[Closed] Cheap front light to help me be less depressed?

I've wanged a few quid in just to add weight to the message that the world's not all bad, gnusmas.

Hope the cash eases things a tiny bit, but mainly I hope that it's clear that even strangers can give a sh1t about you.

Oh, and thanks Junkyard for setting up the doodah.

gnusmas

Poopscoop - it has never been about the money. I have felt the love from the start

I know bud I really, really hope life improves for you and your family really soon.

This thread might be a tiny,weeny turning point for you. Really hope so.

Thanks again for the donations, genuinely appreciated.

Poopscoop - i think it may well be a turning point, at least i hope it will be. The positive vibes are flowing from everyone and seem to be hitting the right spots.

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Missed this until now. Great work everyone !

haven't read the whole thing though, obvz - do we need more bike bits ?

having the idea to set up the JG page

rocky mountain - Member - Block User - Quote
Set up a crowdfunding page Gnusmas?

In that case, shout out to rocky mountain too! 😀

It's up to £460 btw.

Si

Well Done all £200 in just one night Some very generous people on here

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/junkyard-stw

Just read this.

Gnusmas, I am an hour and a bit away from you, if you need help fixing a bike I can pop over. Or a car, although I'm less of an expert in that area 🙂

I've given a small amount - hope that it can be put to good use.

Bumpity Bump to keep some momentum going......

Best wishes to you & your family, gnusmas - sounds like you are doing a great job fella & hope that things get easier for you.

There is one problem though...

No-one actually found him a decent cheap light... The reason it's a problem is that i can't find mine and ended up buying some cheap Ebay Chinese torches last night....

But i could do with better (but still cheap) ones potentially...

😀

But i'll start another thread as this one has gone all warm and fuzzy.

weeksy - Member

There is one problem though...

No-one actually found him a decent cheap light...

Ah, I thought in amongst all the offers there was a couple of light donation offers.... 🙂

Ah, I thought in amongst all the offers there was a couple of light donation offers

There was... but that doesn't help me needing a light 😉

Alpkit Boson. There you go.

Was going to skip this thread as I thought it was just another cheap chinese light thread, but the word 'depressed' peaked my interest (as someone who has had there own issues with depression). Very glad that I did - this is why I love this forum. Great to see a community coming together to help out one of their own.

I hope that you can find some time for yourself to get out on the bike. Cycling certainly had a massive part in helping me overcome my own battle with depression. I might be able to help out with some parts from the spares bin - what do you need?

I still can't believe this thread is still on the first page! The last couple of days have been unbelievable, and then it would slowly fade into the undergrowth of STW towers.

Thankyou all so much, you wouldn't believe how grateful i am for your help, support and donations.

A lot of you are asking about other bike parts. I am not wanting to take advantage as i have said before and not one to ask for anything. So, i will give you the spec of my 2 bikes and let you decide if they need upgrading. I have said before, the fettling is more appealing as a way of doing something constructive.

Thankyou all again, this all truly means the world to me.

Bike 1 - Norco Threshold A2, standard spec apart from some road continental tyres:

https://www.evanscycles.com/norco-threshold-a2-2015-cyclocross-bike-EV211814

Bike 2 - 17" silver Cove Stiffee
Pike u-turn coil forks
26" Superstar wheelset
Bontrager o/s handlebars
Token grips
Sunline v1 stem 50mm
FSA orbit headset
Deore rear shifter
Deore chainset (removed 2 of the rings to make it a single front)
Raceface evolve seatpost
WTB saddle
Superstar seat clamp
Sram chain and cassette
XT rapid rise rear mech - this is the only thing i have thought about changing as the road bike has a normal rear mech. But hadn't (at the time) decided whether to stay with 9 speed or not.

I had built up a trek remedy a couple of years back and that had all the better parts on it (saint brakes that worked, icetech rotors, XTR rear mech, Raceface Atlas bars and stem, diabolus seatpost,Raceface NW chainring, XT cranks, spoon saddle etc) but had to sell it due to the circumstances without it ever being ridden. Didn't get anywhere near what it cost to build, still regret it today.

