Is my e-bike worth it as an amputee?

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[@FootlessJo]

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[@christopherrobin462]

I'm buying one

[@Vitaee13]

"hop over...." I see what you did there. 😄😄

[@WrenintheRoses]

I’ll look into it

[@cziegle3794]

@FootlessJo would you ever consider wearing a pegleg-style prosthetic? A true, wooden pegleg with a mostly concealed rubber cane nonslip thing for safety.

[@TwoPartyIllusion]

Love it! Don't love the price 😅 I'll check for used models ❤❤Love from Boston

[@wdwerker]

Assisted pedaling sounds useful and I can understand having full electric as a backup if you get tired or sore and are farther from home.

[@FootlessJo]

I love the assistive pedaling! It’s so nice!

[@Spartan0430]

back in the day my autoshop teacher got to borrow an electric bike and let us ride it, the assisted pedaling is beyond useful. makes steep hills absolutely effortless.

[@kays3873]

My dad is 60 and retired. During his working years he gained a lot of weight, so having one of these e-bikes with assisting pedaling helped so much with him getting active again. Between biking and working at the golf course part time, he's lost a bunch of the weight and he's so much happier. It's truly a great bike!

[@TomTomLLong]

I love that you refer to it as a tool! I think I remember you using that term for your wheelchair a while back. I'm just realizing that my own total dislike of my wheelchair is not right because as you say it IS a tool that we do need. That bike is really rad... love it!!

[@weriesblack1375]

SHORT 20 MILE RIDE jo make it looks easy being bionic and kick ass ❤

[@Serenity_Dee]

You can even get camper trailers for e-bikes. I'm slowly but steadily getting into better shape, and if I didn't need a CPAP I'd seriously consider buying one.

[@FootlessJo]

You can!? That’s so cool I gotta look that up! Thank you!

[@harley092355]

You’d love Texas when it’s 105F and 68% humidity!!! So much fun!!!

[@FootlessJo]

Oh god hahaha

[@Mudpuppy9722]

As a fellow BKA, may I recommend the Hustle Magnetic Peddles. They really help keep your foot on the peddle but allow you the freedom of no clips or harness. (Very dangerous, speaking from experience) I found my prostetic tends to come off the peddles due to centrifugal force. The Hustle peddles solved that problem.

[@IndigoSkies]

Sweet! In the Boston area, eBikes are now included in the public Bike Share program. A friend of mine toddled around the city to many of the public parks on one and said it was hilarious how easy it was to get around. You could make it all the way to Concord on the bike paths. Just keep an eye on the juice. Thanks for the video 😅

[@lenacheney]

I never thought about ebikes being used to help people with disabilities. I think that is awesome.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

Quite a few things are like that. Idt e bikes were especially designed with disabilities in mind, but a lot of that weird "as seen on TV" stuff (think snuggles) is intended for disabilities, but needs to appeal to a wider audience to actually make profit.

[@jamestidwell2970]

I enjoy your attitude, not just about your leg, but life. Thank you for sharing your journey. You are awesome.

[@chrissy24-7]

Hell yes, my e-bike has allowed me to keep up with my meetup group and do rides I could not do otherwise! ❤

[@CJGfarm]

So happy to see you out and about!

[@Heyzeus71]

Yep I too am broken and the e-bike allows me to still bike as well. I hate when people hate on e-bikes. These can allow disabled or aging folk to still get about. They sure help me.

[@peterallen4542]

E=bikes are the future of transport for everyone.

[@writethepath8354]

"Drink your water," she says with an eyebrow

[@PBthesquirrel]

So true! It helps with more than physical disabilities, too! I have Narcolepsy, so going out is a huge affair that I have to prepare for. I have an e-bike and I noticed a HUGE difference in how often I would go out on bike rides.

[@syzmiktv664]

i admire your confidence and self motivation. i grew up in the caribbean long before this advancement in tech. back then amputees had crutches wooden or aluminium alloy walker and wheel chairs , no motorised chairre or bikes even prosthetics would sound like a not in my life time statement. An e_bike i havent crossed over to yet but maybe one day soon 😊 #outdoors #ebike #prostethicleg

[@christesta2521]

Awesome. The ebike makes biking fun.

[@angelasahin5420]

Your inspiring me. I can't imagine biking ever again until now. I'm in full blown tears. Your amazing

[@addictstatic]

That looks like so much fun. Great vid. Much love.

[@therethere7543]

Happy new year Jo 🎉💐❤️

[@twistedoldloony]

My 78 year old father has an electric assist bike that he LOVES. He rides 20+ miles every day that it isn’t raining! We live in a very hilly area that would make it hard to ride a normal bike in. They are a wonderful invention!!

[@catreader9733]

There are many people who can benefit from assisted pedaling and the throttle boost. For me, I have a pair of knees that just are not normal; I have full range of motion, but it's better to avoid flexion and extension under extra pressure (and twisting). The pedal assist and occasional usage of the throttle allows me to ride with less risk of knee injury.

