Custom-made bike brings new life to Sask. brain injury survivor [Video]

Riding a bike in the summer is a pretty ordinary activity, but for one Saskatoon man with a brain injury, the newfound freedom he has gained from his new bike is extraordinary.

Jesse McKay and his mom Brenda have been enjoying their new wheels since June, that’s when they picked it up from Calgary.

“I thought about getting a bike for Jesse and I to ride about four years ago,” Brenda McKay told CTV News.

“I was amped up and yes, I was fist pumping you know,” Jesse said.

Mom, Brenda researched different types of bikes. One company from the U.S. suggested side by side bike, but that didn’t seem very safe on Saskatoon roadways.

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The one they have now was custom-ordered from the Netherlands, it’s almost three metres in length and took four months to …