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Since first creating his brace, Wheeler’s design has received global attention.<\/p>\n
“It became really super apparent early on that this stuff doesn’t exist. Almost instantly I’d got people reaching out going ‘I want what you’ve got’,” he said.<\/p>\n
“So that’s kind of what I’ve been trying to aim to do. Just get people riding on adaptive set-ups all around the world.”<\/p>\n
One of those is former Wales Para-athlete Morgan Jones.<\/p>\n
After finishing fourth in the T47 100m track sprint at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast, Jones discovered mountain biking during the Covid pandemic. <\/p>\n
Jones said: “I was getting into riding myself and starting to look for advice or support on how to get the most out of riding with one arm. This has transformed my riding.”<\/p>\n
Jones uses a one of a kind hand, designed by Wheeler: “This integrates into my existing prosthetic and then gives me control on the (handle) bar that I didn’t have before. <\/p>\n
“I currently have the title of top tester, which means I’m the most frequent crasher!”<\/p>\n
Jones said the technology has transformed the way he rides.<\/p>\n
“I feel so much more confident with it, able to keep up with my mates in a way that I never have before,” he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile for Wheeler, 15 years on from the crash that changed his life, things are better than ever.<\/p>\n
He said: “I still have to pinch myself. I can do stuff now I never thought would be possible.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n