Kenny Hargrove Hand Cycle Bike
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If you are receiving this it's because you know Kenny Hargrove. Kenny, as you know, is one of the most selfless people around. If you are friends with him then you skip right to the part of being in his family. Your kids are his nieces and nephews and on it goes. He's got a huge heart and is always willing to do anything for almost anyone.
With all that being said Kenny has all kinds of interests and has taken on a huge interest in his own health. If you follow him on Facebook or IG, one of his single greatest joys are his work outs. I have spoken with him about getting into bike riding over the past year or even "triathlons". As soon as I bring it up he goes into this "LOOOONNG" story about this "one time" he got to ride a hand cycle bike.
The other night I had him over to the house and brought it up. Again he went into this long story about how much he loved "this one time" he got to ride this bike. I asked him why he didn't own one yet. He stated that earlier this year he had saved up about 3k dollars and unfortunately it was used for an unforeseen medical bill. Then he showed me the model he was looking at and I was floored at the cost. The base model he was looking at was around $5240 and up. But seeing how much detail is needed to get a paraplegic in one of these, I get it now.
As I sat and watched him light up as he described the job of riding this bike an idea popped into my head. I thought how cool would it be if we could all get togther and surprise him with the bike.
Anyway if you have recieved this it's because I know how much you mean to Kenny and vice versa.
The plan would be to acummulate the money needed to purchase the bike. Then email everyone and see about getting togther once it arrives.
I don't mean to exclude anyone. So if you get this and think someone else would like to chip in please share. I don't know how fast the amount needed will fill up. But I am going to do my best job of starting with his inner circle and moving out.
Here is the rub. Since it;s a custom bike we will need to eventually let him know that we bought it for him. (Or just hand him the money) He will need to get fitted and test other bikes. I'm not sure at this point if a local vendor can provide him with a bike. "I'm sure they can". I just went off the picture he showed me and model number.
Here is a link to the model he showed me
http://www.spinlife.com/Invacare-Top-End-Force-RX-Handcycle/spec.cfm?productID=98078&adv=googlepla&utm_medium=CSE&utm_term=%7Bkeyword%7D-%7Bmatchtype%7D&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=googlepla&default=1
If you drop down the right column you will see how fast the "extras" add up. I did a generic run down and came to the conclusion of the 9k estimated mark. I included a bike rack, water backpack and a few other misc items.
In the end, enough that could get him on the street without too much additional cost to himself.
Please pass this around.
For any other questions and/or ideas please call or email me.
Thanks
Wesley
If you are receiving this it's because you know Kenny Hargrove. Kenny, as you know, is one of the most selfless people around. If you are friends with him then you skip right to the part of being in his family. Your kids are his nieces and nephews and on it goes. He's got a huge heart and is always willing to do anything for almost anyone.
With all that being said Kenny has all kinds of interests and has taken on a huge interest in his own health. If you follow him on Facebook or IG, one of his single greatest joys are his work outs. I have spoken with him about getting into bike riding over the past year or even "triathlons". As soon as I bring it up he goes into this "LOOOONNG" story about this "one time" he got to ride a hand cycle bike.
The other night I had him over to the house and brought it up. Again he went into this long story about how much he loved "this one time" he got to ride this bike. I asked him why he didn't own one yet. He stated that earlier this year he had saved up about 3k dollars and unfortunately it was used for an unforeseen medical bill. Then he showed me the model he was looking at and I was floored at the cost. The base model he was looking at was around $5240 and up. But seeing how much detail is needed to get a paraplegic in one of these, I get it now.
As I sat and watched him light up as he described the job of riding this bike an idea popped into my head. I thought how cool would it be if we could all get togther and surprise him with the bike.
Anyway if you have recieved this it's because I know how much you mean to Kenny and vice versa.
The plan would be to acummulate the money needed to purchase the bike. Then email everyone and see about getting togther once it arrives.
I don't mean to exclude anyone. So if you get this and think someone else would like to chip in please share. I don't know how fast the amount needed will fill up. But I am going to do my best job of starting with his inner circle and moving out.
Here is the rub. Since it;s a custom bike we will need to eventually let him know that we bought it for him. (Or just hand him the money) He will need to get fitted and test other bikes. I'm not sure at this point if a local vendor can provide him with a bike. "I'm sure they can". I just went off the picture he showed me and model number.
Here is a link to the model he showed me
http://www.spinlife.com/Invacare-Top-End-Force-RX-Handcycle/spec.cfm?productID=98078&adv=googlepla&utm_medium=CSE&utm_term=%7Bkeyword%7D-%7Bmatchtype%7D&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaign%7D&utm_source=googlepla&default=1
If you drop down the right column you will see how fast the "extras" add up. I did a generic run down and came to the conclusion of the 9k estimated mark. I included a bike rack, water backpack and a few other misc items.
In the end, enough that could get him on the street without too much additional cost to himself.
Please pass this around.
For any other questions and/or ideas please call or email me.
Thanks
Wesley
Organizer and beneficiary
Wesley Graves
Organizer
Rockwall, TX
Kenny Hargrove
Beneficiary