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94 year old man with Fun2Go duo bike to final resting place
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Martien van der Heijden (94) from Erp (the Netherlands) was brought away to his final resting place behind his Fun2Go duo bike. Martien's children cycled the bike to the cemetery in Erp, with Martien behind it on a trailer. A beautiful farewell for Martien, who cycled a lot on the Fun2Go side by side tandem the last couple of years. Read more about Martien and his farewell in this article.
Many bike rides on the Fun2Go
Together with his children, Martien cycled almost every day on Van Raam's Fun2Go duo bike. Daughter Anne saysthey bought the bike for him when he got ill: "We cycled with him almost every day." Martien got ill almost five years ago. For five years, his son and daughter took care of him at his home on the farm in Erp. "He insisted on staying home. It was pretty hard, sometimes on the edge, but we're glad we could do it", Anne says. Martien was almost 95 years old, but died unexpectedly on the 9th of May. "We celebrated his brother's birthday a day earlier."
Bringing Martien to his last resting place with a trailer behind the duo bike was much nicer than in a hearse.
On the duo bike to the cemetery
"We already discussed the hearse, but then we came up with the idea of the Fun2Go duo bike at the funeral. We'd already arranged the car, but bringing Martien to his last resting place with a trailer behind the duo bike was much nicer and so wecancelled the hearse."
After the family had put the coffin on the trailer and said their last goodbye to Martien in his own yard, they drove with about thirty people behind the duo bike to Martien's last resting place at the cemetery in Erp. The journey attracted a lot of attention in Erp.
Read the full article on the website of 'Brabants Dagblad' (in Dutch), using the button below.
Funeral with the side by side bike
A number of photos were taken during the funeral in the yard of Martien's farm.
Funeral with the duo bike of Martien, photo: Anne van de Pals
Martien's coffin on a trailer behind the duo bike, photo: Anne van de Pals
Farewell at the farm of Martien in Erp, photo: Anne van de Pals
Customer experiences Fun2Go
Van Raam receives impressivemessages from customers on a daily basis. We would like to share these experiences with you to show you what is possible when you can cycle safely (again) with the help of a special needs bike. Check out the experiences of customers, including those of the Van der Heijden family, with the Fun2Go duo bike below. Want to read more experiences? Then take a look at 'Customer experiences'.
Customer experience Fun2Go duo bike - Van der Heijden family
The Van der Heijden family from Erp, the Netherlands, provided 24-hour care to their father Martien for 5 years. Martien had multiple brain infarcts, became ill and passed away at the age of 94 in May 2020. Martien was a farmer and attached to his land. He didn't want to go to a nursing home and loved to be outside, the Fun2Go duo bike fitted in wonderfully well. The Van der Heijden family tells more about their experiences with Martien and his duo bike.
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User experience Fun2Go double rider cycle - Collin Capozzi
Collin Capozzi (22) from Puurs, Belgium, has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but this doesn't stop him from cycling. In fact: Collin enjoys his bike rides enormously, it's his exhaust valve. Mother Paola tells more about Collin's experiences.
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User experience side-by-side tandem Fun2Go - Estinea
Estinea is a healthcare organisation with locations in the Achterhoek and Twente, in the Netherlands. Estinea helps people with disabilities. The head office is in Aalten and the De Hogestraat residential care facility is also located in Aalten. At this location they have been using the Van Raam side-by-side tandem Fun2Go for a few years now.
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Customer experience side-by-side tandem Fun2Go - Jetske
At Van Raam we are very happy with the adventures, outings and bike rides that end users can experience (again) through our adapted bikes. We really enjoy reading messages from end users. Read the experience of Jetske below who, together with her mother and daughter, made a nice bike ride with the Fun2Go side-by-side tandem.
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User experience duo bike Fun2Go - Monique Kuijk
Wow what a cool gift, to ride the Fun2Go for 3 days. Along the way a lot of people were watching, honking and waving. We enjoyed it.
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User experience side-by-side tandem Fun2Go - Timon Klein Wolterink
My grandmother is no longer allowed to cycle independently, which is why I organized a ride on the Fun2Go for her. My grandma had a lot of fun and enjoyed it thoroughly!
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