like the idea of going with my feet just resting on a 3/4" tube as would be the case if I removed my footrest. I have a support request into the units seller......I'm not holding my breath here. It may very well go back.
Great to hear her experience as a Paralympian!
Glad you enjoyed Jono :)
Can you do a video of you trying to move your legs and explain what it feels like wen you try to move thim Please
Grant, you've commented this a number of times on various videos of mine. It is an unusual request and I'm not going to make a video about it, but I will try and explain it to you. Imagine looking at someone else's legs and trying to move them. That's what it feels like. There is no connection between the brain and the muscles, so when you consciously try and move them there is no response. I hope that helps.
I so enjoyed this interview!
Hi there Daniel, thanks for doing this review. I'm a similar level to you and went from Quickie Helium to Tiga. I'm due a new chair and was looking at Octane or Tiga Sub4. Just a couple of questions.. 1) Were you measured with the Jay back/cushion taken into account? 2) I occasionally push via the tyres rather than the rims - do your Ellipse 3R give you similar grip and security? Were your Ellipse rims an additional cost? 3) Octane Sub 4 v Tiga Sub 4....is the price difference worth it? Thanks
Hi there. Glad you found it helpful. 1) I did have the jay back on my old chair when I was measured, and then transferred it to the new chair as I disliked the fabric backrest 2) the ellipse rims are great - the rubber grip strip is ideal for even the steepest of hills. The only very minor annoyance is catching your hand on it if going down a steep slope fast, but I really rate it. They were a bit extra yes 3) I can’t really answer this, it’s very personal. For me aluminium was a no brainer. I love titanium and fancy things in general, but I knew that my first custom chair was going to be used and abused daily, and maybe didn’t want to put a nice ti chair through that (not that it wouldn’t stand it, more cosmetic wise). The weight difference is not huge. I don’t regret getting alu so for me it’s not worth the extra price currently, but over time as I come to understand what I want and need from a chair I may change my mind
The questions of "what happened to you" "can you have sex" etc are all absolutely normal questions. I don't see anything inappropriate because how else are people to get to know you and understand your disability and it's issues? Educating others is key and there should be no taboo questions. Also about grief. When you open up and speak up about your suffering people instantly turn away because all they want to hear is positive things and you're left alone with your suffering with 0 comfort.
I agree that there should not be taboo questions, but context here is key. I’m talking about strangers coming up and asking these questions. In that context it is overly personal and invasive, and therefore inappropriate at first meeting. I’m sorry to hear that’s been your experience with grief. Some friends are willing to listen while others, as you say, would prefer not to hear it. This is a hard condition to live with, no doubt, but I think leaning on each other for support is a valuable resource because, of anyone, we can actually understand what it’s like.
@@Queenmania2007 Fair enough with the first part in regards to that context. But in a date setting all questions are fair game, how else are people supposed to get to know each other? I've tried leaning on my peers and at best I get "oh I'm sorry" and proceeds to act as if I don't exist anymore. It's hopeless. I don't know why people are like that.
How do you live a life if you constantly have bladder / bowel issues / accidents and 24/7 insane pain (and with years it just gets worse and worse) which literally stop you from doing things? And no matter what you do, you just can't fix it. What then?
by being awesome.
@@thomasrootes1839 I would love to see you troll with insane 24/7 pain degenerated body. You wouldn't even be able to do that.
"Once you have this sort of injury life is over.." It actually is depending on your injury. As a medical doctor you know full well these things are not black and white, but a zillion shades of grey. There's plenty of people who cannot live their lives and are forced to exist in agony without being able to do anything else simply because how serious / bad their health / injury (on going complications) state is. I wish people weren't afraid to objectively talk and show the other side of SCI reality. It's not all roses and butterflies and keeping a positive attitude..
Absolutely love this..............thanks Danny and Joanna for putting this together. Myself being 33 years post injury can 100% relate to this. Back then there was nothing out there like this.
Hi Dan, I’m a T7/T8 Para, I was wondering how you get on with hiring cars with hand controls on your travels, great you can in NZ 👍. I’ve hired cars in the Canary Islands but haven’t found anywhere else in the EU.
Hi Nick, I’ve not hired elsewhere in the world actually so my experiences are somewhat limited - sorry!
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Can you do a video of you trying to move your legs and tell us what it feels like wen you try to move your legs sir I have a school project
Great video Danny, really informative and useful 👍 look forward to more.
Hi Danny, did you sell your triride as yet? Not sure how to DM you, do I have to join facebook lol. Yours, Paul (Inverness)
Hi Paul, I haven’t yet - I moved to Aberdeen and it’s all packed away in its box. Drop me a line on Facebook or via email (dnnyjgrdn@hotmail.com) if you’re interested. Cheers
Can you do a video of you trying to move your legs and tell us what it feels like wen you try to move your legs sir
sweet - have not seen one before. what garmin unit would you be using on this? I am looking for one to track distance (at the minimum) and would like one to be always on so I don't have to start it every time I roll around. been thinking of bike ones for garmin (I think garmin speed 2) but not sure if you have a better suggestion!
