A Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life

News

A Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life

Bikes \ Wheelchair bikes
Van Raam
A Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life

Many wheelchair users often have the feeling that the world is made for pedestrians, cyclists or car drivers. In everyday life you often have to overcome difficulties, such as moving or transferring between different places. For many people, a Van Raam wheelchair bicycle is a help in the everyday life to get from A to B. There are various individual options and different types of wheelchair bikes. In this article you can read more about a wheelchair bicycle in your daily life, the new possibilities and discover experiences of wheelchair bicycle users.

With a wheelchair bicycle in your daily life

On a daily basis, people in a wheelchair often face challenges. Getting from A to B is often frustrating for many wheelchair users. Because the strength is sometimes lacking, and some barriers and distances cannot be covered with a wheelchair or you are bound to your wheelchair. A Van Raam wheelchair bicycle can help wheelchair users in their everyday life, even if you cannot get out of your wheelchair.

A Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life

This help can be a great support in the private sector as well as in the care sector. If you want to go outdoors more often in your private life, go on excursions with your family or just want to experience more freedom, a wheelchair bicycle is a great help in everyday life because it gives you the possibility to be mobile. For example, the car can be simply left parked for short distances and also a ride in the nature is good for the soul on the one hand and on the other hand your body also benefits from this variety. 

  • Variety in everyday life and good for body and soul
  • Cheaper than the car
  • Family excursions are possible again
  • More mobility and freedom  

Wheelchair bicycles are also very popular with nursing homes, retirement homes and other care organizations for the reasons just mentioned. We receive regular notifications that wheelchair bikes have been delivered to organizations. Please have a look at the following articles.


Of course, you can also rent a bike, for a weekend, on holiday or just for fun. Furthermore, there are several initiatives and bicycle taxi organizations that offer this. Have a look at some bicycle rental and bicycle taxi projects below. 

Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life Jimlog
Van Raam wheelchair bike in your daily life bike taxi

Wheelchair bikes from Van Raam

Van Raam OPair wheelchair bicycle in da daily life

OPair wheelchair bicycle

The OPair wheelchair bike is a combination of wheelchair and bicycle. At the front, the passenger is seated in a comfortable seat. The rider of the bicycle has a good view of the road and the passenger from behind. The front part of the bicycle can be easily detached from the bicycle part in the optionally detachable version so that it can be used as a wheelchair on site. The wheels with a slight camber give the bicycle additional riding comfort and stability. Also take a look at how the Van Raam OPair wheelchair bicycle has developed over the years or read more about the bike with wheelchair in front in the article 'Van Raam OPair: bike with wheelchair in front'.

OPair wheelchair bike

Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bicycle in da daily life

VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike

The VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike is suitable for people who are bound to a wheelchair. The person and the wheelchair can be moved onto the platform of the bicycle without a lifting aid or much effort. Take a look at how the Van Raam wheelchair bicycle has developed over the years.

VeloPlus wheelchair bike

Read more in the article 'Tips for cycling with a wheelchair bike'.

The right wheelchair wheel for you

You would like to know which wheelchair bicycle is best suited for you? Have a look at which wheelchair bicycle is the right one for you.

Find your wheelchair bike

Experience of wheelchair users

The popularity of the OPair wheelchair bike and the VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike is reflected in the many reports and people with a wheelchair bike share their experiences with us. Below you can read the stories of users, children, residents, customers, caregivers and carers from various institutions and organisations who enjoy cycling again with Van Raam's special wheelchair bicycles.

