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Monday, June 9, 2014 METRO HERALD
Rider with no arms or feet raids cutlery drawer to get back in the saddle
My bike’s got forks ... and set of spoons by nicOLE LE MARiE HE didn’t use the power of the mind but – by manipulating spoons – Jamie Andrew has pulled off a feat more impressive than anything Uri Geller could manage. He raided the cutlery drawer to build a bike he can ride – despite having no hands or lower legs. And on Saturday he achieved his goal, finishing a 91km ride to raise money for charity. ‘My wife Anna warned me off the good spoons so I used a plastic serving one with the handle cut off,’ said the former electrical engineer, 44. Mr Andrew, from Edinburgh, lost his hands and feet after getting frostbite, when he survived an accident 15 years ago and lay injured in the Alps for five days before being rescued. He finished the Tesco Bank Four Abbeys Challenge in the Scottish Borders by using the spoons to support his arm stumps, allowing him to work the brakes. Marmite lids with magnets inside were used to fix his prosthetic feet to the pedals.
Finisher: During ride PictuRes: cascade