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Regaining Independence: How a Trike Rack Helped Ken Explore Again
When Ken had a stroke at the age of 55, he wasn’t sure whether he’d be able to enjoy cycling again. Although he had always enjoyed leisurely rides, cycling on two wheels no longer felt safe. He explained: “I knew I needed to maintain some exercise in my retirement, but after the stroke, I found…
Trike Experience Proves “Woof-ly” For Sue.
Read on to see how a Pendle Trike Rack helped Sue challenge her mobility issues and join in adventures with her husband and 3 dogs! A double knee replacement left Sue with limited mobility, but she didn’t want her disability to limit her choices. A Google search for options on ‘Cycling for disabled riders’ brought…
Transporting a Trike: Options for Taking Your Cycle Further
491 words3 min readPublished September 2023 For many people, cycling is about more than getting from A to B. It can mean independence, exercise, fresh air and the freedom to explore new places. However, getting a larger cycle to different locations can sometimes be a challenge. Tricycles and other inclusive cycles can be bigger and…
Azub Recumbents Land At Get Cycling
Exploring Freedom and Fun: The Wonders of Azub Recumbents We know you love recumbents and custom cycles. We know you love the freedom cycling gives you – so we know you will LOVE these incredible machines. Recumbent trikes, the more stable and comfortable cousins of traditional bicycles, have taken the cycling scene by storm. Azub…
Get Cycling nominated for York Community Pride Award
280 words1 min readPublished July 2023 We are delighted to be nominated for ‘Best Community Project’ in the York Community Pride Awards! The category, which has been sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, is for projects carried out by informal non-recognised voluntary groups that exemplify what can be achieved when people work together. We must…
Atwal-Brice Family Visit Get Cycling
In celebration of Disability Pride Month, we are excited to announce we are working with the Atwal-Brice family and their autistic sons to find them the perfect cycles! The Atwal-Brice family are renowned for their work in both the disability and LGBTQIA+ community visited the Get Cycling showroom in York to trial some inclusive cycles…
Get Cycling Gets A Visit From Twin City Cyclists
A group of cyclists from one of our twin cities travelled to York this week and dropped in to visit us when they arrived. Jim McGurn is one of the hosts accommodating some of the group and a board member. “This was one in a series of annual cycling exchanges, and we look forward to…
Bike Week: 100 years of celebrating cycling
This year is the 100th year of #BikeWeek by Cycling UK. At Get Cycling we like to celebrate cycling every day, so we thought we’d highlight something a bit closer to our hearts to mark this special milestone: the history of disability cycling. Did you know? The first handcycle was invented in Germany in 1655, by Stephan…
Mental Health Awareness Week #ThrivingAtWork
This week (15 – 21 May) is Mental Health Awareness Week and we’ve been working with St. Nicks to champion mental health support in the workplace. We understand that mental ill health, anxiety and stress are associated with many of the leading causes of disease and disability in our society. Promoting and protecting the mental…
Local Bike Shop Day 2023
We are always thrilled to celebrate Local Bike Shop Day (or #LBSD) every year, and this year BikeBiz included us in a great write-up Local Bike Shop Day is an industry-wide initiative managed by the Association of Cycle Traders. “Local Bike Shop Day is the one day a year when independent bike shops across the UK…
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