Tomcat has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation with its Bullet range of tricycles. For over 22 years Tomcat has built on its innovation of Carer Control, whereby the steering, braking and speed of a trike are controlled by a carer, with nearly 50 further innovations. “The outbreak …
Read More »Wheels for Wellbeing launches ‘My Cycle, My Mobility Aid’ campaign
The campaign aims to improve understanding amongst the public, policymakers and police of the fact that most disabled cyclists use their cycle as a mobility aid
Read More »One third of disabled people in UK cities ‘would like to start cycling’
An estimated 84% of disabled people living in the UK’s biggest cities never cycle for local journeys, according to a report from Sustrans and Arup
Read More »British Cycling to open first West Midlands disability hub
British Cycling has announced that its 12th HSBC UK Disability Hub will open in Stourport, improving access to the sport for people with disabilities in the West Midlands. The first two-hour session will be held at Stourport Sports Club on 31st March and delivered monthly thereafter by qualified British Cycling …
Read More »British Cycling to open disability hub in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough Sports Village will run monthly sessions from 10th November
Read More »Ask not what the industry can do for you, but what you can do for the industry!
The cycling industry isn’t the most inclusive place to be for those with disabilities, but it doesn’t have to be that way, writes Bikeworks head of development Emily Esche
Read More »Disability cycling: raising awareness
Laura Laker investigates to what extent our industry caters to disability cycling, and how the concept can be improved
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