Read about Caseys journey back to riding with an adaptive mountain bike from Bowhead
Fundamental Understanding
Peer Support
Casey sustained a spinal injury following a mountain biking accident while out with her partner and friends.
Not long after her injury, Casey met Jack, an adaptive rider and co-founder of Adaptiv. They spoke while he was working in peer support in the spinal unit and told her about adaptive mountain bikes. Casey explained how the meeting gave her hope that she would be able to ride again.
“It was so great to ride with someone else who understood adaptive riding first hand, we discussed maintenance tips and it provided a safe space for me to push my limits.”
It Begins...
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Shortly after her injury, Casey bought a conventional ‘delta’ handbike for fitness and an all-electric Bowhead Reach for more extreme riding, She arranged a demo day with us to try the Bowhead RX handcycle as an alternative adaptive mountain bike to replace her delta style version and ended up buying one!
“The RX was quite another level to the e-bike I had ridden previously, it was more like the mountain biking I was used to as it was self-powered and felt like a different experience.
For me, the Bowhead Reach is like riding my downhill bike – I can ride most of the trails I had previously before my accident and keep up with my able-bodied friends”
“Meanwhile, the RX is more comparable to my trail bike.
It is great fun, a great workout and it’s great to work for the downhills again! The demo day and the opportunity to ride with others made me feel comfortable to try new things. I ended up ordering one straight away
With some adjustments, like adding padding to one side to level things out, and having advice from Adaptiv to help set up the bike just right, im so glad to be back riding with an adaptive mountain bike”
” I owe so much to Jack and the guys at Adaptiv – from getting me back out, to advice on bikes, test rides and all things bike!”
