How This Action Sports Star Built His Own Prosthetic Leg

In 2008, Monster Mike Schultz, a pro snowmobile racer, had his left leg amputated above the knee. Seven months later, he was zooming around on a dirt bike wearing a prosthetic leg that he designed and built himself. Today, the action sports star is at the top of his game-winning medals in motocross and snocross at the X Games and in snowboarding at the Paralympics. And he is using his ingenuity to help other athletes reach their full potential through his company, BioDapt.
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[@manicseacucumbers4194]

So he’s Hiccup on a bike instead of a dragon

[@acyllia5311]

Your a fking genius, I hope this comment blows up...

[@ultradragon6023]

Yea he is but In this day of age

[@Krit.Krisam]

Bruhhhhhh!!!

[@mikeschultz3703]

Ha! I love this comment, that's one of my favorite movies for sure. I'd prefer a dragon if I could find one. ;)

[@ryandao3047]

Hiccup lost his calves down but still have the thigh joint but he lost his leg from the middle of the thigh down

[@davidrosolovski2633]

this is quite possibly the coolest prosthetic I've ever seen

[@stahinjakrackovic2087]

I want it right now!

[@stahinjakrackovic2087]

@@cxsian can u give me the instructions?

[@ayman_idk3465]

Kale Strahota just come down here and I will bite it out for ya

[@stahinjakrackovic2087]

@@ayman_idk3465 noooo i dont want it anymoreee. Im sorryyyy pleasee dont kill me

[@animepotato1028]

@@stahinjakrackovic2087 lol

[@BrainstechKnowlogy]

WOW! Amazing design. one of the best looking prosthetic leg I've ever seen.

[@indraarjuna7831]

See biom

[@indraarjuna7831]

Its epic

[@xbear7473]

He’s not disabled he’s upgraded

[@frankyalvarez7160]

Like but 69 up doots

[@21area21]

Just crippled. He doesn't lack ability. It's just nerfed.

[@Bald_and_Brown]

21area21 When you’re so op you actually get nerfed in real life.

[@Growing_AppleSauce]

Xbear *Cyberpunk 2077*

[@OceanWarzGTFO]

He's got that stock attachment

[@SamuelSamuelSamuel]

This man put the pro in pro-sthetic.

[@JupiterKnight]

Damn

[@driverlife26]

Nice!🤣

[@estebandsandovall]

This one of, if not the best amputee related coment i ever seen

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

When he lost his leg: Fine, I'll do it myself

[@twistedheretic8184]

Just Some Bigfoot With Internet Access your everywhere deez days Bigfoot... 😂

[@captainyanyan2117]

Twisted Heretic ikr

[@3mr0_]

I have seen this account before

[@Gr8dy13]

I’ve seen your account somewhere

[@twistedheretic8184]

Fr lol

[@DanielFernandez]

This is phenomenal. What a way to turn a problem into a massive blessing.

[@fobudomh]

Great ingenuity. Looked like a story straight out of a movie.

[@blackturbine]

with enough money any problem can be a blessing

[@JerkFrags]

He drew that!?!?! This guy needs to get hooked up with a Solidworks license! What a hero! Talk about a guy who overcomes the bumps in life and keeps on moving at his own speed!

[@alexcitovsky7389]

He's doing some advertising gigs for SOLIDWORKS, so they probably give him free licenses as well

[@timo42069]

He’s now 5% terminator

[@MukWongDeso]

And he will terminate every single race

[@keanneee]

Lol

[@jeanzurich6424]

5% done 95% to go!

[@trickster_198danny5]

Cyborg

[@davidwickboldt712]

Too bad he has one foot in the grave.

[@dinozero2]

*leg got cut* Nature: I want to see how you overcome this. This guy: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!

[@zerorobot3530]

Bet you forgot you commented this

[@drakgrotta]

So importent to have that kind of attitude!

[@morkovija]

This is the future we were promised. Also this guy never has to worry about the missing sock now.

[@MrHonkysponky]

And He’s always buyin 2for1

[@ahmdnaube3745]

@@MrHonkysponky Now it is time for companies to bring out a single sock to the market, instead of pair.

[@jerryh5654]

This might be the best comment response ever.

[@MrPicklesAndTea]

@@ahmdnaube3745 I imagine it will cost the same amount.

[@601salsa]

Dude i knew several military amputees and you have by far progressed the most. When you walk you dont see any hitch or limp. You sir stand tall and proud because you sir are a hero and more importantly you can be a hero to military amputees around the world. Do you make lower leg prosthetics or have you built a full leg prosthetic? Absolutely facinating. So happy for you and so damned impressed you inspire me to be better in my own mental attitude towards life

[@yongling9825]

Lower leg & foot.

