{"id":3261,"date":"2017-12-02T17:46:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T22:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=3261"},"modified":"2018-07-31T08:53:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T12:53:59","slug":"the-silver-lining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.werideourbikes.com\/?p=3261","title":{"rendered":"The Silver Lining"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Silver Lining. It&#8217;s the story of losing my wife Susan after a 19-year battle with late-stage breast cancer and how mtb friends stepped up to support me in my time of need.<br \/>\nIn the weeks and months after Susan passed, I learned how special the mountain biking community really is. It&#8217;s the silver lining in everything I&#8217;ve been through.<br \/>\nMusic: For Sarah &#8211; Tourist<br \/>\n<em>Used with written permission from William Phillips &#8211; Tourist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CFEQxyMWmKw?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The full story can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkbike.com\/u\/gerrycreighton\/blog\/the-silver-lining.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver Lining<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Silver Lining. It&#8217;s the story of losing my wife Susan after a 19-year battle with late-stage breast cancer and how mtb friends stepped up to support me in my time of need. 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