26" wheels ? WTF.... 😉

Ref light, got one ready to send out. (Exposure Spark) and a Lezyne rear light. Not the best but ok for road use.
Gnusmas, should be with you next week buddy. Working 12 HR shifts doesn't give me much chance to get to the post office.

Amazing total, saw this early yesterday and just checked back to see how it was going. Restores faith in mankind and also reinforces why I use this forum as an oracle on anything. Quite frankly if it hasn't been discussed on STW then you probably don't need to know about it.

😯

Wasn't expecting this to happen!

Bumpity - donated - bumped.
Hope this brings more than led generated light into your life

Bump.

Post again if anything goes amiss once you've been for a ride and I'll look at what spare bits I have. No doubt others will too.

I've been beaten to the punch on helping you with your brake problem, bunged some pennies your way instead. Is the bike you're going to sort for your lad a roady or mtb?
I hope you can ride this wave of goodwill to easier times for all of you.

Thankyou all again for your generosity. Really really appreciated.

Demelitia - thankyou for tour donation, and no worries about the brakes.

His [s]boat anchor[/s] bike is a halfords x-rated mtb type thing something or other. It is quite ropey, but functionable. While he never showed an interest there was no point in anything better. He has developed an interest in mtb and recently been thinking a better bike is overdue.

Our 8 year old lad has asked for a lighter bike for his 9th birthday in September, so looks like he is gaining interest too.

And the other week our 4 year old daughter decides she wants to ride without stabilisers cause she is a big girl now.

A bump for the morning.

Link repost as it's now 2 pages back [url= https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/junkyard-stw ]Junkyard Just Giving for Gnumas[/url]

Thanks for the bump Sandwich.

Thought i would have a look to see how it's going, the amount is staggering!

I think we are well and truly beyond lights, this is definitely for a scooter/wheelchair.

Unless i decide to light my bike up like a Vespa,although handling might then be an issue.

I cannot thank all of you enough, i am unbelievably gobsmacked.

This is great. I can't begin to describe how good it makes me feel to think that a forum of relative strangers can produce such a response. Hopefully its a turning point for you and your family.

£690 and one more bump

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/junkyard-stw

Thankyou teamslug,i hope it is too.

Just to update you all, we have an appointment with a physiotherapist tomorrow who is also a wheelchair fit specialist, due to a cancellation. He said he will be able to customise a chair (to an extent) to what she needs it to do in comfort and support and be able to advise us on the type of chair needed.

Sounds expensive, but worth having the appointment as at least we know what to look for in a wheelchair.

My wife is questioning why are we going, we can't afford one, i don't want to get my hopes up if they can get one i like etc etc etc.

I feel a bit mean not saying anything but also looking forward to a surprise for her.

Thanks for the bump Junky.

It was at £600 when i last had a peek earlier today, can't believe it is still going up.

Thankyou everyone.

GNUSMAS - good luck with the physiotherapist hope it goes well, keep us posted.

Just looked - Broken the £700 barrier! Whoop!! Its fantastic what we as a community can achieve for a fellow in need. [b]Proud of us![/b] 😀

Just got back from physio, not the best news but could be a lot worse. She is in a lot of pain after the assessment, will update you all later.

Thanks once again for your support,i am extremely proud of all of you too.

gnusmas - Member
Just got back from physio, not the best news but could be a lot worse. She is in a lot of pain after the assessment, will update you all later.

Thanks once again for your support,i am extremely proud of all of you too.

Hi again.
Sorry to hear that.
Hopefully after a bit of rest the pain following the assessment,at least, will subside a little.

Keep us all updated bud and hope you all have a "relaxing" evening as it where. Or as near to it as it may come.

£700 is unbelievable, thankyou all so much, i am truly touched. Apart from killing me, i am sure my wife will be thrilled when she finds out.

A combination of the pain, tiredness and medication meant she was flat out by 7 oclock. Very stressful day all round,now battling kids and bedtime.

Update, right, here we go.

