{"id":55351,"date":"2024-03-18T10:42:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T10:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=55351"},"modified":"2024-03-18T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T11:16:20","slug":"sheffield-cycling-charity-offering-reclining-trike-trial-to-people-with-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/18\/sheffield-cycling-charity-offering-reclining-trike-trial-to-people-with-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield cycling charity offering reclining trike trial to people with disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People with disabilities are being offered the chance to try reclining trikes which could make cycling “more accessible” in Sheffield today.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Cycling 4 All<\/a> is inviting stroke survivors, brain injury survivors, amputees, and people affected by conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Parkinson\u2019s disease, to Hillsborough Park to try out some of the best e-assist recumbent trikes around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

E-assist recumbent trikes are electric bikes with three wheels that take less effort than riding a normal bike, allowing you to ride further and on different terrains, without requiring much effort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Collister, 46, Project Co-ordinator at Sheffield Cycling 4 All, said: \u201cOur aim is to make cycling more accessible for disabled people and people with long-term health conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adapt-e ICE recumbent trikes try-out day poster. Credit: Sheffield Cycling 4 All<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There will be a range of different trikes, mostly powered cycles, for people with disabilities or long-term health conditions to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheffield Cycling 4 All was first set up by Disability Sheffield<\/a>, which is a user-led organisation, run and controlled by people with disabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project, which has been running for 15 years, offers a range of inclusive cycling projects like inclusive off-road cycling days in different locations, such as Parkwood Springs<\/a> and Concord Park<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as offering public cycling sessions, they also host a weekly VIP (visually impaired pedallers) cycling group<\/a> for people with visual impairments who want to exercise and socialise, and a pedal-strokes and brain injury cycling group<\/a> for anyone who has been affected by a stroke or brain injury. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the park sessions, Sheffield Cycling 4 All offers a trike loan scheme and a cycle loan scheme to anyone who needs assistance. This allows people to have trikes or cycles at home for up to three months to experience cycling as a form of transport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also host consultations with different councils about accessibility of routes in Sheffield and campaign for better accessibility and infrastructure for disabled cyclists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as that, they have a YouTube channel<\/a> where they post information videos about different types of cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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