KVUE Austin: Meningitis survivor, amputee to compete in Paralympics

Riding a bike is something we all learn to do when we're kids, and Jamie Schanbaum was no different. In 2008, she was a University of Texas student using her bike to get around Austin. "I was just a commuter. I wasn't a competitive cyclist at all," she said.

Now, she is a gold-medal-winning competitive cyclist, but the opportunity to become an accomplished rider came with a cost.