About 15 years ago, Andrew McLindon, a passionate cyclist, was riding his bike when he suddenly thought about a friend's son. The boy had never known the 1 of biking because he suffered from 2 problems.
When he got home, McLindon went online and found a three-wheel recumbent bike(斜躺自行车)with a seat belt, 3 for a child with balance issues. Soon the boy was 4 with his peers and having fun. McLindon saw his friend's reaction after this small act of 5 . "To see his son interacting with other kids," McLindon says. "I'll never forget the 6 on his face."
That smile 7 the McLindon Family Foundation. The group finds children who can 8 from an adaptive bike and helps craft(精心制作)each bike to the child's 9 needs. A bike may 10 a headrest, a shoulder harness(系带), and a seat belt. For kids 11 enough to get one, they're a life changer.
"We worked with a 14-year-old who has spina bifida(脊柱裂)," says McLindon. "She spent most days on the couch watching TV. Soon after she got her bike, she was 12 for special-needs triathlons(三项全能运动)." In an interview, she said, "I always knew there was a(n) 13 in me."
So far, the foundation has 14 450 bikes. "I do a lot of things," McLindon says. "But getting these kids their bikes is the most 15 thing that I do."
