After 6 months and more than 100 corporate rejections, most believing it was an “impossible goal” for someone who was newly blind, did not have a bike, and had no prior cycling experience, Chris realized he would have to find a way to raise the money himself. He invested his last $500, creating t-shirts he would sell at fairs and other local events.

Remembering what the therapist said about creativity, Chris tapped into his and, along with his cartoonist friend Shane, they created a character to put on the t-shirts. With a vision of what he was looking for, the unique, free-spirited, fun-loving character took on many of Chris's characteristics, including his love for ALL THINGS BEACH!

In 1995, BEACH FREAK© was born! Those who saw it, believed it had the potential to be something great! With the ride being more serious in nature, Chris had another logo designed to put on the t-shirts. “OUT OF SIGHT” was a captivating logo that was more fitting for his ride.

While Chris worked tirelessly to realize his dream of cycling Canada, The BEACH FREAK© became a fun, positive, and unique way to inject humour into Chris’s life during the dark, lonely, sleepless nights, fearful he would wake the next morning in complete darkness.

In the summer of 1997, after selling $10,000 worth of t-shirts, Chris bought his tandem bike and The Chris Delaney Vision Tour became the success he envisioned it to be, raising over$250,000 for The Foundation Fighting Blindness.

Despite the odds stacked against him, Chris proved his commitment to his goal and was recognized as “One of the Top 100 Canadians to Watch For”, and gained the support from the country's biggest corporations, including McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, PowerBar, Chrysler, Gatorade, Cadillac-Fairview Corp, The Lions Clubs of Canada, Canadian Association of Broadcasters, and many more.

Since then, Chris has gone on to raise millions in funds & awareness for several notable causes and Children's charities, built schools and clean water projects in Africa, was named “One of Canada's Top 10 Innovators in Food” after creating a revolutionary, award-winning food product - YoPRO, became a well-respected motivational speaker, marathon runner, Champion Bodybuilder, accomplished Fitness Coach, and authored his autobiography BLIND STRENGTH, where he shares with readers the intimate details of his unbelievable story, and the unique way in which he was able to Adapt, Overcome, and Reinvent Himself in the Wake of Adversity.

After noticing his body beginning to deteriorate, fearful he could have a life-ending motor neuron disease such as ALS, Chris, along with his forever love Kristen and a team of renowned doctors, began a year of investigative procedures that included regular plasma transfusions, MRIs, X-Rays, EMGs, and a battery of tests.

Doctors eventually confirmed that Chris's rapidly deteriorating body was the result of his vertebrates crushing his spinal cord.

Without high-risk spinal surgery, Chris's worsening condition would eventually lead to a loss of function, paralysis, and possibly even death.

Witnessing the immense toll the year had on Chris'N’Kristen, prior to his November surgery, in an effort to give them some much-needed relief, in September 2023, Chris's loving mom, Cynthia, blessed Chris and his fellow BEACH FREAK Kristen, with a vacation to the remote beach town of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. A place the two BEACH FREAKS had wanted to visit for quite some time.

In case UR a SNOW FREAK, don't worry! Having survived & thrived a lifetime of Canadian winters, they got you covered because SNOW TIME, means it's FREAK’N Go Time!