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Bike for child with disabilities?
Can anyone recommend a bike for a 9 yr old who has disabilities? I am looking for a recumbent bike and like the look of the triton pro. Does anyone have one? Is it easy to maneuver? Where to get it for under 350 dollars?
My son is 9 and cannot ride a two wheeler without training wheels. At this point he is embarrassed to try. He told me that he wished he was small so he could ride a bike and it broke my heart. I want one that does not look like an oversized tricycle or especially made for disabilities. He has mild autism, cognitive impairments, ADD, and coordination and balance issues
Do you know of any child that can with these issues ride a 2 wheeler? or think he will ever ride a 2 wheeler?
WE sign up for losethetrainingwheels.com bike training camp every year. Twice, it was full because the county its in gets first dibs and there is no room. Last year due to budget cuts they didn't even come to our state.
4 Answers
- CarlyLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
The triton pro looks like it could be a good choice for your son. I've never personally rode a recumbent bike, but I have heard they are easier for people with balance issues to control. One idea I have for you is to visit a local bicycle shop. Not just any place that sells bikes (like Wal-Mart), but a place that only sells bikes and does repairs and all that too (try looking online or in your local phone book for one). They are usually very knowledgeable about different types of bike and may even have some available that your son could try riding and see how he'd do. Many bike shops are pretty expensive to buy from though, so no guarantees they'd have anything for under $350.
You can order one here for about 350 dollars (a bit more when you add shipping) and it has a pretty positive review. http://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?S...
You could also keep an eye on eBay (if you'd be willing to buy used).
Take care and I hope you find a good bike for your son soon! :)
- ?Lv 45 years ago
Do they do motorcycle using as facet of the curriculum at his university. If so that you probably equipped to invite them. There are a couple of trikes that paintings for older kids/young adults a few who're beautiful tall however I'm now not definite of the cost. The stuff they are produced from is almost always the identical as motorcycles - ie aluminium instead than the plastic of the trikes made for sons and daughters. I determined some thing approximately motorcycles with outriggers - they are like coaching wheels however supply extra steadiness.
- Bud DavisLv 51 decade ago
Call the bike manufacture and talk to them maybe they will donate a bike for you or see if your town has a bike club that get discounts and maybe they could do a bike event for donations for lessons and a bike
- 1 decade ago
Has your son had any training to ride a bike? Our local Arc has a program that trains kids very successfully to ride 2 wheelers. My son could never ride a trike (or a recumbant bike) because he had a hard time pushing forward instead of down on the pedals. We had tried for a couple of years to learn to ride and when he got a properly fitted bike - he learned in a matter of a few lessons.
