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Van Raam produces uniquely special needs bicycles and specializes in tricycles, transport bikes, scooterbikes, wheelchair bikes, tandem bikes, double rider bikes, and low step trough bikes (also known as comfortbikes). Each model is also available as an electric bike (Pedelec).

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Van Raam trike for disabled adults

Van Raam trike for disabled adults

An adult, who is no longer able to ride on a regular two-wheel bike is looking for an appropriate and safe alternative. A trike for disabled adults from Van Raam is an environmentally friendly solution and specially designed for you. By using various options, modifications and accessories, they give extra support and stability while cycling. Because everyone is different and every individual has different needs, we offer more than one trike for disabled adults to help and give a safe alternative for everyone. Find out more about the safe alternatives: a trike for disabled adults.

Cycling together with dementia

Cycling together with dementia

Did you know that 1 in 5 people get dementia? The chance of women getting dementia is even bigger: 1 in 3 women gets dementia during her lifetime. With this disease, the brain can no longer process information properly, causing memory problems, among other things. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, there are no medicines for dementia yet, but there are medicines that can delay the disease. Research has proven that sufficient exercise is important for people with dementia. Read in this article how cycling with dementia is an option with the special needs bikes from Van Raam.

On Mont Ventoux with a Van Raam tricycle

Climbing the Mont Ventoux in France on a Van Raam tricycle

Ruud Jansen, from Nijmegen climbed the Mont Ventoux on his Van Raam Easy Rider Small tricycle on September 7, 2018. Ruud has two muscle diseases which cause his muscles to slowly deteriorate and he can no longer cycle on a two-wheel bike. He participated in Ventoux3, an event that collects money for research into brain tumors.

Wolda and her team Piek and Dal climbing the Mont Ventoux 2019 - photographer Andre Weima

Climbing the Mont Ventoux with a tricycle for charity

Van Raam regularly sees news articles in which our adapted bicycles and their drivers play a leading role. We recently came across an article from the Hoogeveensche Courant (Dutch newspaper) that we definitely want so share with our readers. The article we encountered was about Wolda Fidom from Hoogeveen. Wolda wants to climb Mont Ventoux with her Easy Rider tricycle on 6 September 2019 and thereby raise money for KWF (Dutch Cancer Society) and the Hersenstichting (Dutch foundation dedicated to combat brain disorders). Read more about this courageous achievement in this article!

Van Raam Chat rickshaw bike wins Eurobike Gold Award 2019

Chat rickshaw bike Van Raam wins Eurobike Gold Award 2019

On Wednesday 4 September 2019, Van Raam won the Eurobike Gold Award with her new rickshaw transport bike Chat. The Eurobike Award is one of the leading international design awards for companies in the bicycle industry. New and innovative products are assessed and evaluated by an independent panel of expert judges. The Chat ended in the first place in the category LEV & (E-)Special Purpose Bikes. Read on to see what the judges say about the Chat transport bike.

pedal support van raam winner extraenergy test

Van Raam’s pedal support winner ExtraEnergy test

Our German partner Utopia Velo, manufacturer of high-quality bicycles, has come out as winner in the Extra Energy test 2018 - 2019 with our Silent system pedal support. The company has won 3 of the 13 categories.

New showroom Van Raam Guldenweg 23 Varsseveld

Van Raam special needs bikes available worldwide

On the Nieuwsfiets.nu website an article has been posted about Van Raam, manufacturer of special needs bikes. The title of the article is ‘Van Raam makes customization available worldwide’. In the article is stated that the unique Van Raam special needs bikes are available both in the Netherlands and abroad. We provide a brief summary of the article.

Showroom Bike-on USA

Van Raam adaptive bikes for disabled people in North America

There are more and more Van Raam bikes in North America. These adapted bicycles are shipped to North America a few times a year. In North America we have three Van Raam dealers, in Canada there is one Van Raam dealer. In this article we tell more about the Van Raam bikes in North America.

Van Raam bike test track - testing an adapted bike during a free test ride

Testing adapted bikes on the Van Raam bike test track

At our bicycle factory in Varsseveld it is possible to try all adapted bicycles from the Van Raam assortment during a free test ride. To help our customers getting to know our adapted bicycles in the best and safe way, Van Raam has designed a bike test track with various traffic obstacles on which customers (together with a technical adviser) learn to get used to cycling on an adapted bicycle. Read more about the design of this bike test track in this article.

Drive in cinema for side-by-side tandems with the van raam buddy bike fun2go

Drive-in cinema for buddy bikes

At the end of June 2019, the very first side-by-side tandem drive-in cinema in the Netherlands was organized in the Mediacentrale in Groningen. The organization of the event was in the hands of students and they worked together with employees of Cosis. Dozens of people with a disability watched the movie BFG together on the buddy bike.

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Customer experiences
Customer experience Easy Rider tricycle - Suze Korver
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Customer experience Easy Rider tricycle - Suze Korver
February 2014 changed Suze's life forever. A bacterial infection caused sepsis, leaving her in a coma for 3 months and requiring both her lower legs and hands to be amputated. Read Suze Korver's admirable story in this customer experience and watch the video.
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User experience VeloPlus wheelchair bike - Kevin van der Plas
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User experience VeloPlus wheelchair bike - Kevin van der Plas
I'm Kevin, 14 years old and I live at home with my parents. I can't talk and I'm wheelchair dependent. I like to watch videos on YouTube on my iPad, but what I like even more is being outside and cycle around on my VeloPlus wheelchair transport bike, together with my mom and dad.
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Customer experience Fun2Go double bike – De Bever Verhuur
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Customer experience Fun2Go double bike – De Bever Verhuur
De Bever Verhuur in Ouddorp stimulates joint movement in the open air, with their broad offer of (electric) means of transportation, including special bikes. They already have been using the Fun2Go 1 for a longer period and also tested the Fun2Go 2 recently. In this customer experience you will read more about De Bever Verhuur und their findings concerning the double bike.
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Benefits of Van Raam

A proud family business with over 110 years of experience

World market leader in adapted bikes

Innovative production process: Each bike is made to order

Extended manufacturer's warranty