Former bike mechanic turns discarded bicycles into prosthetic legs

A Michigan man has been turning discarded bicycles into prosthetic legs while also teaching others how to make them, all for free. Ben Hogan, a former bike mechanic and prosthetist at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, founded Project Bike Leg, an initiative that makes prosthetics sourced almost entirely from repurposed bike parts. He hopes his low-cost design can eventually help millions of amputees around the world, according to a report by PEOPLE's Toria Sheffield.Hogan worked at the Michigan State University Bikes Service Centre as a student 20 years ago, where he learned to repair bikes. Bike shop general manager Tim Potter trained Hogan. “When I think about it, you know, I mean, it sometimes will tear you up,” said Potter.Hogan revealed that it all began with a random encounter.