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Satisfied users of Van Raam adapted bicycles

Satisfied users of Van Raam adapted bicycles

The Van Raam adapted bicycles are widely used, for example in care housing complexes. With the help of these bicycles, it is possible to cycle with the residents and make it easier for them to go outside again. The moment an organisation is receiving the bicycle is almost always very special and festive. This is because it is possible to cycle (again)! In recent times, there also have been satisfied users who have received a Van Raam adapted bicycle. Read more about this in the article. Please note, it is important to take into account the measures in place concerning the coronavirus. Some of the deliveries have taken place before the coronavirus.

veloplus wheelchair bicycle at care center in belgium

Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bikes at Belgian care centers

Two different care centres in Belgium use Van Raam's VeloPlus wheelchair bicycle. The employees at day care centre DiMa in Meulebeke use the wheelchair bicycle to visit their 30 different visitors at home and the OLV senior care centre in Bornem has been given a wheelchair bicycle. Read more about both care centres and how they use the wheelchair bicycle.

adapted bike project Pedder in Bremen

Adapted bike project Pedder rent Van Raam bikes in Bremen

In Bremen you can now rent adapted bikes from Van Raam. This is as part of the project "Pedder - Freies Spezialrad Bremen". In this article you can find out what the project is, how you can rent bikes for free and which adapted bikes from Van Raam are involved.

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.

Van Raam wheelchair bike and duo bike for residential care facility in Belgium

A wheelchair bike and duo bike for residential care facility

The residential care facility Wissekerke in Bazel (Belgium) recently has an extra special needs bike, which is the Fun2Go duo bike. The residents can already use the VeloPlus wheelchair bike since 2016, but now they also have a duo bike. Volunteer Garry Pieters has been cycling around 120 wheelchair rides a year since 2016. From now on, the residents can also cycle with the duo bike themselves. Read more about the use of these two special needs bikes at the residential care facility here.

winch system on the van raam wheelchair transport bike veloplus

Option winch system for wheelchair transport bike VeloPlus

From 2020, it's possible to install a winch system on the VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike as a new option. The winch makes it easier to place the wheelchair on the wheelchair bike. Read more about this new option, the use of the winch and watch an instruction video.

New Van Raam Veloplus wheelchair bikes on the road

New Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bikes on the road

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 cargo bike suitable for passenger transport

Van Raam cargo bike suitable for passenger transport

When you think of the words cargo bike you might think of a bike that's used for the transportation of goods, but did you know that it's also possible to transport passengers with a bike? At Van Raam we have several cargo bikes in our assortment, such as the rickshaw bike Chat, the pedicab GoCab and the wheelchair bikes OPair and VeloPlus. In this article you can read more about these bicycles from Van Raam and how these bicycles can help with passenger transport.

wheelchair transport bike van raam residential care facility

Wheelchair bike for residential care facility

De Schauw in Putten (the Netherlands), a residential care facility for the elderly, received a Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair bicycle sponsored by the local thrift store. This thrift store has existed for 35 years and has therefore held a special fundraising campaign. The festive handover of the wheelchair bike was in September 2018.

Jimlog Jimmy Gustafson VeloPlus

Wheelchair bicycle taxi service in Finland

Jimmy Gustafson has a wheelchair taxi service in the town of Porvoo, Finland. With the Van Raam VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike they cycle 5 days a week from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. and they transport 4 to 8 people on a day, these are mainly elderly people.

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Customer experiences
Customer experience Easy Rider tricycle - Suze Korver
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Customer experience Easy Rider tricycle - Suze Korver
February 2014 changed Suze's life forever. A bacterial infection caused sepsis, leaving her in a coma for 3 months and requiring both her lower legs and hands to be amputated. Read Suze Korver's admirable story in this customer experience and watch the video.
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User experience VeloPlus wheelchair bike - Kevin van der Plas
10 / 10
User experience VeloPlus wheelchair bike - Kevin van der Plas
I'm Kevin, 14 years old and I live at home with my parents. I can't talk and I'm wheelchair dependent. I like to watch videos on YouTube on my iPad, but what I like even more is being outside and cycle around on my VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike, together with my mom and dad.
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Customer experience Fun2Go double bike – De Bever Verhuur
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Customer experience Fun2Go double bike – De Bever Verhuur
De Bever Verhuur in Ouddorp stimulates joint movement in the open air, with their broad offer of (electric) means of transportation, including special bikes. They already have been using the Fun2Go 1 for a longer period and also tested the Fun2Go 2 recently. In this customer experience you will read more about De Bever Verhuur und their findings concerning the double bike.
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