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A cross-country bike ride begins in California, 3,600 miles from the finish line.
The teen riders of a cross-country bike ride are introduced, and the journey begins. Misadventure, chaos and pain take them through California. Leader Chuck Williford is introduced posthumously, along with the origins of his quixotic quest. The teens share why they signed on to raise money for multiple sclerosis.
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Shadow of a Wheel is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Preview | Once in a Lifetime
Preview: Episode 1 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
The teen riders of a cross-country bike ride are introduced, and the journey begins. Misadventure, chaos and pain take them through California. Leader Chuck Williford is introduced posthumously, along with the origins of his quixotic quest. The teens share why they signed on to raise money for multiple sclerosis.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- I looked everybody's parents in the eye and said, "I will take care of your child this summer."
What were your parents thinking?
[laughing] [upbeat rock music] - You know, it just suddenly became a dream.
- I was game, you know, why not?
Do something wild.
- This was an opportunity to run away.
- [Interpreter] My nerves are short circuited.
- Multiple sclerosis is the young people's disease.
It's yours and mine.
- Kind of thought he was crazy.
Very passionate.
- Cool and humble, talking about riding for a cause.
- It came at a time in my life that I just needed something.
- Didn't know anybody on this trip.
- Whoa.
- I had bruises on my ass.
- I remember the first few days being very difficult.
- And it went like this.
- With semis flying by you.
- Is this the way it's gonna be?
- It sucked.
- But you start to find your groove.
- A lot of emotional weight.
- [Narrator] Talking to the spokesman about this ride, this ride changed us.
- We have endurance that we don't even know about because we did that.
- [Narrator] And then we entered the Mojave Desert.
[epic tones] [swooshing sound]
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Shadow of a Wheel is a local public television program presented by PBS NC