Motability exists so is there a cycleability equivalent?
Where would you even look? (With a scottish bias.)
Anyone know anyone who hires or demos?
Thanks
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Can you get assistive funding/grants for a disabled cyclist?
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Posted 6 months ago #
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You could use your mobility allowance I guess. What sort of bike do you want / need?
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Might be able to get some info from a link below. I tried to get some of the suppliers to come to a big cycling event held in Dumfries a couple of years ago without any success
Helping out at an event on 10th Dec organised by loval community group and Active Schools.
http://www.cyclingscotland.org/
http://www.watchtree.co.uk/wheels.html
http://www.getcycling.org.uk/special-needs.php
http://www.velovision.co.uk/showStory.php?storynum=559
http://www.specialkidsintheuk.org/resources/links/mobility.htmlPosted 6 months ago # -
Thanks, It's for the other half,
A Hase Pino Tandem looks ideal. As usual for specialist bikes you need to be a total enthusiast. Nothing average exists! and noone hires either.Posted 6 months ago # -
Try ben at kinetics - used to / sometimes poster on here and purveyor of odd bikes. Based in Bearsden ( north suburb of Glasgow) Might have one for you to try - I remember him posting pics of riding one
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why would you need funding that comes from anyone other than yourself if you have a mobility issue? Is this trolling or am I really missing a point here? NO OFFENCE INTENDED.
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Same reason as people get motability cars, same reason as in Edinburgh disable people get 102 taxi journeys a year free
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As per TJ. All depends on the persons needs it could be a very expensive bike and unlike most stw members not everyone may be able to afford an expensive piece of kit. eg quite a few of my elderly neighbours have had steel ramps provided for them to access their houses via the council. My mother has had a wet room and a proper concrete and brick ramp provided for her + the wheelchair.
Therefore the Ops request is quite valid imoPosted 6 months ago # -
I'd love to get one of those Duet Mountain bikes so I could take my mom out riding, they're well over £3k though. They hire them out in the Peak District though, on the Tissington trail and around Ladybower. My mom was quite impressed I managed to get up the hill with her on the front!
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let's separate the OP's needs from the massive swathe of blue badge holders who are fleecing the system because they get weekly headaches and are classed as disabled.
Cycling offers huge benefits to less able people and these are often overlooked in favour of easier 'boxes to tick' for charities/local authorities.
The reality is the cost of such bikes and the very specific needs of the 'rider' make mass production bikes very rare and expensive. I used to work in this industry and the average bike would cost £6K, albeit a premium powered cycle and built to high quality but the benefits were immense.
I used to drive the length and breadth of the country in a 3.5ton Sprinter with £50K of demo stock in the back and do demo's to all sorts of people. From 3 year olds with cerebral palsy who needed a trike with lots of supports on the seat etc to 70 year old stroke victims looking for a relaxed recumbent cycle to get fit on.
One thing was common was lack of funding. Most occasions I left a copy of a quote and they would write off to various charities or the wealthier people would buy them there and then but there was still plenty who were wealthy but expected a charity to cough up.
Either way we should all be doing what we can get anyone not able to cycle enjoy the sport we all love and let them feel included.
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