Thanks to Jason Moore,
I have been enjoying y'all's postings..
I worked at the Missing Link Bike Collective in Berkeley, CA for 12
years (1978-90) and am now here in Amsterdam, Netherlands.. trying to
put a community bike program together.
Here there is plenty of public money to spend... but no one here has
apparently ever heard of a public bike program.. in the entire
database of the Dutch Bicycle Policy Organization
(Fietsberaad) there is ONE mention of an Earn-a-bike program. I am
busy right now, writing a proposal for a new program in Amsterdam
Noord... to get funding to start it, and to house it in. I'll let you
all know if the program is a Go, as they say... and if any of you come
to the Netherlands, I invite you to please drop in.
I was just laughing over this Dutch bike activist poster image I found
in the current issue of Op Eigen Kracht ( Under your own Power)
magazine:
Kind of darling, isn't it? I had to reach for the bilingual
dictionary on this one.. it appears to be an anti-car message.
It means in Dutch: 'Suffocate in Your Can!'
( in your car, get it?) Not what you would expect from the cute
drawing of the little girl!
Anyway, I just thought I would say ' Hello!'
Sincerely,
Wendy Monroe
Op Mar 3, 2009, om 11:25 AM heeft Jason Moore het volgende geschreven:
Check out the Lose the Training Wheels program. They are experts at
this type of thing.Also an interesting new product is coming out soon: The Gyrobike
My recommended method for teaching people to ride bicycles is this:
- Remove the pedals of the bike and lower the seat such that the
rider's feet can easily touch the ground, this way the rider can
scoot around and get the feeling of the bicycle's dynamics. If you
use training wheels or support the rider with your hand it doesn't
allow the person to feel how the bicycle actually handles. 2. Once the rider is comfortable on the scooter, add the pedals so
they can try self propulsion.People learn very fast with this method.
Jason Moore http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~biosport/jkm/ moorebicycles Bicycle Dynamics Lab, TU Delft Sports Biomechanics Lab, UC Davis Bike Church Minister, Davis, CA Netherlands office phone # : +31 15 278 6932
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 7:16 PM, josh brown
josh@communitycycles.org wrote: Howdy all.I'm wondering how/if any of you have worked with populations or
individuals with disabilities who come into your shops or who
approach your organization for help. We've had this type of thing
happen before, where someone who has experienced head trauma, or has
severe balance issues is looking for an adult tricycle, but we never
seem to have any quality ones in the shop when they're needed, and
inexpensive but decent ones are in the 6-8 hundred dollar range.I received the below email this morning, and while i welcome the
challenge and experience of getting a 10 year old with CP and Autism
on a bicycle, i'm a little overwhelmed at the prospect.What kinds of experiences have you all had? I know Boulder and
Colorado both have some excellent non-profits that deal with folks
with disabilities, and I'll start making phone calls to them, to see
what types of things to be aware of. I'm interested in your
experiences as community bike shop staff.If anyone reading this has some type of circumstance which requires
some sort of modification to their own bike to accommodate balance,
reflex, or a body that's different than most of us have (ie,
amputee, etc) issues, PLEASE get in touch. I'm interested both in
your experiences personally as well as resources you've found to be
helpful or not so helpful.I've personally worked with folks with all kinds of issues, just not
in my work with bicycles...looking forward to bringing those two
worlds together...thanks!
josh. community cycles.
Hello, We have been looking into your program for our son but I have a
couple of questions.Our son has Cerebral Palsy and Autism, both are mild, however he has
difficulty in riding a two wheel bike as he has balance problems.
He is 10 yrs old, (11 in June) and has out grown bikes that we can
place "training wheels" on. We know that there are stabilization
wheels but not sure how to go about working with them on multiple
speed bikes.Do you work with children with disabilities? and Would you be able
to help us in getting a bicycle that would meet his needs?He would dearly love to be able to ride a bike and we are most happy
to work with him and get him the proper set up. Any help or
information would be greatly appreciated. You are welcome to call
us at our home phone or email. Your program sounds very exciting
and we look forward to hearing from you.Thank you, Sue and Paul
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