You should see the look on 11-year-old Johnny Riblet’s face when he got onto his very own bike.

"Look at my bike!" he exclaims.

Little Johnny, who is from Elkhart, has cerebral palsy and isn’t able to walk on his own. But strap him in a bike designed just for him and you’ll need your running sneakers to keep up.

"Having a bike like this gives him independence and something he can really do on his own volition. He can't walk on his own, but he can peddle," explains Krista Riblet, Johnny’s mom. "It's really wonderful. It's a gift to see something that can bring such joy to him. Because sometimes it's hard to find those things, but this is definitely one of them."

As Johnny cycles through the hallways of Memorial Children’s Therapy Center in South Bend, his parents and physical therapist are beaming with pride.

"Jonathon is just a delightful fellow who I always look forward to seeing and he always lightens my day,” says Elise Gettleman, Johnny’s physical therapist. “And when I heard that Jonathon won this bike..."

Johnny won the bike through a contest run by a Canadian company called Freedom Concepts, which makes bikes for kids with special needs. The company is celebrating its 20th anniversary and so over the next 20 months, 20 bikes will be given away to 20 kids across North America.

"Traveling and getting kids on bikes has been my passion for the last ten years," shares David Kron, Freedom Concepts. "When you have special needs and when you have to give up so many different things, it's nice to include several things that make them special and one of the group."

The contest asked kids to answer the question, “What does freedom mean to you?” Some kids submitted poems or videos. Johnny’s mom made him a collage of words and phrases that describe his biking experiences like “big dreams” and “boldly go.”

A bike like Johnny’s would cost about $4,200 but funding is available for some people who need help. If you’re interested, contact Freedom Concepts at 1-800-661-9915 or at www.freedomconcepts.com.