[@Thekingofwatching]

I have seen so many e-bikes. My tricycle has a pedal assist feature. But I always make sure that I pedal because I can. The one I got before that does not have the assist feature. But it’s somehow the gears are stronger and it’s easier at times when the battery is not charged

[@user-fy2zn8bg5j]

I don' what id do without feeling your smile...you light upmy life with your attitude a blessing from angels

[@user-dx5tr4rm8z]

I would get an ebike if I could afford one. I'm glad it's easier to use with the prosthetic. Please show more of the Colorado countryside when you can.

[@mystica-subs]

I had no idea you were in the Wheat Ridge area, i walk around Crown Hill Park a lot!

[@pq1765]

Prescious Jo

[@hiimcrazyfordrwho]

Let me just go bike in the cold, ice, and snow. Catch me in June, maybe.

[@CJGfarm]

I tied an e-bike for the first time at Kualoa Ranch on Oahu (where Jurassic Park qas filmed) The pedal assist made climbing hills so easy! I want my own now.

[@jeremylindeman1620]

Glad you are out and about Beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@i_do_random_stuff]

As someone with Hypermobility this sounds like it would be so useful😭 I can’t currently bike cause of joint pain and I also have heart problems caused by Hypermobility which make any type of exercise extreamly difficult and not in a “I’m a little tired after a little while” way but a “I ran for a few minutes and now I’m super nauseous and I can’t breath and if I stand I will pass out or throw up or both” way so yeah this would be so useful😭

[@mark90301usa]

I love to go on bike rides so much fun

[@EMTBonsai]

Just bought an ebike on Saturday cant wait to get a shot on it

[@thebestlayahead7331]

Keep moving forward!

[@catreader9733]

If you are considering renting, purchasing, or borrowing an ebike, be aware that not all ebikes include a throttle,. There are three classes of ebikes, differentiated by rated power of the motor and whether there is a throttle. You can easily learn about the classes and the local legislation regarding riding in your prospective area.

[@jasondelarosa5457]

Love ebikes for thia reason. Have a bad spine and now im getting back out there myself thanks to my w bike.

[@larrygaines7462]

Freedom, yes, fighting depression outdoors is a winner .

[@BumblebeeTeeUK]

20 miles is no short ride. Glad e-bike helps u maintenaning ur ability to cycle and get out and about

[@Vitaee13]

Thought about you the other day while I was using the jacuzzi at my gym. Would you have your prosthetic on when you use a jacuzzi or a swimming pool? The thought of everyone else silently freaking out as you walked up, popped off your leg, then hopped in was quite amusing to imagine.

[@daanwilmer]

You're so brave, going out there when the world is clearly not made for you! Good to see you have some tools to support you, but still, I'm not sure if I would dare to do the same. I am, of course, talking about cycling in North America. Did you think something different? For real though: cool bike, love that it helps you get out there (and back) on a not-so-great day!

[@jerry_fishguy]

Hey Jo... Excellent clip...as a human also dealing with a BKN I have been considering an ebike. I can handle my stationary bike so a bike similar to yours should be ok.

[@ThatSpoonieTransGuy]

Ebikes are so underlooked as a mobility aid! Mine is life too, specially as someone who doesn't drive. Here in the netherlands, where commuting by bike is very normal they're often just seen as laziness, but pffff

[@jameswilson4708]

I'm crazy bout you your amazeing jo

[@drate4030]

Agree, need to get one for me and one for sons.

[@idio-syncrasy]

Brilliant 👍💚

[@larrylund3780]

Well done!

[@user-fy2zn8bg5j]

inspire honey you inspire

[@lisastenzel5713]

I kinda have bad experiences with those, and I never even sat on one. I see the positives on these. But since I saw too many accidents with those, I can't get warm with them. If used for outdoors? Great!!! In the city? Big no no! They are too fast to be ridden without a licence, if you ask me... Once a half drunk senior ran over a 4 year old, right after letting my bit his dust. He passed me at a very dangerous point on the tracks next to the river. And I was going 15km/h, not my usual 22km/h, cos those tracks are for pedestrians too and the ground is one where sudden breaks are actually dangerous. There is gravel. And right after... there is a section where the track hits the road, so the tracks go underneath the road. And there he just didn't see that boy walking next to his mother, grandma. He felt on top of that boy, with his E-Bike! So a whole lot of weight on that tiny kid. He was unconscious for at least a minute and when he came to, he was totally scared and couldn't even scream. His mother was so anxious and angry. And that seniors wife was all: "oh my poor husband!!" I was trying to keep other bikes to run in that accident, and called an ambulance. Those stupid seniors wanted to leave after ARGUING who's fault this was for over 10 minutes. I was so holding on, to not scream at that man. Cos the mother was already so angry. I was giving a statement to the police about what happened and the boy was taken to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor in the ambulance was so great! He was very calm and asked the little guy to follow him to the hospital several times. Just making sure the boy wasn't scared more, but still trying to let him know "better safe than sorry". I didn't hear again from the police, so I think the boy must have been ok. Otherwise they would for sure have needed me in court.

