Photo Gallery - All Ability Inclusive Cycling with Cycling Projects

These photos are primarily from training as a Cycling Projects 'Wheels for All Ride Leader' in Bristol in August 2010, followed up by the launch of the Bristol Wheels for All Project next day.  It is something I have been hoping to do for many months so that hopefully we can get the ball rolling here in Cornwall as well .. now perhaps people will have a better understanding of exactly what it is I am aiming to achieve, for the many Cornish residents who have a variety of problems that prevent them from being able to cycle., well no more if we can only persuade the council to host it and local businesses to perhaps donate a bike or two, as they are rather expensive ..

However the last time Lord George called me prior to his death, he dictated this quote to me which Lady George has graciously given her permission for us to be able to use: .."I remember when the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, visited the Sir James Smith School in Camelford and he specifically referred to the provision of sport outside of schools that must benefit the community as a whole, including those with disabilities. The Wheels for All Centre in Cornwall is a wonderful way of addressing that objective and I wholeheartedly support the project. I hope that the commercial sector in Cornwall will feel able to contribute to the funding of these specialised bikes."

Since then Lady George has also offered to take up the baton and continue to support our endeavours and naturally, we accepted!  As a result of there now being one trained ride leader in county, we are now one step closer to achieving our objective and opening cycling up.  There are in fact already a handful of bikes in Cornwall at the Delaware Outdoor Education Centre on the edges of Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor .. these latest pix are of their bikes which the Centre Manager and I had a little play on, whilst figuring out how they work.  This was in the rain and something of a 'white out' in terms of mist but given the centre's location, that is not really any great surprise - It was completely the opposite to Bristol a couple of weeks back but a little water never hurt anyone!

The evidence of what can be achieved if All Ability Cycling is opened up more and awareness raised of the possibilities ..

Siblyback Lake with the bikes .. something for everyone including watersports and a Tramper

Martin having taken delivery of his new Boma, with which he will do just that!

These are the Top End bikes that will be at the launch on 5th March

This is my friend Caroline who 20 years ago had a major brain injury as a result of a car accident but can still cycle using a 3 wheeler recumbent.

The Boma is brilliantly engineered .. getting into it or out again is so much easier than any of the others but that is reflected in the price too!

What goes up ..

Must come down again .. the Boma really is quite amazing and a brilliant bit of engineering!

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The evidence of what can be achieved if All Ability Cycling is opened up more and awareness raised of the possibilities ..