The Balance 1 low step through bike from Van Raam

Jan de Jongh is 70 years old and lives with his wife in the Betuwe (a region in the Netherlands). After a partial spinal cord injury and rehabilitation, he was looking for a bike that would allow him to stand with both feet on the ground when standing still. Read the story of Jan and his low step through bike Balance.

Joke Sonke had not been cycling for years due to her balance problems, superficial nerve pain and Polyarthrosis. She tried several bikes without success, but finally stumbled upon the Van Raam Balance low step ebike. After a trial period, she knew for sure: this will be my bike! Read her story here.

Els van Geel is 80 years old and enjoys her Balance bike immensely. She even calls it her best purchase in recent years. Read Els' message to Van Raam here.

Martine has a knee prosthesis with scar tissue in between, which prevents her from bending her knee properly. On a traditional bike, her foot kept slipping off the pedal, which made it impossible for her to cycle. Now that she has the Balance low step ebike, she feels safe on her bike again! Read Martine's story here.

I am Paula Brommer (47) and I live in Heerenveen, the Netherlands. I'm a mother of 2 children and work as a volunteer at Humanitas Thuisadministratie. I'm not really tall, namely 4.7 feet and I have asthma and fibromyalgia (a condition which you suffer from chronic pain in your muscles and connective tissue). Despite that, I would like to be active and not be classified as 'disabled', because you can't do much about it. In my spare time I like to cycle on my Balance low step through bike and enjoy the surroundings.

Ms Schalkwijk-Bots likes to cycle in Switzerland. But knee problems prevented her from doing so until she purchased the Van Raam Balance low step bike. Read her experience here.