Other Organisations
As well as our tandems, that are free to borrow from us and details of which you can find on our homepage, there are other organisations that hire or lend bikes and/ or give rides to people with special needs. The list below runs roughly north-south in the UK.
Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England
Cycling Scotland is starting disability cycling centres and Talking Tandems in Fife gives rides to blind people. Maryland Wheelers and the RNIB organise rides in Northern Ireland. Gateway Wheelers and Cyclops, both based in the North-East of England, have a range of interesting bikes and trikes. Moors Mountain Biking and Open Country give tandem rides for a cost. Bury Tandem Club gives rides to visually impaired people. Cycling Projects: Wheels for All have an impressive range of centres across mainly the north of England for people with disablities. Give it a Spin in Cheshire have a variety of bikes for disabled people.
Wales and the Midlands and South of England
Coventry Vista organises rides for the blind and visually impaired. Life Cycle, based in Bristol, also have a range of adapted bikes to use and give rides. The video here shows how much fun autistic people can have on tandems. The Pedal Power Project, based in Cardiff, has a range of adapted cycles. Companion Cycling and Wandsworth Council both based in London have a range of adapted cycles and organisations linked with Greater London Fund for the Blind and Seability organise rides for the blind and visually impaired
Gloucestershire Borrowers
Borrowers in the Stroud District might find the Stroud and District Access Group website interesting. You might also try searching on the following sites:
Glosfamilies, Wheels for Action & Bike for all
You might like consider riding in the Special Olympics.
TomCat sell a range of bikes for disabled people including a trailer trike for about £3000. There are also some great machines sold by Ashfield Special Needs Ltd: I wish we could afford one. An alternative for people who might not be able to balance on a normal bike saddle might be a back rest on a one of our normal tandems. Let me know if you know whether this would work.
Thank you to the following for advertising our service:
The Key, Allsorts, Cerebra, Ableize - has disability and mobility covered, Cyclorama
Top Disability Websites (see below), Focus on Disability, Autism West Midlands, Better by Bike, Blind Independence Greenwich, Chips Play, New Siblands School, Gloucestershire Blind, Best of the Web, Velovision, Stroud District Council, Metro Blind Sports and Oldham Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People.
Here is a great one one if you need a disability-grant and of course the The Tandem Club
Please let me know if you have details of any other organisations.
Glosfamilies, Wheels for Action & Bike for all
You might like consider riding in the Special Olympics.
TomCat sell a range of bikes for disabled people including a trailer trike for about £3000. There are also some great machines sold by Ashfield Special Needs Ltd: I wish we could afford one. An alternative for people who might not be able to balance on a normal bike saddle might be a back rest on a one of our normal tandems. Let me know if you know whether this would work.
Thank you to the following for advertising our service:
The Key, Allsorts, Cerebra, Ableize - has disability and mobility covered, Cyclorama
Top Disability Websites (see below), Focus on Disability, Autism West Midlands, Better by Bike, Blind Independence Greenwich, Chips Play, New Siblands School, Gloucestershire Blind, Best of the Web, Velovision, Stroud District Council, Metro Blind Sports and Oldham Society for Blind and Partially Sighted People.
Here is a great one one if you need a disability-grant and of course the The Tandem Club
Please let me know if you have details of any other organisations.
