The extent of the happiness you experience when mountain biking is also shown by the fact that certain people want to ride trails despite all the obstacles and go to almost unimaginable lengths to be able to do so. One of them is Xavier Hopkins. His terrain is the bike park, the berms and jumps. His problem: he can see almost nothing. His eyes let in far too much light due to a pigment deficiency (albinism), and they twitch (nystagmus) so that he can't focus on anything more than two to three meters away. Nevertheless, the Englishman says he is not completely blind. Before he can ride a course and jump the kickers, however, he has to walk it and memorize the elements exactly. His visual impairment is not noticeable in the video. This is another reason why he loves mountain biking: in the bike park, he is simply one of many. Nobody notices his disability.
Because he couldn't find a job after school and as a result of his visual impairment, he went mountain biking a lot more and learned to master the bigger jumps. He now has several sponsors and hopes to earn a living on his bike. He is already a media phenomenon and his blind riding skills are definitely impressive.