Physio assessment went well, she has been measured up for a wheelchair. He said a properly fitted manual wheelchair would be a lot more beneficial and better initially until the course of physio is well underway. How long the physio will continue will depend on how long her body will continue to develop. 6 more weekly sessions already booked.

Between this and the latest MRI we have been told the damage is permanent.

Unfortunately, she has lost all sensation in her left arm from just under the shoulder to her fingertips, her complete left side and the whole of her left leg and foot. The right side is stronger, but overall about 60% strength.

He is hopeful of an overall improvement. But, he has said that it will not improve her mobility. His aim is to help with pain management by retraining her body to cope with normal movement more efficiently.

When she gets nearer to this point, he suggests looking at powered wheelchairs. What he said makes sense. What type of chair she needs now may not be what she needs in a few months time. When he has got her to the point of managing the pain better and hopefully the muscles are a bit stronger, it will give a better indication of what is needed. He said if we were to buy one now then it may not be entirely what we need for the long term.

Also we need to think of what we want it to do. Does it need to be able to come apart to fit in the boot of a car? Does it need to be roadworthy? Apparently some are road legal and need to be taxed!
There is a lot to think about and a lot of research to be done. All without giving too much away.

And i thought buying bikey bits was difficult!

Boy thats tough
Hang in there and be a great Dad to your kids, whilst being there for her as well

Not an easy thing to deal with. Hopefully some decent physio and care will get things moving forward quickly .

Bet you havent had a holiday in years either. I hear the Big Bike Bash is just the thing for kids and has a superb off road wheel chair.

Thanks, tough to hear and will be tough going at times but we will get through this together.

No, haven't had a holiday in 6 years or so. Still waiting to have a honeymoon after over 9 years. Big bike bash, sounds good. Kids would probably love it and i am sure my wife would, obviously i would. Don't think logistically it would be possible 🙁

Will have to have a look at next year maybe?

Well i am having a really bad day today. Have had the migraine from hell since being woken up this morning at 6.20 this morning, it's not shifting at all. Doesn't help when i have so much housework to do as well as trying to entertain the kids.

My wife hasn't left her bed due to the pain after yesterday, and 4 bored kids not being able to go out because the weather is horrible.

On the up side, a mate of mine has given me a 10 speed shifter and rear mech for my Stiffee after upgrading to an 11 speed setup. He had no idea things were as bad as this so thought he would try and cheer me up a bit after reading the thread.

So i need to get a cassette, chain and possibly front ring. Rear mech is a short cage, so what cassette would i (eventually) need to get to make this work? Will the front 32t 9 speed middle ring work with a 10 speed chain? I assume the superstar rear wheel will take a 10 speed cassette without any problems.

Thankyou all again.

IME 9 speed ring is fine with a 10 speed chain

What front ring do you need - I have XTR 9 speed but no thick/thin to donate

as for range depends what you ride but you will need a bigger mech anyway - not sure what the range is that a short copes with but it wont allow for a massive rear cassette

Big mountain bike is 30 front 42 rear
Local bike is
32 front 36 rear - never need the 36 tbh- i can SS locally- but Mrs JY rides it

£705 is a good total I will work out how they give it to me and how long it takes and then e-mail you all the details and sort something out.

I will then post the evidence you got it up here or you can just confirm it assuming STW trusts us/ whatever others think appropriate

Thanks for the info Junky, very helpful. I have a 9 speed deore front ring, just wandering if it would work with a 10 speed chain. I thought maybe someone would be able to clarify what i would need to get to make it all work. You and everyone else have done more than enough already, just some questions i had.

Yes, £705 is an unbelievable total, a massive thankyou to everyone that has donated. I was gobsmacked when it reached £260 and now this, it is truly mind blowing. It really means a lot and will be a huge help to get a chair for my wife.

Happy to go with the general consensus from STW on how to go about this. Haven't got a problem either way. Likewise, i will post evidence/pics when we get things sorted this end.

So, after a very heated argument tonight i revealed all to mrs gnusmas.

