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Despite diagnosis of MND, David Needham has re-found his freedom thanks to Mountain Trike wheelchair

Despite a diagnosis of MND, David has re-found his freedom and isn’t giving up as he pushes himself to limit in Peak climbs David Needham, has always been into sport, right from a child he played all sorts of sport but principally Cricket, Rugby & Football. He played sport regularly until he was 39 when he started to notice he was picking up a lot of injuries.  At the time he put this down to natural ageing.  The injuries caused him to stop playing altogether and disappointed as he was, he accepted this and got on with other aspects of life. David is now 46 and lives with his wife and three young children in Cold Newton, Melton Mowbray. He talks about coming to terms with his condition and why he is taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge. “It was two years later that I started to notice other…

Mountain Trike tyres are very similar to a mountain bike
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How to: Fix a puncture on a Mountain Trike wheelchair

Mountain Trike tyres are easy to fix if you get a puncture The tyres on a Mountain Trike all terrain wheelchair are very similar to those on a mountain bike which means they can be prone to punctures.  The good thing is that it is very easy to fix – in fact easier than on a bike as there is no frame enclosing the wheel on each side! The tyre values on a Mountain Trike are ‘car type’ so you’ll need a normal bike pump, tyre levers and a puncture repair kit. All these can be picked up from your local bike shop – most bike shops will fix the puncture for you too, but obviously if you are out and about when you experience a puncture then you might need to do it yourself. You might also want to have some spare inner tubes (that way you won’t need to…