[@GRPE696]

When life gave you lemons, you became a badass 'cyborg'. Great story.

[@cakes1014]

Lol

[@comicluigi7]

When life takes your lemons sue them for Theft

[@TwistWake]

Such a beautiful example of way of life after a terrible accident, I want to work in your company now !

[@hfr8343]

One of the coolest things I've ever seen. I wish some of my patients were as motivated as this gentleman

[@juliopatriota4097]

That design is amazing! Just knowing that is mechanical and it made you get your life to the fulest, it is incredible. Congrats and thanks for sharing

[@RobertoCarlos-bp6wo]

This is inspiring as hell , a man who wasn’t scared to keep doing what he loves even if it cost him a leg

[@blackturbine]

It's easy to keep going when your path is paved with money

[@rickyx5767]

it will cost him another one

[@zennoxa9027]

BLOODY LEGEND! Lost leg, built leg, created leg company, learned more sports and stood on top. You did not just win, you dominated. Cheers mate!

[@moochnhowzn]

Brilliant, finally the right people with an understanding of mechanics and what it takes to make a prosthetic leg are making them . I hope that he changes the world . Cheers

[@kyletaylor8697]

This inspires me.. as an above knee amputee... and 26 years old.. i always feel like I could be doing more with my life!!

[@davidmelton6138]

i have been a below the knee amputee for a little over a year now. i get my prosthetic in a few days. it has been a very slow process for me but i can't wait to be walking again. your story is very inspiring and just amazing. i hope you continue to improve your design and live your life the way you see fit. congrats on the design and all of your accomplishments

[@nor4277]

He doesn't seem to like to lose ,hope he can help others with his sport legs he makes.amazing guy.

[@adamblomberg]

He must be an engineer, I really would like to actually see how it works though.

[@KN-wl4vv]

Or work with one (or even an engineering student, who would love that kind of experience - I'd know: I'm a mechanical engineering student, and I think this rocks!)

[@gur262]

Looks like there's a mtb shock in there? With all obscure small items being available on ebay, it doesn't seem too far off for anyone. Still awesome though. The option to equip even the crudest construction with some damping element from eBay is quite something

[@AdlBnymn]

@@KN-wl4vv Same here 😅

[@kasuraga]

@@gur262 Yeah he's using mountain bike shocks in there. He basically built the thing as if it's nothing more than another suspension component in any offroad sport vehicle. his logic is great "Ok, so, i need to absorb shock, so I need a shock absorber but for my leg. Oh, let's use mtb shocks, those are great at doing that!

[@soughtsdad6628]

Thank you guys so much for all the support over the years! October 30th, 2020 officially marks the day that the channel has hit 10 million subscribers!!! It's truly amazing that I get to share amazing music with you all each and every day. I hope you've been enjoying it as much as I have. See you guys in the comments ❤️

[@theturtlejalle3345]

He looks so freaking amazing with that terminator leg, it's like he lives to kick ass

[@depqh]

The Turtle Jalle ah yes.

[@TheKennethfilm]

It would probably be better with silver color.

[@terryalang7283]

That is THE MOST inspiring story I have ever heard. I think this guy is beyond amazing, what an incredible human being. He is an inspiration to anyone as well as amputees more power to you young man. Vertutis fortuna comes.

[@matthewblackwell5274]

I use one of these on a day to day basis and I can easily say it is the best prosthetic I have ever used, I’m faster then my able bodied friends on dirtbikes when we race. Thanks Bioadapt!

[@mobinesparnak9453]

Hey man. My brother lost his left leg above the knee about a month ago. He is a dirt bike fan and he wants to get back on the bick. Please help us

[@donaldmatthies6026]

When I was recovering (Walter Reed army medical center)from injuries I received in Iraq, I worked in prosthetics department, the army wouldn't even let us consider making such a thing, they were definitely stuck on the old way of making limbs. That's a really great idea, I'd personally like to know more details of the limb?

[@karensheehan2878]

There are backyard mechanics making their own fingers and hands too. You could be the middle man passing these ideas to Walter Reed. There are new types of feet too with more natural movement and spring. Good luck.

[@amarok1124]

I am amazed how this guys sees his disadvantages as one of his strengths to pursue and do more to be the best on his career... salute!!!!

[@antufcti]

At least his left leg doesn’t get tired or cold or hot or hurt now

[@wladislawshamin5447]

Thats the advantage over a natural leg. Imagine if we could make cybernetic limbs and organs that would function as good as our natural ones(or even better). We could get rid of soooooo many diseases.

