Van Raam produces uniquely special needs bicycles and specializes in tricycles, transport bikes, scooterbikes, wheelchair bikes, tandem bikes, double rider bikes, and low step trough bikes (also known as comfortbikes). Each model is also available as an electric bike (Pedelec).
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Van Raam manufactures and assembles almost all of its adapted bicycles itself. The VeloPlus wheelchair bike is assembled in an assembly line. Read more about the VeloPlus line and watch the video in this article.
Watch the VeloPlus assembly line in the video below.
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In the video above, assembly worker Erik ter Heurne tells about the assembly line of the VeloPlus wheelchair bike. The bicycle is assembled step by step by different assemblers. The VeloPlus assembly line is divided into eight workstations. At each workstation there is a Van Raam assembler who is responsible for one part of the assembly process. After the final step, the bicycle is ready. Every assembler from the VeloPlus assembly line can be assigned to every workstation.
The assembly of the VeloPlus consists of the following actions, among others:
Construction of rear frame, front frame and handlebar assembly
Alignment of front wheels and handlebars
Mounting of crank and front mudguards
Assembly of brake system and steering damper
Luggage carrier and rear wheel mounting
Chain guard installation
Mounting of ramp
Mounting the cover on the ramp
After the final assembly, the VeloPlus is ready and the wheelchair bike goes to the final inspection. Are you curious about the final inspection of a Van Raam bicycle? Then read the article with video 'Video quality inspection of a Van Raam bicycle'.
Most Van Raam adapted bicycles are assembled in the assembly hall at Van Raam. In the assembly department, more than 50 employees work on different Van Raam bicycle models. There are several assembly areas, such as line assembly and pre/final assembly. Read more about these departments and watch the video in the article '360 degree video tour in the assembly of Van Raam'.
The VeloPlus is a wheelchair bike from Van Raam which can transport people in their own wheelchair. The bike has a tiltable platform where a wheelchair can easily be pushed on without much effort. The wheelchair is safely secured on the wheelchair bike by means of a wheelchair lock and a belt. The low center of gravity and the widely placed front wheels ensure a stable bike.
Do you still have questions about our VeloPlus assembly line, or would you like to know something else? Just ask us and we will be happy to answer your question.
With the VeloPlus wheelchair transport bikee you can transport one person in a wheelchair. The VeloPlus is a wheelchair transport bicycle from Van Raam. This bicycle has a tiltable platform at the front of the bicycle, on which a person can easily be placed in a wheelchair. See our instructional video and article on how to place a wheelchair on the Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bicycle.
At Van Raam we are constantly working to improve and innovate our special needs bikes. One of the bikes that our Research & Development department has renewed is the VeloPlus wheelchair bike. From mid-October 2016 it is possible to buy this completely new VeloPlus wheelchair bike at one of the Van Raam dealers.
A Van Raam special needs bike usually only comes into the picture when cycling on a conventional two-wheel bike is no longer possible. But what if you are (or someone else is) in a wheelchair and still want to feel the wind in your hair? Then the Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bike is the solution! Wheelchair bikes were taken into use at three care institutions in both the Netherlands and Belgium in the autumn of 2019. Read more about this in the article.
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.
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