BerkelBike, a hybrid between a recumbent tricycle and handcycle!

The BerkelBike is a tricycle with the propulsion coming from both arm and leg power. The arm part operates in drive as well as in steering exactly the same as a handcycle. By handbiking with your arms, your legs make automatically the same movement as on a bicycle. Every strengths you can add with your legs is favourable. In this way you train your legs and your health maximal. Due to innovative devices your feet does not slip off the pedals.

Your posture is more upright and higher than the average recumbent. One of the models you can connect to your own wheelchair, just like an attachable handcycle. (This model is not available in the USA).

Ask for the DVD or watch the video.

For people with a spinal cord injury it is often possible, due to electrical stimulation of the crippled muscles,  to actively use the legs again since for instance 30 years! Read more about this by "FES". *

Or just look at one of the videos. Then you will understand why so many people are enthusiastic about the BerkelBike and why so many prices have been won. The best thing to do, is trying out the BerkelBike yourself. This way you will experience that we have combined the best things of the handcycle, recumbent bike and tricycle and added some more.

As you can see in the userlist does the BerkelBike not only give people with for example paraplegia new opportunities to improve their health. People with different disabilities have already benefited the BerkelBike.

Free test ride

The BerkelBike can be tested in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and even in Sydney, Australia! To apply for a test ride, you can fill out this form.

Exercise and Spinal Cord Injury

Exercise has great health benefit and can improve overall quality of life. Watch the film of the Spinal Cord Injury Network, Australia at the right side.

* In the US only the BerkelBike Pro without FES is available. 

BerkelBike US Patent 7,293,623