On Saturday I went along to another session of Pedal Power. When I arrived just after 1pm, I could see the bicycles were already out on the basketball court. There had been a morning session for adolescents between 11am-1pm, although as this was the first time (and the weather forecast was poor) the session was small. The afternoon session attracted many of the regular attendees, despite the rain which increasingly set in. This time, people generally stayed on the basketball courts rather than going round the park.
Before the session started at 2pm, those who were there already took the opportunity to adjust the bikes and pump up the tyres. Punctures are a regular occurrence with so many bikes, although many have puncture resistant tyres.
Chatting to Nursen, one of the cycle trainers, I found that the club could do with more bikes not just for members with learning disabilities but for their families and friends who may also want to ride on the track during sessions. The club does have some bicycles for them but not always enough. So, if you have an old mountain bike or a children’s trike gathering dust,
Pedal Power
could re-home it!
Hanging around while the club started to pack up, I realised that some of the bikes fold up pretty small – in particular several trikes, which can then be loaded onto a wheelchair bike to take over to the storage shed.
One of the folding trikes belonging to the club.
