Trike
This past spring, a person I’ve come to respect greatly as a life coach dropped the horrible bombshell that he’d been diagnosed with ALS, and he was already quite physically compromised. My friend is an outdoor person, and prefers to spend a great deal of his time hiking, climbing, and biking. ALS immediately impacted his normal routine as he’d lost significant functionality in both arms.
I struggled with how to react beyond emotional support, and settled on building him an adaptive trike. I converted a standard manual recumbent trike to full drive-by-wire, with electric steering and braking, an electric mid-drive for pedal assist, and electric shifting controlled by his shoulders. He’s currently loving it, and zipping around the Pacific Northwest, thrilled to be back outside.
I struggled with how to react beyond emotional support, and settled on building him an adaptive trike. I converted a standard manual recumbent trike to full drive-by-wire, with electric steering and braking, an electric mid-drive for pedal assist, and electric shifting controlled by his shoulders. He’s currently loving it, and zipping around the Pacific Northwest, thrilled to be back outside.