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Many others have preceded you in buying a Van Raam wheelchair bike OPair. We'd like to share some of these messages and customer experiences with you so that we can show you the many possibilities of using an adaptive bike.
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A wheelchair bike is a combination of a wheelchair and a bicycle, intended for two persons in which the wheelchair user sits at the front of the bicycle and the persons sitting behind it cycles and steers. With a wheelchair bike, you can cycle together with someone who is wheelchair dependent or has difficulty walking and cannot cycle on his or her own. In this article, you will learn more about the OPair bicycle with a wheelchair in front.
Van Raam has two different types of wheelchair bikes in its product range: the VeloPlus and the OPair wheelchair bikes. But what do you have to keep in mind when you’re about to buy a wheelchair bike or when you’re about to ride a wheelchair bike for the first time? Read in this article 7 tips for cycling with a wheelchair bike and find out what to keep in mind when you want to make a purchase.
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Ford Family - Bike-On Rhode Island
Van Raam dealer Bike-On from the United States checks in on a local family in Rhode Island that has been using the OPair wheelchair trike for over a year. The Ford family is a real biking family and son Jack joins them in the OPair. In this customer experience, Meghan Ford answers some questions such as: Why did they choose the OPair wheelchair trike? And how has it changed their lives? Watch the video below.
Fabrizio Raccanello
Fabrizio Raccanello lives with his wife in Cittadella, Italy. Because of his wife's disability, free movement is not so obvious to them. So they went in search of a solution.
Emma Robinson
The Robinson family from Prague sent Van Raam a really nice message about the OPair wheelchair bicycle and their experiences in different countries. Read more in this customer experience.
Freerk de Boer
Freerk recently rented the OPair wheelchair bike and rode along as a passenger. Read more about his message to Van Raam in this customer experience.
Maria Romp
Van Raam received a wonderful message from Maria Romp from Groningen (the Netherlands), who rented the OPair wheelchair bike. Read the experience of Maria below.
Family Brandt
Unfortunately Niklas cannot ride a bike on his own, but with the OPair wheelchair bike he can once again go on bike tours with the whole family. Read more about this experience and watch the pictures around videos of the family.
Peter Crain
Peter's sister Jenny was an olympic marathon runner but after an accident, she suffered brain damage. Now they spend a lot of time together in the summers with the two of them and the OPair wheelchair bike. Peter tells us more about their experiences (including video).
Chris Freriks - Kersten Hulpmiddelenspecialist
Chris (6) cannot cycle on his own. In order to go out in the open air with the family and to take Chris to day care and friends, to spend the night, mom Wendy purchased an OPair wheelchair bike from Van Raam. In this user experience, Wendy tells us more about Chris and their experiences with the OPair bike.
Adam Pyle - Tomcat Special Needs Innovations Ltd
Adam Pyle is 25 years old and has profound Physical and Learning Disabilities. Together with his mum Kate and his dad Graham, he lives in England. In January 2020 they received the OPair Wheelchair Trike. Kate tells us more about Adam and why they bought the OPair Trike.
