Here are five reasons to join us on June 22nd at 5:30pm at Santa Clara Valley Med to Celebrate Able Bodied Inc. turning two years old Watch two awesome handcycling documentaries Kick off and join the BORP summer adaptive cycling program Trivia night and chance to win cool prizes Get a 20% discount to Sports …
Watch two award winning documentaries plus trivia night with prizes Read More »
Today Able Bodied Inc. is officially two years old! We incorporated as a California non-profit corporation on May 31 2024 with a mission to help people with disabilities around the world connect and experience “able bodied” adventures. In our second year as an independent non-profit we worked hard on building a solid foundation for growth …
If you take the standard deduction, you can now deduct up to $1,000 if single and $2,000 if married and filing jointly (article). This means you can effectively increase your giving impact by up to 3X (and 6X if you have employer donation matching) If you take the standard deduction, which is ~90% of Americans, …
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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 …
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