We had a busy year setting up the groundwork for growth in future years. If we had to summarize 2025 I in one word it would be foundational. We were able to build all this with a budget that is less than the cost of one off-road handcycle (under $15K). The top highlights include 1. Expanded …
2025 in review: Able Bodied feeling more official! Read More »
Daniel Mila, a loving father to an ten year old son, a lifelong outdoorsman and athlete, was paralyzed in car accident in December 2022. He inherited his love of the outdoors from his grandfather and great uncle, who participated in dozens of rides across Iowa in the annual RAGBRAI ride. This mass biking event attracts tens of thousands …
Help recently paralyzed father handcycle across Iowa Read More »
We are throwing a virtual fundraiser on Decemebr 3rd at 8pm, which is both #GivingTuesday and International Day of Persons with Disabilities. We will start with a 25 minute video about Able Bodied and follow it up with a quick pledge drive and Q&A session. This is meant to be a laid back event, so grab a dessert …
Join us for Able Bodied’s first ever fundraiser! Read More »
Two years ago we raised $8,500 in partnership with Inclusive Cycling International to purchase and deliver two electric assist handcycles to Ukraine. In 2022, we delivered an electric assist Top End Force 3 to Agape Ukraine, a spinal cord injury rehab center in Lutsk Ukraine. It has been used by injured Ukraine war veterans as well as Daniil, …
E-assist handbike delivered to deserving 12 year old boy in Ukraine Read More »
Able Bodied is expanding! Sam Kolb, one of our board members, has generously offered his home in Sebastopol as a second Able Bodied handcycling lesson site. He has a ramp in his garage to make transferring easy and is very close to a pretty epic bike path. You can handcycle by vineyards on a long …
Portable handcycle ramp for level transfers We put together a portable ramp that we can take to our events and make it easy for our riders to transfer. The ramp elevates the handcycle by nine inches and makes it almost a level transfer (depending on the handcycle) The raised platform has a cut out so …
Handcycle by the ocean in Santa Cruz on June 15th Fill out the form below to register today! We are planning to join the Positive Ride and Nature Track team for their Freedom Trax test ride event organized by NorCal SCI at the Natural bridges beach in Santa Cruz on June 15th 2024. We want to bring a couple handcycles and let people …
Handcycle by the ocean in Santa Cruz on June 15th Read More »
he Direct Drive front wheel drive build is for builders that want regenerative braking (useful for descending), but do not want to build custom brackets for an all wheel drive bike. After building this bike, we realized that the torque generated by the motor is too large for the aluminum frame and had to custom …
Direct Drive Front Wheel Top End Force 3 Build ($2,500) Read More »
The Bafang e-bike kit is the most affordable and easiest to install option. The kit is aimed more at mass market consumers vs DIY shops and enthusiasts that use the Grin techology kits. The tradeoff is you do not get as much customization and you do not get regenerative braking, but you get an affordable …
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