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Adaptive bikes and scooters allow people with different abilities to embrace cycling and wheeling. Discover more and get started with adaptive travel.

Everyone deserves the chance to ride. Adapted cycles provide accessible cycling opportunities for those who are unable to use a standard two-wheel bicycle. With a variety of adaptations available, they can help make cycling accessible, enjoyable, and inclusive for all. If you have any questions regarding your needs, Leicester Wheels for All are a friendly team of volunteers who would be happy to discuss suitable options.

Discover the world of adapted bikes

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Discover the world of adapted bikes

  • What are adapted bikes and scooters?

    Adapted bikes, trikes, handcycles, and scooters are modes of transport designed for people with disabilities. Standard bikes and e-bikes, designed for able-bodied cyclists, may not be able to work with disabled people’s needs.

  • What can adaptive travel look like?

    Adaptations can be designed to work with the user, for example:

    • Recumbent (recumbent) seats
    • Multiple wheels instead of two central wheels
    • Changes to the handlebar
    • Brakes in easy accessible areas
    • Two-person transport
    • Hand-powered cycles
  • What can adapted bikes and scooters be used for?

    Adapted bikes, trikes, and scooters can be used for all situations, including commuting, for leisure, or for sport. 

Why get an adapted bike or scooter?

There are many benefits to adaptive travel for people with different abilities.

Good for your health, providing exercise that's still comfortable for the user.

Travel around Leicester and Leicestershire independently, with more choice.

Discover more of Leicester and Leicestershire and reap the rewards of being in the countryside.

Join cycle clubs and find like-minded people who enjoy cycling like you.

Shop for adaptive bikes and scooters

Shop for adaptive bikes and scooters

Find shops in Leicester and Leicestershire for adaptive bikes and scooters.

Wheels For All: a case study

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Wheels For All: a case study

Wheels For All recently worked with Choose How You Move at Leicestershire County Council to provide taster sessions for different adapted cycles and trikes. 

a child in a blue shirt sits in a neon green adapted cycle. The sign on the seat displays the logo for Leicester Wheels For All. For accessible transport and promoting adaptive bikes.Leicestershire residents try adapted cycling at County HallLeicestershire residents had the chance to try something new at an adapted cycling event held at County Hall on Tuesday (26 May), made possible through funding from Active Travel England.
Wheels For All flags in front of some trees on a sunny dayLeicester Wheels For AllWheels For All, based in Saffron Lane Stadium, Leicester, provide guided rides for all ages and abilities and support users with sourcing specially designed adapted bikes and trikes.

 

 

“It’s a game changer.”

Sarah, 58

 

How adaptive bikes change lives

“Without this event there’s no way I could’ve afforded to get an adapted bike – and that means everything to me. Because I am an avid cyclist, that’s really important to me.

Because my balance is wrecked, an adapted bike is the only way forward for me. It means that I can reclaim cycling, and that’s brilliant. Without that, I wouldn’t be riding.”

Explore more

Discover more across the Choose How You Move website.

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