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    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.

    OPair wheelchair bike vanRaam bike taxi

    Van Raam OPair wheelchair bike used as taxi

    Liesbeth Snijder is using her OPair wheelchair bike from Van Raam as taxi in Epe, the Netherlands. She offers a cycling opportunity for people who are no longer able to cycle on their own anymore. Since April 2019, the OPair wheelchair bike has been used to take people from one place to another or for people who just want to take a bike ride.

    Van Raam Twinny Plus three wheel tandem

    Different types of electric tandems

    At vanRaam, manufacturer of special needs bikes, we get more and more demand for electric tandems. Just like with the conventional two-wheel bike, people also want pedal support at the tandems bike. In the meantime, all the different types of tandems in the product range are available as electric tandems. In this article you can read more about different types of electric tandems in the vanRaam product range, pedal assistance, the e-bike app, special options for the tandems and the vanRaam bicycle configurator.

    Rickshaw by Van Raam during a picknick

    Rickshaw Chat: the social transport bike by Van Raam

    Since May 2019, Van Raam has expanded its range of adapted bicycles with the transport bike Chat. With the Chat rickshaw bicycle it is possible for a bicycle driver to transport two passengers. Thanks to the specially designed cockpit where design and ergonomics come together, passengers can enjoy a comfortable bike ride together. Read more about the creation of this transport cargo bike in this article. And read how this social bicycle fights loneliness.

    van raam bike configurator overview put together your bike

    The Van Raam bike configurator

    At the website from Van Raam, producer of special needs bikes, you can put together your own adjusted bike with the bike configurator. This article explains what the bike configurator exactly is.

    Van Raam OPair wheelchair bike detachable frame

    A detachable frame at vanRaam bikes

    A detachable frame can be an useful addition at a vanRaam special needs bike. The advantage is that the bike becomes more compact and making it easier to transport. This makes it easier for you to take your Van Raam bike with you on vacation!

    Cycling with a muscle disease

    Cycling with a muscle disease

    According to the Dutch foundation ‘Prinses Beatrix Spierfonds’ there are around 600 different muscle diseases. This includes SMA, ALS, Duchenne's disease and Pompe disease. With a muscle disease, muscles getting weak or sometimes fall out completely. The weakening or the failure of the muscles makes it increasingly difficult to move. To keep your mobility as long as possible, there are mobility aids that can be used, including special needs bicycles. In this article you can read the possibilities to continue and enjoy cycling as long as possible despite a muscle disease.

    Frame number on maxi tricycle Van Raam bike increased

    The frame number on the special needs bikes from vanRaam

    Every special needs bikes from vanRaam has one: a frame number. However, the frame number on every bike is different. The frame number is an unique number, therefore the bike is becoming unique too. But what exactly is the frame number and why is this number so important?

    Van Raam is present with transport bikes at International Cargo Bike Festival 2019

    vanRaam at the International Cargo Bike Festival

    In which country is it better to organize an international bicycle festival than in the Netherlands? In the country where there are more bicycles than people and where special cycle highways have been built for cyclists. That's why, 14, 15 and 16 June, the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) took place in Groningen and vanRaam was of course present with its (newest) transport bikes / cargo bikes.

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