Our Friends at Buddy Bike announced that the company has donated five of their alternative inline tandem bicycles, called the Buddy Bike, to adaptive cycling programs and special needs organizations. These donations were to support adaptive cycling, with the goal to put more people on bikes – especially riders with special needs who may feel they don’t otherwise have a safe option for cycling. Continue reading Buddy Bike Steps Up
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Strike Back
Why should the legs get all the fun during a bike ride? Let’s ask that another way – why should the legs do all the work on a bike ride? The truth is that the arms get a workout too, but now retired surgeon Lex Van Stekelenburg has devised a concept that will truly put the arms to work.
He had designed the 4StrikeBike, which in addition to the conventional leg-powered drivetrain, also calls on the rider to use his/her arms to help provide power. This is done by turning the handlebar like a second set of pedals and crank. The hand pedals can be locked into the highest position to provide a more stable stance to let the legs do the work as well – and this allows the arms to be used to provide that extra bit of power.