#5Nonprofits & Activism
Martyn explains the unbelievable challenge presented by a career ending injury, and how he used a unique approach to tackle it. “If I’m going to be paralysed, then I may as well be good at it!”\n\nTaking us through the antics of a man searching for a way to face the test of a lifetime, using the instinct of a competitor, plus the enjoyment and passion of a sportsman to not only discover new things but to ultimately find his way back to the sport he loves most, riding bikes.\n\nMartyn has been a professional Mountain Biker since 1992 and in that time has won a World Championship and numerous British Titles. However he’s probably best known for his live stunt shows and his highly successful YouTube video series ‘Road Bike Party’ films in which he takes highly expensive (and fragile) carbon road bikes on an exhilarating journey of stunts, obstacles and vertigo inducing skill that the viewer could never expect.\n\nHowever, in 2013 Martyn suffered a spinal cord injury whilst performing in a live stunt show. The accident seemingly ended his riding career, leaving him paralysed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life… but in his own words\n\n“Who would have thought that my greatest days of riding were ahead of me?” \n\nThis talk is from TEDxBristol 2017: Dare To Disrupt. In a world of constant change and uncertainty, these are the ‘positive disruptors’ ripping up the rule book to challenge received wisdom, demand better, and transform seemingly insurmountable problems into break-through possibilities and new beginnings.\n\nFrom making a big splash on single-use plastics, to a global campaign to end unwanted hair-touching, or a revolutionary approach to combining robotics with human creativity, we hope you’ll enjoy and feel inspired by these talks. \n\nWatch all our talks here https://tedxbristol.com/talks\n\nOur talks were produced, filmed and edited by a brilliant team of talented volunteers and pro-bono partners:\n\nProduced by: \n\nMel Rodrigues, Curator TEDxBristol\nDaniel Edmund, Assistant Curator, TEDxBristol\nSamuel Williams, Hodos Consultancy\nBarney Grenfell, Hodos Consultancy\n\nFilmed and edited by Floating Harbour Films:\n\nRichard da Costa\nBen Scrase\nTom Young\nDan O’Connell\nGareth Croft\n\nWith camerawork and production support from: \nSteve Webb\nGiles Edwards\nBath Spa University\n\nThis talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx\n\n Martyn has been a professional Mountain Biker since 1992 and in that time has won a World Championship and numerous British Titles. However he’s probably best known for his live stunt shows and his highly successful YouTube video series ‘Road Bike Party’ films in which he takes highly expensive (and fragile) carbon road bikes on an exhilarating journey of stunts, obstacles and vertigo inducing skill that the viewer could never expect. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