[@ExplosiveNotes]

If your right knee turns invward a lot like in one these shots, you might benefit from shorter cranks. Ignore if your right knee is happy like this. ;)

[@phillipdavis9111]

Hey Jo ❤ Were here

[@blakemcneese3364]

I love my e-bike! It's fun and I also don't have a car to get around lol

[@marionfuchs2348]

Tolles Vorbild, weiter so 🤗👍🥰

[@celestetony2021]

Keep it up girl!

[@newcastleman86]

Do you have a name for your bike? Fun!

[@tengkuazhamtengkuali6133]

Wow great

[@user-qr1nh8dj8h]

Beautiful

[@redsorgum]

Me: Broke a sweat hobbling around at my local mall......😂

[@dreyhawk]

I've been looking at them on & off for a couple years. I have fibro and mps plus a lot of joint damage from hypermobility and falls (thanks ataxia). I would Love to go bike riding again and think it would help mentally to be able to do so. Just need to find the money somehow.

[@spmoran4703]

If it gets you around and gives exersise then it is all good .

[@penultimateh766]

Jo needs a motorcycle. A BMW or a Miyagi Turbo.

[@juliusvisi2869]

Love the bike but wish the prices will come down

[@Giganfan2k1]

I am thinking about getting an electric tricycle. I never had good balance before. After my stroke... No, I plan to get on something a lot more stable.

[@TwoPartyIllusion]

I have a beautiful Trek bike with all the Bells and whistles...and with Diffuse Scleroderma and decreasing lung capacity; I've decided to sell her and stop admiring her beauty on the wall😂 I've thought about replacing it with one of these!

[@Erintheamputeeqt]

That bike looks awesome.

[@wenatv2278]

WOOOOOWWWW I LOVE THE PLACE, AND I LOVE U DEARLY, KEEP GOING OK GODBLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY 🙏💝💝💝

[@polarcobb6065]

Does it get cold, or colder than normal where your prosthetic connects to your leg?

[@user-er1om3xi7j]

Wow!!...... your videos are so cool.....I got cut short also,when I was 12 years old,less than a (whole) month after birthday,just 1 day before the very first all-star (baseball) game that I had ever gotten elected to play in.

[@HazelXsk8]

They should make bikes specifically for amputee

[@petersymons7817]

Yes😊

[@paulbudak6316]

You need a biking socket?

[@JakeyBro69]

Man if you did a bike race you’d have a leg up in the competition with an E bike, they are really cool 😂

[@Moscow-f1n]

I love nature and its silence

[@hualni]

Does the pedaling cause you to rub a raw spot on your leg??

[@FootlessJo]

It can definitely cause pain, usually at the bottom of my nubbin!

[@hualni]

@@FootlessJo It's all knee pain. Pain is pain.

[@UnapologeticallyKrissi]

"Just a short, little, only 20 FU*KING MILE bike ride." 🤣

[@jlaufangyt]

I truly believe that an e-bike will subtract 20 years from your age!

[@ChrisSampson-it1ki]

You are gorgeous

[@Bruh-kh2cs]

I thouch the fatest kids in the park becsuse they cant run away😂😂😂😂

[@mosesmcdaniel8541]

Go girl..i stop riding because of leg hurts..thanks iam try a e bike

[@5fr4ewq]

What's your take on cybernetics?

[@Rtshipman]

Where did you get your Ebike from?

[@FootlessJo]

It’s from Troxus! TroxusMobility.com

[@animelech6004]

Sweet

[@icecream3281]

Does it hurt a lot to ride a normal bike? Im still in rehab and i have a prosthetic since one week. But i like cycling a lot , for my health also , so i want to know if its going to be possibe to do so. I also lost a whole hand except the thumb so they have to find something to fix that. And i broke my back on 2 places and almost every bone in my body. I know that will give me some surprises once i start cycling again.

[@ashrowan2143]

I think she talked in a previous video that she needed a non-standard socket to bike. The back of a standard socket didn't let her lift her leg high enough without digging into her thigh

[@CraigShortland]

💚

[@christopherrobin462]

She does use her eyebrows

[@MerchNerd]

Do you have any issues keeping your prosthetic foot on the pedal? I am AK and want to add biking back in.

[@prairiemomof2]

Thanks for wearing a helmet.

[@BigCroogle]

You should try skiing

[@isblessed5785]

I want one

[@PrettyRosePlace]

Was this a paid promotion?

[@ellielobes]

I commute on a non-electric bike and every time I find myself struggling up a hill only to have an ebike whiz past me I'm like "ooh, I want one of those"😄. alas, money. so I'll stick to my old worn out 1980s bike haha

[@wokeness420]

How did you put leg on like that?

[@desmondbrowne6065]

Will your pain ever go away?

[@samueledel8164]

Does it charge when you pedal?

[@kks1971]

Ты молодец!

[@efraindeleon9159]

Ah pero déjame

[@jbkkkkk]

you gotta say this is an ad. #ad is a good solution. or anything to acknowledge that this isnt an organic interaction

[@kokowawa8560]

Love ❤ 😍 and

[@wifredocancel7385]

I want to be your neighbor sow badly...XOXOX

[@luciahoneybee]

Did you have to wear your biking leg for this too?