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Walking bike instead of rollator
For people who have difficulty walking or standing for long periods of time, a City walking bike can be a relieving and helpful means of transportation because your body weight is carried by the saddle and thus joints are relieved. We often still see a rollator on the street, read here what the advantages of a walking bike are instead of a walker.
5 reasons why you should prefer a walking bike instead of a rollator
Often rollators, also named a 'rolling walker with a seat', are not or poorly adapted to the user and professional instruction is often lacking. The Van Raam City walking bike for people who can not walk or stand or wlak well, is adapted to your size and wishes, so that it fits you exactly and you can move upright and relaxed.
1. Ergonomic mobility with a walking bike instead of a rollator
Where rollators, a rolling walker with a seat, are not ergonomic in addition to the increased risk of falling, a walking bike offers a smooth-running, joint-relieving and ergonomic posture. A rollator is usually used with both hands in a bent posture. This disturbs the normal movement and walking motion. As a result, the back muscles are mainly used statically instead of dynamically, thus limiting the function of the spine for upright posture. The muscles tire more quickly and back pain sets in.
2. Comfort with the walking bike
By adjusting the wheel exactly to your height, you will have a much better riding experience. Also the low entrance gives you comfort because you don't have to lift your leg up you can sit down. The seating position relieves your joints enormously and they can so with much less effort, even longer distances. In addition, the walking bike is foldable and lightweight, so you can easily take it with you in the car, bus, train or plane.
3. Movement and therapy
The regular movement is good for you and is healthy, besides you train your balancing system and the coordination ability. This will then help you to complete longer distances with the running wheel instead of the rollator.
4. Maneuverable and agile
The City walking bike is very maneuverable due to their compact size and two small sturdy wheels. With the running wheel you are agile and maneuverable on the road, because the turning radius is much smaller than with the walking bike instead of a rollator.
5. More safety with the City walking bike instead of rollator
When walking downhill the risk of falling increases with a rollator because you always walk behind it. Use the City walking bikw instead of a rollator, so you also have good brakes and another center of gravity and more control.
Walking bike City from Van Raam
The City walking bike is suitable for people who have difficulty walking or standing for long periods of time and where a wheelchair is not yet necessary and a rollator is not your preference. Your body weight is supported by the saddle of the walking bike, thus relieving your leg joints. Would you like to learn more about the City walking bike? Then take a look at the product page.
In summary, Van Raam offers these advantages of the walking bike instead of a rollator:
- Relieves the joints
- Low entry
- Foldable and therefore easy to take along
- Maneuverable
- Small and compact
- Adapted to your size
- Reinforced possible
- Smooth running and safe
- Upright posture
- Movement/Therapy
Walking bike Video from Van Raam
See in the video how easy it is to walk and how easy it is to handle.
Customer experiences with the walking bike
Have a look at the experiences of customers who have chosen a City walking bike instead of a walker.
Many options and accessories
The City walking bike, instead of a rollator, has many options and accessories to choose from: such as a handlebar quick release, a basket or an Ergo Gel saddle, furthermore there are also different frame heights. All the same, you can choose a RAL color of your choice. With all these options you can personalize the walker for you and have an individual and modern walker that is tailored to you.Â
Try the City walking bike yourself!
With the City walking bike, instead of a rollator, a free test ride (by appointment) is possible at Van Raam in Varsseveld or Treuchtlingen. During this consultation, a technical advisor will be available to assist you and you will then receive a free quote, which you can use to order the City walking bike from a Van Raam dealer. It is also often possible to test ride at some Van Raam dealers. Please contact your local dealer and ask about the possibilities.
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