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The OPair wheelchair bike is suitable for people who are no longer able to ride a bike independently. It offers a combination of a wheelchair and a bicycle intended for two people, where the wheelchair user can sit in the front in a seat. The bike has been developed over the years. Therefore has unique driving characteristics in addition to its transport properties. Would you like to know what these are? Then read on with this article.
In the north of the United States volunteers of a non-profit organization cycle on a Van Raam wheelchair bike OPair and a duo bike Fun2Go together with elderly and people with a disability. With Sequim Wheelers passengers and volunteers get the opportunity to cycle together for free on The Olympic Discovery Trail in Sequim, Washington. Read more about the Sequim Wheelers and the bikes they ride.
The Fun2Go duo bike has become an everyday part of road traffic. Many health care institutions and private individuals use this tricycle tandem to enjoy cycling together. Since the bicycle is constantly being further developed, the Fun2Go duo bike has unique riding characteristics. Discover in this article what these unique riding characteristics are.
Visitors of the care farm It Klokhús in Idzega (in Friesland, a province in the Netherlands) and inhabitants of Friesland can now use a side-by-side tandem by the Edwin van der Sar Foundation. In the summer of 2019 the care farm received a request for the purchase of a side-by-side tandem. After one year of saving and partly through gifts, donations and fundraising, the Fun2Go duo bike could be purchased through the Edwin van der Sar Foundation at the end of May 2020. Read more about the side-by-side tandem for the care farm and the foundation, at which people with disabilities can cycle with a bicycle buddy.
The Van Raam rickshaw bike Chat is available for rides at ALTERAktiv Fahrrad in Siegen. Would you like to know why they do this and what their first experiences are? Then read on and also watch the video from the german television station WDR in "Lokalzeit".
Van Raam has two different types of wheelchair bikes in its product range: the VeloPlus and the OPair wheelchair bikes. But what do you have to keep in mind when you’re about to buy a wheelchair bike or when you’re about to ride a wheelchair bike for the first time? Read in this article 7 tips for cycling with a wheelchair bike and find out what to keep in mind when you want to make a purchase.
In Ouddorp (Zuid-Holland province) in the Netherlands, Van Raam adapted bicycles will be available for rent as of July 1st, 2020. De Bever Verhuur (rental company) offers the bicycles to give people an unforgettable adventure. To introduce people to De Bever and Van Raam’s adapted bicycles, an open house was held on June 6th. In this article you can read more about the new rental location, the open house and the new adapted bicycles at De Bever.
With the Fun2Go duo bike you cycle with two people next to each other, so you can enjoy a bike ride together. The bike is mainly used by adults and elderly people, but did you know that the Fun2Go is available with a child seat for the co-driver? Find out more about the possibility of a child seat on the Fun2Go in this article.
Perhaps the Hoge Veluwe National Park is best known for its iconic white bicycles, with which visitors can explore the park on its designated cycle paths. To give as many people as possible the chance to admire the beautiful nature of the Hoge Veluwe, the National Park also rents out Van Raam adapted bicycles for people who cannot cycle on a two-wheeled bicycle. Because of the high demand, extra adapted bicycles were needed at the park and in May 2020 the Van Raam bicycles could be delivered. Read more about this in this article.
More and more organizations own a Fun2Go side-by-side tandem An example of such an organization is Stichting Fietsmaatjes Nederland. Fietsmaatjes is meant for people who can no longer cycle independently, but still like to do so. To be on the road outdoors, together with a nice buddy on an (electric) side-by-side tandem.A number of founders of Fietsmaatjes Gelderse Vallei have now developed the online planning system 'SamenFietsen', which makes planning bike tours with the duo bike a lot easier. Read more about this planning system, Fietsmaatjes and the Van Raam side-by-side tandem Fun2Go.
