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Friday, December 14, 2012


Aerelle’s Wheels of Fire Christmas Wish List

If Aerelle gets a flat … the fire goes out (at least for a while).

Here’s the situation: The tires that are on Aerelle’s racing wheelchair are special racing tires. Just one tire costs $120.00 for the tire and its installation. The installation process alone takes 5 days of work. If Aerelle gets a flat, she loses time and money.   During a consultation with professionals at a cycling store, they suggested getting “clincher” wheels and tires, which are built much like standard bicycle wheels, to use while practicing. Clincher wheels are heavier so they would act like training weights.  With her much lighter racing wheels on race day, Aerelle can go like a lightning bolt.  Here is the advantage: If Aerelle pops a tire now, it costs $120.00 to replace. With these “clincher” tires, the repair costs $15.00. Flat tires are part of racing.  Aerelle is so afraid of damaging a tire that she is holding back and picking gravel off of practice parking lots.  We need your help to "set this girl free."


  • Pay off the rest of the racing wheelchair - $250
  • Left Rear Clincher wheel with everything - $459
  • Right Rear Clincher wheel with everything - $459
  • Front Wheel with Tubular Tire - $195


Thank You to those who have given.
To those who want to give you can use the link to the right or contact us for a mail-in option.

Thanks,
Raymond

Aerelle practicing downhill steering in front of our house.

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