May 26, 2024 - London

Three weeks ago, he couldn’t stand. Now he’s riding like a man possessed—no pacing, no mercy, just four hours of defiant power.

Three weeks ago, David aka The Tenacious Cyclist couldn’t walk. Hospital-bound, sleep-deprived, muscles wasted—he had no business riding a bike. But RideLondon wasn’t just calling—it was daring him. 

What followed was an all-out assault on the limits of human endurance. No pacing. No easing in. Just four relentless hours in the red zone.

This episode is not about recovery—it’s about rebellion. Hear the true story of a man who turned fragility into fury, pain into power, and the finish line into a statement. If you think “impossible” still means something, think again.

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No flare-ups. No fear. Just forward.

Micro-pacing saved David’s life.

Before it, he was caught in a constant loop of overdoing and collapsing. After it, he never had another full-blown flare-up.

This episode teaches the nitty-gritty: how to time your limits, how to track delayed symptoms, and how to keep moving even in agony.

It’s pacing—but not the watered-down kind. This is pacing with teeth.

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 Neuroplasticity isn’t a buzzword—it’s my reality

 Pain doesn’t just attack the body—it breaks the brain. I had to rewire everything to survive. Here’s how mindset, breath, and nervous system control changed everything. 

In this unflinching episode of Born Into Pain, we tell the story of David Bainbridge, aka The Tenacious Cyclist, who lives with over 20 severe, chronic, and genetic conditions, ranging from Classical Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction.

Starting opioids at age 7, David spent over 46 years on extreme doses of painkillers—up to the equivalent of 4 grams of morphine per day. But in 2019, faced with the ultimatum to "Detox or die," he chose to live. And fight.

He now manages relentless, 24/7 severe pain without a single pharmaceutical—through mindset rewiring, breathwork, ultra-endurance cycling, and raw honesty about what it really takes to survive.

This podcast dives into David’s strategies for managing severe chronic pain without medication:

• Mindset Rewiring: Reframe pain as a challenge, not a defeat.
• Movement as Medicine: Even when it hurts, stopping is worse. Keep moving.
• Breathwork & Nervous System Control: Take back power from pain’s grip.
• Micro-Pacing: Small, steady steps to avoid the boom-and-bust cycle.
• Mental Endurance Training: Treat pain like an ultra-marathon—adapt, overcome.

David’s story isn’t about being “cured.” It’s about rebellion. It’s about facing the impossible and doing it anyway. If you’re living with chronic pain or disability, his message is clear: You are stronger than you think.

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 True survival isn’t pushing past the pain—it’s knowing when to rise, and when to rest. 

On June 22, 2024, David Bainbridge set out to conquer a 205-mile cycling challenge: Chase the Sun. With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, CRPS, chronic fatigue, and a malfunctioning digestive system, his body was already in crisis before he even started.

What followed was a battle—not just with terrain or traffic, but with survival itself.

 In this raw episode of The Pain Rebellion Podcast, we go full Bear Grylls: fear meets fire, failure meets fortitude. David didn’t finish the ride. But he made the bravest decision of all—he chose to live to fight another day.

Because sometimes, the toughest move isn’t to push through the wilderness. It’s to stop. And survive.

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Meet David Bainbridge, known as The Tenacious Cyclist: a man who defied the odds. After decades of being trapped in a broken body, numbed by opiates, and dismissed by doctors, he didn’t surrender. He didn’t break. He rebelled. ⚡

David detoxed from 46 years of heavy opiates, scaled Snowdon in a wheelchair 🦽, and cycled 4,100 miles through relentless pain 🚴‍♂️. He didn’t just survive—he transformed his suffering into strength. 🔥

This isn’t a podcast about healing. It’s about fighting back. About resilience, grit, and the unbreakable will to reclaim your life. 💪

If you’re living in the shadows of chronic pain, told you’re “too damaged” or “too sick,” this is your story. You are not alone, and you are not finished. 🌟

This is The Pain Rebellion. And it starts now. ⏳

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From the moment David Bainbridge took his first breath, pain was there—uninvited, unrelenting, and misunderstood. In this raw and intimate first episode, David opens up about what it's like to be born into pain—not just physically but emotionally, spiritually, and socially. Diagnosed with a rare, invisible illness that few understood, David spent decades fighting not just for answers but for his identity, his voice, and his right to live fully.

But buried in the struggle was a spark. A fire. A rebellion.

This is the beginning of that rebellion. The moment David stopped trying to fit into a world not built for his body—and began building something powerful of his own.

💥 If you’ve ever felt broken, isolated, or doubted by the world around you—this episode is for you.

🔗 Join the rebellion. Your pain doesn’t make you weak—it makes you unstoppable.

🎧 Subscribe to follow David’s journey and discover what it means to rise, rebel, and ride forward.

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