Llangollen Barber Shop boss Emma Davies quickly cut to the action when she heard that the bike of one of the Westheads lads heading for Thailand had been destroyed in a crash in the Chinese desert.
Dyfan Hughes, 18, from Llangollen, Louis Dennis, 19, from Garth, and James Thomas,19, from Wrexham are making their 1,000 journey in aid of the British Heart Foundation in memory of Tony Edge, the father of their friend Harrison who died following a heart attack in 2024.
They have so far raised over £30,000 for heart research.
The trio are currently making their way through the punishing conditions of the Taklaman Desert, which they must cover as quickly as possible to stay within the limits of their visits.
But the last message on their daily video log shows that disaster struck when Louis ran into the back of a car as he momentarily looked down at his map, leaving his Dawes bike "a total goner", he explained.
Luckily, Louis himself was unhurt.
Emma from the barbers, who is a friend of the lads, picked up the message and acted on it immediately.
She put out a plea for help on her own Facebook page and within minutes she had secured a pledge of £300 towards the cost of a new bike for Louis.
"Ten minutes it took me. £300 to get Louis Dennis back on the road. Come on you Westheads!" she said on social media.
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