Get Giles on his bike!

Hi, I'm Giles. You probably know me.

Here's the thing. I love getting out and about, riding the canal towpaths and zipping to the shops.

But for the last two years I haven't been able to.

I've developed Myasthenia Gravis,  an auto-immune/neurological disorder that robs me of the ability to make prolonged repeated muscle movements, like walking or cycling for more than a few minutes.

Drugs help, but I really miss being able to cycle.

But, there are these lovely new things called electric bikes. Having one would let me pedal when I can and coast on the electric battery when I get fatigued. If I could get one of those then I could get out and about again, with a smile on my lips and the wind in my rapidly thinning hair.

If I got a folding electric bike, I could take it on trains, on the canals, anywhere, and reach places that otherwise I'd have to struggle to find public transport to reach.

It would mean that I could shop, visit friends, and adventure again - like I used to, like I'm supposed to.

So that's what I want. It would mean freedom for me, and a chance to beat these locked-in blues. Which would be a boost to me, and my family, and the friends I could visit again.