Watch: This One-Legged Mountain Biker “Doesn’t Need Your Pity”

“I don’t need your pity,” said Jon Wilson. “I can climb a thousand feet on a mountain bike in one go without taking my foot off the pedal. I don’t need you to open the door for me.” Jon lost his leg to cancer, but he hasn’t let that stop him from shredding singletrack! In …

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“I don’t need your pity,” said Jon Wilson. “I can climb a thousand feet on a mountain bike in one go without taking my foot off the pedal. I don’t need you to open the door for me.”

Jon lost his leg to cancer, but he hasn’t let that stop him from shredding singletrack! In this video, he shares his motivation for pressing forward and continuing to ride, even though the odds are stacked against him.