[@jameswolf5513]

Ant Goj I MMA highlights and breakdown I now it gets bent

[@actualgarbage8549]

@@wladislawshamin5447 That wouldn't be a good idea i cant think of the side effects but you'll know it yourself

[@wladislawshamin5447]

@@actualgarbage8549 but what Else would you do if you lose your limbs other than replace them with cybernetics

[@user-pq9gy3fq1q]

@@actualgarbage8549 surprisingly, not that much side effects, aside from the fact that you have to use prosthetics, which, over time, will probably get really good. You also get replaceable parts, and the body actually is really good at adepting to a loss limb, after a while blood flow, blood pressure, heart rate, and other things that may have been affected return to normal.

[@saloni379]

Hope this technology will help other peoples around the world, this is the technology we really need 🙂

[@coolmusic6052]

My little boy was born with both of his feet missing it would be cool to see him later on in life wearing some Prosthetics like these... keep up the good work man....🙂

[@marmarcberserker5503]

Woow !! Wielki szacunek, jesteś geniuszem. Nie jesteś zwykłym człowiekiem, twoja kontuzja zmusiła cię do stworzenia własnej lepszej protezy. To jest niewiarygodne

[@smithy5664]

He uses fox's rear shock for his prosthetic legs. I really respect him

[@mohamadzahidzainulabidin6862]

I'm below knee amputee,, from Malaysia I'm an adventure Moto rider. Life goes on ,,,do what you love best Keep it up bro ,

[@Dimaz42]

“Give up” is a word that you wouldn’t find in this dude’s dictionary

[@samh659]

Thank you for all the story @greatbigstory! May all your work on this channel became a beacon of inspiration for all the young journalist out there!

[@tangytablets5150]

Its so amazing how he literally built his own leg to build up his career again. X3

[@icantcook9998]

Your determination the keep going has helped so many other people and to design and build the prosthetic is it truly amazing legend

[@xxxag1768]

Men truly are awesome. Dude used his knowledge from dirt bikes to create a prosthetic leg that looks and works very well. He drew the design, measured it all up and even built it. Crazy asf

[@anonymous-uo6ub]

Men?

[@InspiringKeynoteSpeakers]

Absolutely inspiring! 💪 You're a true athlete, and your journey from BMX to snowboarding and everything in between is incredible

[@Leo-ch4qu]

When he put the helmet on, my mind went,”MUST GO FASTER” Some people know what I mean

[@aescherr]

i think of octane 😭

[@uriel6018]

@@aescherr too much apex

[@beastbuilder]

on one hand i love the content of you guys on the other i got mad at you because you bring up these inspiring stories which gives me no reason for excuses or self pity

[@blackturbine]

True i also just shit stacks of money

[@agustinmorales8681]

I got an ad about this KZbin channel, while watching this KZbin channel

[@MichaelSpeaksHisTruth]

I hope one day I can overcome my leg injury and be like this gentleman 🥲

[@HDilk]

There's a KZbin channel call Ian Davis and he build his own prosthetic fingers as he lost all the fingers on his left hand. His most recent video at this time is him showing off his 3d printed "ninja turtle" fingers

[@djemery1718]

Lost my left leg below the knee in 2018, thank you for your video post. I mountain bike and very active, got a movable ankle from California I use for swimming and mountain biking, majority of my prosthetics are Össur prosthetics. Never seen a foot like yours. The reason I lost my left leg is I had organ transplants in 2011 and my organ donor had been a ballet and jazz dancer. When she lost her life I received her left kidney and pancreas. They used a vein from my left leg to plug in her two organs. I was working on April 7th, 2018, six and half years after my donor had died and loaned me her organs, and her pancreas failed and I had gangrene in that organ and went to work that day. I had tremendous pain, and the organ had failed, and was rushed to a local hospital, that wanted to keep me and observe me but my middle sister showed up and made the hospital take me by ambulance to my organ transplant hospital on a two and half hour ambulance ride in extreme abdominal pain in my peritoneal cavity, and as soon I had the MRI and could barely stay still for that, I was in emergency surgery and five and half feet of my small intestine was removed and my donor's pancreas, the surgeon told me if I had not showed when I did I would have died. So due to all the infection in my body, and having had broken my left big toe with a motorcycle on a leg missing a main vein, the foot got infected, and nothing would stop that infection, and the left leg was amputated on July 9th, 2018 below the knee. I am very lucky to be alive and my donor's left kidney still survives in my body, and I use an insulin pump for the missing pancreas, and a continuous glucose monitor for the missing organ to monitor the levels of glucose in my blood. My donar's kidney keeps my blood clean and it is still alive in my body. So thanks to her, Lady Morgan Leigh Judd whom is my best friend in life I met on an operating table on December 7th, 2011 in a 12 hour surgery, she as well keeps me alive and been doing a lot more than people expected for surviving all this mess. She would be 28 years old now and she was born on September 8th, 1992 and she legally died on December 6th, 2011 at age nineteen and she had been in college and on her college dance team only six months. This is a link to a video when I first saw her, and had signed legal documents to have contact with her father in 2014... she was his only daughter... and she saved eight lives as an organ donor... and she had been number 7 in the competition... so 7 is my lucky number in life... all of this has cost millions of dollars in medical costs to stay alive, anti-rejection drugs cost 72 grand a year at six grand a month... so being alive is expensive... but my donor is indeed my best friend in this life, and in December of this year I will have survived 9 years with her left kidney still alive. I am about as active as she was in my life... wish all of you a good day or night where ever you are on planet earth... some times impossible things have strange miracles... at a tremednous price... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGeqeoKla8x1fa8

