If you’re visiting BikeAble for the first time and wondering why there seems to be so little here, the answer is simple: we’re in the process of redesigning the site to complement out new logo! Our new logo was crafted by Shannon Lake of Lake Creative Communications. We would like to take a moment here [...]
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June 25th, 2008
BikeAble on tour
The World Congress on Disabilities Expo in Reading, PA is happening July 11-12. BikeAble will be present this year as a visitor with an eye towards exhibiting in 2009. BikeAble, in partnership with RBR Recumbent Bikeriders Inc, will also have a showing at the Pennsylvania State University Physical Activities Fair on September 8th from 2-4PM [...]
May 31st, 2008
Bikes for Boomers
MSN is carrying video of a segment from the May 25, 2008 episode of The Today Show. The segment is all about bikes for baby boomers – comfort bikes! All of the bikes featured are stock bikes with no modifications whatsoever. If you’re getting on in years and finding that cycling is just a bit [...]
May 27th, 2008
Under Construction
BikeAble.info is still getting underway, so please excuse the lack of content and the sometimes shifting layout. We have a number of tasks ahead of us: Improving the accessibility of the design – some items are in place already, but we will improve our accessibility for visitors with screen readers Generating more content – there [...]
May 23rd, 2008
Dealing in Adaptations
The following recumbent dealers have a history of working to adapt bikes and trikes for riders with limitations. If you’re looking for modifications to standard recumbent equipment, give a call to the dealer nearest you. RBR Recumbent Bike Riders State College, PA 814-234-4636 Utah Trikes Spanish Fork, UT 866-446-2065 Note for dealers: If you would [...]
May 20th, 2008
Trike for triple amputee
RBR has recently constructed a Catrike Road for a 12 year old who has had both legs below the knee and his right hand amputated. The goal of the build was to provide this individual a means of cycling that enabled his use of a trike while downplaying the obviousness of his handicap. Using prosthetics, [...]
May 20th, 2008
What’s your story?
Have you gone through the process of adapting cycling to your needs? If so, tell us how! Every story you share is another opportunity to provide others with your experience. We all learn when we share. So please use our contact form to get in touch with BikeAble. We’ll work with you to put your [...]
May 19th, 2008
Trike for Four – Part 1
It is often said that tandem bicycles will either make or break a relationship. They place two riders in close proximity for long periods of time for an activity in which the contributions and goals of both riders must align in order to keep moving forward. The captain, the person that sets direction, relies upon [...]
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Tags: adaptation, blind, captain, greenspeed, recumbent, stoker, tandem, tensioner, trike, visual impairment 
No Comments »May 12th, 2008
Hase revises the Trets trailerbike
Hase Spezialrader has offered the Hase Trets trailerbike for some time. The utility of the Trets was that it was a recumbent trailerbike into which a child with limited trunk support could be strapped and still have access to his/her own set of pedals. It also employed a 7 speed shifter and a freewheel to [...]
May 12th, 2008
Recumbent trike on the cheap
Looking to get somebody on a bike but don’t want to spend multiple thousands of dollars for high end equipment? If your child is able to perform gross motor arm movements (move each arm forward and back) and can pedal, this might be worth a look: The Triton is meant to be a toy trike, [...]