A stunned silence, eyes welling up followed up with
"Why would anyone do this for me? No one knows me or what we are going through, i don't understand"

I told her this place is like a community and i have seen wonderful things happen here before.

Her reply, although still lost for words was

"I still don't understand, i can't believe it, Thankyou"

When the shock subsides, i am sure there will be a message from her. Until then, i can only thank you all again from the bottom of my heart.

😉 Happy - Just doing what we do best, Stepping up 🙂 You're welcome mrs gnusmas.

Really glad she was pleased, hope it helps to relive the tension slighlty.

Gnusmas, you should get a parcel today or tomorrow 🙂

Glad you revealed all to mrs gnusmas. That was the clincher for me to add to the bike/buggy fund.

Best of luck to you both and I hope that things get better and better from this point onwards.

Also donated now - if we give this a little more time surely we could make £1k?

It sounds like the help from the forum should help you and your wife - amazing effort all round.

Donated, good luck with it all gnusmas 🙂

😯 I honestly thought the thread was done and dusted, i was over the moon with the total.

Now this, i can't believe it is still going up. Thankyou all so much, i am so grateful as my wife is.

Better day today, i think the air was cleared a lot last night. She is already talking about types of chair and taking note of other people's in town today as we managed to get out for a couple of hours. A glimmer of hope has appeared in her for the first time since last October just before her operation. It is really nice to see, that to me is the best part and it is all down to your generosity. Thankyou so much, it means the world to me.

Monkeysfeet, will keep an eye out and email you when received, thankyou.

Thankyou all so much again.

To answer boring technical question- front ring doesn't care how many rear cogs you've got. Chains have the same internal width, it's only thickness of the outer plates that reduces as number of gears goes up. My £££ 11 speed SRAM Red road rings are marked 10/11, and I've got a '9 speed' chainring on a 10speed MTB set up.

Glad you have finally told her....I think I've got some dust in my eye!!

Thanks for the info crashtestmonkey, really helpful.

The dust clouds have been circling me for about a week, i know what you mean teamslug.

muppetWrangler, Joebristol and Stevied - thankyou for your donations, really appreciate it.

Joebristol - according to the crowdfunding page there is still 20 days to go. There is a possibility of your total in that time.

Only just seen this and have now donated a bit. I bloody love this place sometimes. For a bunch of argumentative ****puffins we're actually a real, solid community. Big virtual hugs to the lot of you 🙂

OP - I sincerely hope things are looking up for you and your family. If you're feeling really down don't be afraid to seek medical help. I put it off for years and it did no good.

Come on STW we are so close to £1k

If you still need lights I've got a 2200 (alleged) lumen magicshine and 2 batteries I'd be happy to post you. Works fine, but got myself something newer. Let me know if you want them, thought I think you may be buried in lights by now!

Another donation to a very very good cause.As said before,sometimes our gang of complete head the balls really do pull together.Well done all.. 😀

Put a bit more in the pot, sorry it's not a great amount but hope it helps.
+ 1 for what Funkmasterp just said!

Another donation (and sneaky bump), hopefully those lights will turn up around now as well.

It's so close now, I'm sure we can get to 4 digits!

Funkmasterp, rob hughes, marinmcmarinface and toasty - thankyou very much for your donations.

Thankyou toasty, will keep an eye out and let tou know when received.

Oblongbob, thankyou for the offer. Will direct message you.

Hopefully, if mrs gnusmas is not in too much pain and up to it today we are going to a mobility centre just outside town. She can try out a few different chairs/scooters to get an idea of what she needs and what suits her.

Thankyou all again.

Fair play STW we are at £900 now

A great effort from all and it is good to see that we can pull together on here.

Good that the OP is now able to look for the wheelchair his wife and family need.

Hopefully we have gone little way to making your life a little easier.

Small donation and a bump for the evening crew. gnusmas keep your spirits high and keep on riding.

stuck a little bit in the pot for the positive vibes 🙂
impressive total 8)

It is indeed

thanks to all those who have contributed

Sometimes this place is just lovely 8)

Me and the OP are in contact and I will be paypalling him the money at some point - I think I need to let it run as never done this before - anyone have any advice feel free to drop me a PM on here .