I use an edge 810. It works perfectly for my needs. I think it’s even too much in terms of what it can do, so probably a simpler one would be better for your needs
@@Queenmania2007 thanks! Yea just had a look and does seem like it has a lot of functions! Does it start tracking automatically or do you have to trigger it?
@@the_viper_leo you have to start it each time, but then there’s a setting for auto pause and auto restart during activity
Can you do a video of you trying to make your legs move and tell us what it feels like wen you try to move thim Please sir
Can you do a video of you trying to move your legs and tell us what it feels like wen you try to move your legs sir
Can you move your legs
No movement from chest down
@@Queenmania2007 can you do a video of you trying to move your legs and explain what it feels like wen you try to move your legs
@@Queenmania2007 what does it feel like wen you try to move your legs sir
hello! just seen the bottom of the description - are you still looking to sell it? thanks
Hello, yes I am - please pop me a private message with your number or check the listing out on Facebook :)
After coming back from a short bike ride, I've taken a look at your channel Danny . It's great to see you are cramming so much into your short time living with sci. I'm glad to see you've got the cycling bug, it's done me no harm at all. Being an (Old) tetra, who has always pushed the envelope, I expected elbow and shoulder problems and I do have them but it's mainly manifested in pain, it's easy (ish, on a good day) to live with and has been well worth the experiences. Keep cycling (I'm sure you will), here is one of the videos from my channel.. th-cam.com/video/dx3sCox-9jU/w-d-xo.html
Congrats, Daniel! So cool to hear about your experience! As to how hard wheelchair marathoning is, I think that greatly depends on the elevation gain in the given course. Anything over about 1000 feet of climbing and it starts to take its toll the next day, at least for me (but then I'm an old fart, 55). Keep at it and don't neglect that handcycle of yours :)
This is a really good point actually, and something I neglected to mention. There were a few rises towards the start that forced me to slow to a crawl, and I was easily passed by the runners. It saps you so much because you're more or less starting from being stationary each time you push. Handcycling the same, but if I have the gears to spin then I'm okay most of the time.
Congrats Daniel, very well done. Why not do the Loch Ness Marathon in October, all tarmac and nice and hilly :)
Thanks! I think I very well might. Hills are a real issue with the racing chair (tips back very easily!) but it'd be a shame not to.
Nothing not nothink !
I need to practice this technic
Thank you
Thanks a lot for your review! Is the aluminium polished or rough? And is there a clear coat on it? I would like no colour on my new alu-chair, but I'm unsure if without clear coat the material is less durable? Thanks for your answer!
Great video. That rac chair looks like a beast. Have subscribed to watch the journey 👌
Amazing ride in between the trees and sunrays going through them (my zen place), what a day, Scotland truly shines in the sunshine. Amazing editing as always (wish I was this smart). Your roads are so good up north, here in Fife it's pothole galore, I don't even know how'd you'd ride a Carbon bike here lol.. Love the speed, what was your top speed? I would totally die without a motor trying to ride like this.
Think I hit about 65km/hr on the descents. I couldn’t have done anything like this when I started either. It was still an exertion for me, but you’d surprise yourself with what you can achieve with slow and steady work
@@Queenmania2007 WoW, jealous, fun fun fun! There's genetics too, even with work I'm extremely weak, was always like this since I was little, that's why I hated sports, I was constantly mocked for my weakness 🙂
@@DerelictusAnima genetics certainly play a part, but I’m definitely not gifted in any way. I tire easily, struggle when it’s steep, don’t win any races etc. but with consistency and discipline everyone can train themselves to be stronger. My constant struggle is to use only myself as a comparator - it is too easy to wish you were as fast/good as “x”, when really you should strive to just improve yourself. That’s my approach anyway
@@Queenmania2007 That's the most logical and sound approach indeed. Once you start comparing yourself with others too much and taking in what you lack too much then you actually start doing bad instead of improving because of how down that makes you (at least from my perspective).
Don't be seduced by the dark side! Kidding of course, but racing chairs are hard on shoulders -- many of the hardcore racers I knew back in the day have since ended up needing surgery to repair their rotator cuffs... not a small deal when your shoulders also carry your independence. Don't get me wrong, these chairs are incredible devices for all they make possible, but handcycles win for ergonomics over the long haul as an athlete IMHO. And cheers, Daniel -- keep up the great work on your videos! 👍
How do you get in?
That will be the subject of the next video I think!
good luck sir ,it looks neat.
Don't worry, you can count on us we won't tell Karen...for now 😂😂, thanks for sharing
I've never seen a handcycle up close before...very interesting. It would be cool to see how you actually get in one...doesn't look ez.
It's certainly not easy, no, and depends on the nature of your injury, but I've found a way that works for me. I'll show it in another video
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Love it! I have trouble getting up the high street :)
So do I sometimes. I imagine a helicopter would make picking up the shopping easier ;)
What a wonderful couple you both are! This whole series of your travels is a total inspiration, full of fun and great tips for folk like me (paraplegic). Well done both!
Thank you! That's just why I'm making it. Will try and have more stuff out soon :)
🤣 nope to peeling a peach even the fuzzy ones. You can rinse the fuzzy peaches in water to remove some of the fuzz if you are so inclined but no to peeling them.
Thank you, some sense!!
Wow - you really are unstoppable