[@winntrix1510]

What a determined man wow

[@blackturbine]

If you had the same amount of money as this dude You whould be determined as him

[@mariuxxxx1]

@@blackturbine did he have money before?

[@ConquerYou]

This is amazing. Way to take charge of a bad situation and turn it positive.

[@yegoallan8560]

Guy can build his own leg... Can floor a bike, and now snow boards... Feels like he has 3 lives and some us struggle with just one.

[@caet49]

Inspiring - my sister loost the leg over the knee and the prosthetic she got has rendered her helpless basicly not going out in the world see and living anymore. This would be a super for her - congrets on a stunning achivement

[@hecate8293]

When you are so Op in real life so they nerfed you but still OP

[@canismajor8601]

Nature lets nerf his leg

[@tripleclutch758]

That leg looooooks siiiick I'm lucky i dont have a disability but i love seeing people that have it adapt and create their own prostetics

[@XavierAway]

well according to him you don't exist!

[@EMSLS]

I am really impressed! Well done, congratulations! 👏 A real Tony Stark himself!

[@lizardywizard]

Good lad. Was racing with a prosthetic leg in Enduro back in the 90s. You're rocking it - hold that flag high - I will be back - this short clip has inspired me. Like really. Odin's blessing to you brother.

[@walterwhite1785]

Dont let nothing stop u from doing what u love real shit

[@ShovelLettuce]

You're an inspiration to me Mr. Athlete. May you be blessed.

[@demicatt]

What a badass

[@andrewmutavi590]

wow!the world needs people like him

[@sovietonion1453]

He's octane my people

[@imvincentmorales7110]

Bad things sometimes happen for a reason. He created something for him and the world. God bless 🙏

[@TuneintoLearning]

What software were you using for your 3d models, and also, does that software animate the designs? Ingenious engineering you have. The future is great in prosthetics with ability to sense touch, and neurolinked robotic limbs are a now.

[@P3C0L4]

wasnt that Solidworks?

[@Demonpixyb]

Lost my left leg in November to a red light runner on my motorcycle. Just got my Versafoot 2 and can't wait to get back on my bike, my onewheel, and my motorcycle. Thanks to Mike I will be able to do all that again and I am so grateful.

[@BenjaminPeterParker]

He's almost octane from Apex legends

[@swety2962]

Just need one more leg off

[@The-Urban-Goose]

Yeah, the prosthetic looks awesome, but did you see those eyes? That's an amazing shade of blue!

[@regulartcusoldier]

me:i want octane mom:we have octane at home me: WOW HE LOOKS AWESOME

[@adredsox79]

That prosthetic is as functional as a reg leg. Damn man honestly looks smooth to

[@rvdm88]

this man was able to built one... in a garage... with a box of scraps!

[@blackturbine]

500$ per shock absorbers=scrap

[@edwardtiangco1445]

Weird how I read this with Obadiah's voice in my head

[@VoltsAnBolts]

And tens of thousands in tools. Like this is extremely impressive but also not really.. its pretty common to see people building there own prosthetics; even young people are nowadays. Not to take away from this man's accomplishment of rebounding from a traumatic and debilitating experience but with today's tech it is easily achievable (especially with that equipment)

[@Spector_Cheese]

He just made his leg!

[@mikkurimouse_0603]

This video gives people with disabilities dreams, hopes and possibilities. thank you.

