Free wheeling Age is no barrier for elderly people enjoying bike tours around Fremantle in WA with world-wide organisation Cycling Without Age. By Gabi Mills.
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s a group of residents at Tuohy Aged Care Home in Midland, WA discovered, joining a tour with Cycling Without Age was as good as a mini holiday.
Taking pairs of residents around Walter Point in April, Cycling Without Age’s trikes were the perfect mode of transport to enjoy the fine weather, see the sights and enjoy the tour guide’s informative explanation of places they were seeing during the ride. The concept of Cycling Without Age is a simple one: to take elderly people out for bike rides in specially-built trishaw bikes piloted by volunteers. The bike rides are free of charge and only require a reservation beforehand, making it the perfect option for ad hoc adventures. Described as a ‘movement’, Cycling Without Age began in 2012 by Ole Kassow, a Danish man with a vision to provide elders with the opportunity to get back on bicycles –
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