Martyn Ashton Crowd Funds Rehab

On Friday 18th December, Singletrack Legend Martyn Ashton posted on his Facebook page that he was selling his Colnago road bike – the one that he, Danny MacAskill and Chris Akrigg used in the film Road Bike Party 2. The sale was in order to raise the funds he needs to pay for vital rehabilitation services and equipment in January. The response he got was extraordinary.

In response he was encouraged to not sell his bike and instead set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise the cash he needs, which he did.

Martyn set a target of £7000 on his campaign, which launched on Saturday afternoon. After just three hours that target had been smashed as the total flew past £14,000.

“My fantastic friends on Facebook really, really want me to keep the bike, but still be able to plan my rehab and physio in 2016. The general conscensus was I should set this page up instead. So here it is guys ;-)”, posted Martyn on his Go Fund Me page.

Road Bike Party 2 – Featuring the bike.

Mark Alker

Singletrack Owner/Publisher

Mark has been riding mountain bikes for over 30 years and co-owns Singletrack, where he's been publisher for 25 years. While his official title might be Managing Director, his actual job description is "whatever needs doing" – from wrangling finances and keeping the lights on to occasionally remembering to ride bikes for fun rather than just work. He's seen the sport evolve from rigid forks to whatever madness the industry dreams up next, and he's still not entirely sure what "gravel" is. When he's not buried in spreadsheets or chasing late invoices, he's probably thinking about his next ride.

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