[@santiagoperez5431]

Im interested to learn if there is any variation in the leg for summer vs winter

[@fredhoy6697]

This guy is clever and motivated. Good job guy.

[@nickthomas384]

K, now I want a leg with Fox shock absorbers too

[@andreikorzinski6326]

One of the coolest and most efficient prosthetic legs I’ve ever seen

[@swety2962]

*OCTANE MAIN INTENSIFIES*

[@klee1169]

This guy is inspirational. Keep it man. Your amazing ♥️❤️♥️

[@birubu]

I think that the less a bionic limb tries to imitate a real one, the more creative and cool it can be made. The raw mechanical look of his leg is just plain badass.

[@oliverb.3588]

The definition of a mad lad, I love it

[@ChrisParayno]

He's like the modern day hiccup

[@marloncastellanos2329]

... What a inspirational story makes me feel great about being human ...

[@w0lfy340]

Now he’s at 50% of being like octane in apex

[@w0lfy340]

33% with the bottles of stimulants

[@fazrulrusdi9557]

Very inspirational man..wish u all the best in whatever u do

[@chaithuchannakesavula6976]

My neighbor lost his both legs down from knees and his right hand when he's 11 years, he's from a typical low income family in India and his father used to work as a driver, he learned to drive vans with no power steering, which his dad used to work for when he's asleep just by observing his dad's driving and that too with primitive unarticulating wood prosthetic legs, now he's 33yo living his life on his own terms without depending on anyone and now he taught me how to drive a car ,where other so called pro instructors failed me to make me a better driver. By the way he still drives a manual car.

[@dreamelatte]

Wow now that's resilience!!

[@everchhsc7428]

WAIT DID APEX USE THIS GUY AS REFERENCE FOR OCTANE EVEN THE SUIT HE USED AND HELMET REMINED ME OF HIS SKIN

[@swety2962]

Ik

[@S1ckbg]

That is .... badass man. Please contribute more in the development of prosthetic implants

[@KurouchiKen]

This make me think “future is near”

[@monsteroriginal]

If I ever need leg in my life I want you build mine ..this is best I have ever seen

[@DOOOOOOOM]

Geico- Save 15 percent or more on leg insurance

[@lisafrank674]

More capabilities than me. Dude smart and handsome seems like he’s set love his positive mind set

[@dannybenhur6123]

The kid from "How to train your Dragon"

[@phoenics2437]

Oh cool I saw a guy who know hiccup

[@snowboarder4700]

Another thing that was similar was a film called dolphin tail. It’s about winter, the bottlenose dolphin who had her tail circulation cut off by a fishing net and they built her a prosthetic tail fin. Unfortunatley she just passed away recently but her story, similar to yours still continues to inspire people.

[@madiemaelou]

“You’re only disabled if you believe you are.” Obviously my spine dislocating daily because of a faulty gene is simply a mind over matter situation. Cool.

[@lequack7130]

I'm sorry, did you say your spine is DISLOCATING?

[@madiemaelou]

Jean-tho Goyette Yep. I have Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder. The vertebrae in my neck and low back aren’t held together properly so they slide out of place. I can dislocate something as easily as rolling over in bed. I have braces for just about every joint in my body and if it continues to deteriorate they will have to fuse parts of my spine together. Not really a mind over matter situation unfortunately.

[@mijack8228]

You need to make a prosthetic spine supporter dohickey.

[@blackturbine]

Just make new spine with fox suspension lol noob

[@VoltsAnBolts]

Exactly.. the mind over matter is crap. Robotics and prosthetics has gotten to a point where an amputation isn't a huge issue to a healthy person. Other disabilities are still very real. I really hope that in your lifetime science comes far enough that you will be able to get some relief and remember that you're incredibly strong; moreso than most people will ever understand.

[@MrBeckster007]

Fantastic invention. Look really cool also. Gr8 to se the positive side of it and make the best of it, instead of thinking all is bad.

[@mrmaciejm]

Looks like advantage rather than disability.

[@blackamericanlesbianprofes4357]

The mechanics of the prosthetic leg is what is fascinating to me. Thank you for posting this interview.

[@neilyakuza6595]

Man that is a KOOL looking prosthetic. Nice job.

[@ibratch.8925]

Its like octane from Apex legends

[@Jtm875]

Wow man this is incredible. Its like something stright out of a movie. Props to this man, i have both my legs and i dont know how to do most of the things he does.

[@Gr8dy13]

Why would you dislike this give me a good reason why. 🤦‍♂️

[@gogoulor]

Incredible!!! Thanks for share this inspirational history.