User experience wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus - Ton van Baaren
9 / 10
User experience wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus - Ton van Baaren
I am a volunteer at Zonnehuisgroep Vlaardingen (a care institution). As a volunteer, I regularly cycle with the patients, these are mainly patients of the psychogeriatric department. I was already familiar with a duo bike and a rickshaw, but since a year we also have a VeloPlus wheelchair bike. This bicycle has been donated to the care institution. There are several volunteers who cycle on the wheelchair bike. It is a pleasure to ride the bicycle. It is a pleasant way to take the residents outside and to bring them back safely.
Read this customer experience
User experience wheelchair bike OPair - Jack
10 / 10
User experience wheelchair bike OPair - Family of Jack
We received this cheerful photos in which little Jack enjoys his bike ride with the wheelchair bike OPair from Van Raam.
Read this customer experience
Customer experience wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus Van Raam Toon Lepoutre and Joyce Leeftink
10 / 10
Customer experience wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus - Toon & Joyce
Last week Toon and Joyce came to visit us and they made a successfull test ride with the wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus. They liked the bike so much, that they will soon get their own bike. We wish that Toon and Joyce will make a lot of beautiful bike rides with the VeloPlus and we hope that they can enjoy it for a long time! Read the first experiences of Joyce and Toon below.
Read this customer experience
User experience wheelchair bike OPair - Marielle Klomp
9 / 10
User experience wheelchair bike OPair - Marielle Klomp
Marielle Klomp and her family purchased the OPair wheelchair bike in 2018 to continue cycling with their youngest family member. Read more about the experiences of Family Klomp with the wheelchair bike OPair during their trip to National Park De Hoge Veluwe below.
Read this customer experience
User experience wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus - Jimmy Gustafson
10 / 10
User experience wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus - Jimmy Gustafson
I am a happy entrepreneur from company Jimlog in Porvoo, a taxi service company with a wheelchair bike at our disposal. I just wanted to thank you for the 'superbike' you developed.
Read this customer experience
User experience wheelchair bike OPair - Richard Hernández
10 / 10
User experience wheelchair bike OPair - Richard Hernández
Cycling eight hundred kilometers with a wheelchair bike without pedal support. That sounds like a challenge. A challenge that Richard Hernández accepted together with his disabled son Andrés. Together they cycled the pilgrimage route "Camino de Santiago". For centuries this route has been used by believers to pray at Santiago de Compostela, in the North-West of Spain, at the grave of Apostle James. Usually this route is taken by foot, but Richard and his son Andrés decided to make the trip from Roncesvalles with the OPair wheelchair bike and they called the route symbolic: "El Camino de Andrés". Read their story below.
Read this customer experience

Try out the Van Raam wheelchair bike

Try a Van Raam wheelchair bike at Van Raam during a free test ride!

You will receive advice from a technical consultant. It is possible to use the bicycle test track and you will receive a free offer. Read more about this process: "How to order a customized Van Raam bicycle".

Unfortunately, you cannot visit our showroom in Varsseveld? Then take a look at our dealer page to find a dealer close to you.

Find a dealer

Dealer overview Van Raam special needs bikes worldwide

Recommended articles

Electric wheelchair bikes by Van Raam

Cycling with a wheelchair user

For people who are in a wheelchair, it is not obvious to go out on a bicycle. At Van Raam we have two different models of wheelchair bicycles, with which cargo bike users can also make a bicycle ride. More and more institutions, organizations, and residential groups have a wheelchair bicycle. You can read their stories and experiences about their wheelchair bicycle in this article.

Wheelchair cargo bike for cycling with a wheelchair user

Wheelchair cargo bike for cycling with a wheelchair user

Bicycle manufacturer Van Raam has been making special needs bicycles for more than 35 years. These include tricycles, side-by-side tandems, tandems and a mobility scooter bike. The range also includes wheelchair bicycles. With the wheelchair cargo bike VeloPlus you can cycle together with a wheelchair user.

video veloplus wheelchair bike

VeloPlus wheelchair bike video, bike for wheelchair user

Van Raam has made a VeloPlus wheelchair bike video. This bike is suitable for disabled people or people who can’t participate in traffic independently. The video shows how someone in a wheelchair can easily be driven on the tiltable platform so that it is possible to cycle together.

wheelchair bikes by Van Raam

Which type of wheelchair bike is most suitable for you?

For people who can’t (no longer) cycle on a regular bike and who are wheelchair-dependent we have a good and safe alternative. The wheelchair bikes are used to enable a wheelchair –dependent person to travel by cycle. Van Raam special needs bikes has various types of wheelchairbikes: The OPair wheel-chair bike and the VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike. We would like tot give you more information about the different wheelchair models.

Do you have any questions?

We are happy to assist you! Please check our contact page or contact us directly using the options below.