Evolution Stories: MS Makes Me | SHIMANO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2023
- What if you were told you’d never ride your mountain bike again? The critically acclaimed film ’Evolution’ - released in October 2022 - delved into Shimano-supported rider Andy McKenna’s approach to a life where this hard hypothetical is a heavy truth.
Andy’s e-MTB was the life-changing lightener of his incurable challenges. In the next chapter of Evolution Stories, we follow our Scottish soulful explorer astride his EP8-equipped Santa Cruz Heckler. Andy’s in search of answers to the harder questions in life, hitting the trails with new friends, tracking that spark of vitality to its most optimistic end.
The series shines a light on Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis (OMS) - the unsung hero charity committed to improving the lives of people like Andy who are affected by MS.
In Evolution Stories Episode 2, ‘MS Makes Me’, Andy explores the Tweed Valley with first-time mountain biker Jonny White - cyclist, husband, father, doctor and fellow MSer. Jonny balances all these things with his role as medical advisor to charity Overcoming MS, an organization established to promote a positive lifestyle and help people with MS live long, healthy lives. It’s a lifestyle Andy and Jonny are thankful to have found.
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What a wonderful message. While i dont have MS, i have recently been diagnosed with a neulogical disease called ME/CFS and this message hit home. My condition impacts every aspect of my life. Stories like these give me great hope.
I have MS since 1996, and always rode my bike, with difficulty, slower than my friends, but always rode. 2 years ago I bought my first ebike, Caloi Evibe Elite, with Shimano power, a hard tail, that came directly to my needs. Long range, with 2 bottle cages, and now I can ride longer, and with my friends without staying behind!!! MS can be hard, however with the right approach, you can do whatever you like!!!
What a fabulous blend of honesty, realism and upbeat spirit. Thoroughly inspirational. Thanks tons for this.
An amazing film with such a powerful and inspiring message
I'm so glad I found out I had MS on my 40th birthday (also in May), I was getting tested in my 20's and I walked away and lived my life, now I'm re living my life again.
Keep living your full life, Mr McKenna. Inspiration. Crack my ribs any day.
"Hello, I've had MS since 2003. Before, I played basketball, and for the last 5-6 years, I've been mountain biking with friends. I feel great, and I believe it's essential to stay positive, understand our bodies, and, of course, having a supportive family and friends is a significant help. A doctor once told me it all starts in our minds, so I try to keep that in mind. As the saying goes, 'As you think, so shall you be.
Brilliant!!
Brilliant video, i too have MS and ride gravel, road and occasionally Mtb (I'm a bit of a wuss on a mtb though) my main mantra is "Face your fear and do it anyway" however the potential post crash consequences of MS makes me rethink certain riskier routes 😊.
What a great video 😁👍 for people like me that has MS as well but being in nature and mountain biking has help to relax and get fresh air
Wow what an amazing inspirational video!! Hats off guys if I’m honest she’s me feel more motivated just to get out on my MTB Evan more now.. if you guys can do it anyone can good luck for the future guys 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
awesome vid
I’ve just been recently diagnosed with RRMS at 51, although looking back I could have had it for a few years. My consultant has suggested I take Tecfidera but I really don’t want to. I’m hoping I could manage it with diet and exercise but not sure if I’m making the right choice. Does anyone have any experience of taking Tecfidera or not taking any medication at all?
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So if i ride my bike a lot, good things will come to me. I realised that from when i was 6 years old.
Can you make 9 speed ef500 shifter please I want it from 2 months ❤❤❤
“If you had the chance to change your fate, would you?” 👩🏻🦰🏹
I hate to disagree folks, but I feel that this is a misguided case of (at worst) a bike manufacturer hijacking a diabolical neurological disease to sell more bikes, behind the thin and cynical veil of an inspirational video. I have Multiple Sclerosis and in the later stages (where I am) the more aggressive diagnoses are nothing like what is represented in this video. I live in constant pain, drugged up to the eyeballs on morphine and OxyContin (such that I can't even recognise my own children), and occasionally methadone and fentanyl. I am mostly bedridden, unable to wash myself or go to the toilet independently, with little to look forward to other than becoming fully quadriplegic, and yet more damage to my family relationships, caused by my terrible moods. I blame the pain, but maybe I should just man up and get a Shimano mountain bike, and a ride off into the hills. In all honesty I don't want to be a massive downer, but I think a more honest discussion of this debilitating disease is overdue. There is no such thing as an "MS Warrior" for those unlucky enough to reach the final stages, which thankfully most do not. Shimano, please reconsider this video.
it's so difficult not to have MS individualize my efforts. having a good outlet, a good support line, and an attitude of "ain't nothing gonna stop me" is what it takes. thanks for your great advice--much needed...even after 26 years. 🫶🏼