Special thanks to Rocky mountain as it was their idea.

I am sure he will confirm it all once done and hopefully we get an update with a pic or two of an electric wheelchair

Stw is truly a great place, will make a donation tomorrow (pay day). I think you're sorted for lights now but f not I have some hope vision 2 and hope vision 4 lights I could donate, each with 2 batteries and chargers.

It's past the £1k mark 😀
Hopefully that will get the family what they need. I feel really proud of us all. hopefully we'll see some photos of the scooter soon, possibly with lights attached.

Have a great day everyone.

As one of my favourite quotes from mrs g's favourite film goes,

**** me, **** me sideways! 😯 😯

2POC,bensongd thankyou so much for your donations.

Looking back i didn't acknowledge rocky mountain for initially suggesting it, a massive thankyou to you. And again to Junky for doing it and making it all happen.

This place is truly remarkable.

Very mixed emotions here from both of us.

Just to let you know, after our argument things are looking better. We are actually talking properly and discussing things, it is a wonderful feeling again.

Just read the OP but not all the other posts - just a thought but have you tried sending the Exposure light back to them for repair? They might do it for free.

Newrobdob - i have been in contact with exposure a couple of months ago, they said according to my description of what's going on with it they would want £55 to repair it plus postage costs both ways.

Slight update for you all.

Someone i say hello to occasionally at the school, but is a friend of a friend, has lent us an electric wheelchair for a week. It is his mothers chair, but they are all going away to visit their family in north wales. He told us it might give us an idea if this is the type of chair we need before we buy anything.

Mrs gnusmas has been out yesterday for a spin in it into town. Very nervous and worried while using it but within 30 mins or so was slowly getting used to it. After we got home, despite the pain and exhaustion she was happy to be able to move around by herself in town.

This is the chair we have borrowed:
www.wheelfreedom.com/products/invacare-pronto-m41-powerchair/

I think after 1 spin, this confirms that this is definitely the way to go. We are planning on going across town this week to a mobility centre to have a look and hopefully try out a few different chairs/scooters so we have a definite idea of what we need to get.

Thankyou all so much for making this happen.

gnusmas - Have you thought about starting the process of seeing if your wife can claim PIP? I'd have thought she deserves some help if anyone does 🙂

Oink1 - we have put a claim in for PIP. We have had 3 appointments for a face to face consultation and each time they haven't shown up. Waiting for a 4th appointment now.

I asked on the phone how long it takes for a decision after this appointment, they said it can take up to 8 weeks!

gnusmas - PM'ed you buddy 🙂

It's been a week so another update of sorts for you.

My wife has used the borrowed wheelchair a few times this week going places we would normally go. It is due to be picked up tonight/tomorrow morning. As mentioned previously this confirms that this is most definitely the way to go. She has had freedom to go around by herself and has been in less pain with the extra comfort the electric wheelchair gives.

We went to the mobility centre in the week but it was shut as they were out doing deliveries. We will be going back in the week to have a look when they are in the store.

The total raised is unbelievable and this will be a huge dent in our purchase:

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/junkyard-stw
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Again, a massive thankyou to you all for your support, generosity and for making it all happen. 9 days left to go so hopefully we will have a shortlist of chairs by then.

That's cracking news.

Less than a week to go now. We have looked at the range the mobility centre has and in their brochure, trying to work out a way to go again without all the kids so she can look again properly in a more relaxed environment.

Mrs gnusmas still struggling to comprehend the compassion shown on here. But very, very grateful.

I had missed this thread. Good stuff all.

Best wishes gnumas and mrs_gnusmas.

How weird....I was only sat at work this afternoon wondering how you were all getting on & whether you were any further along with a solution for your Wife.

Thanks for the update! I hope you find the right chair for your Wife to be comfortable & more mobile.

Mrs gnusmas still struggling to comprehend the compassion shown on here

Nice one mate! 😉

Bump for the morning, and another link if anyone has any spare pennies!
> https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/junkyard-stw