handcycle-wanted

[Jojoface]

Greetings,

I torn my achilles tendon and can not bike for the summer :'(. Does any one know where I canrent or buy a used hand cycle?


Jojo

[OldSloDoggie]

Sorry to hear, hope you have a good and fast recovery.

[Geoff G.]

they rent them at wompatuck state park on the weekends.

[wannabee]

Sorry to hear that, Jojo.
The person at Wompatuck is 123 Bicycles, on Rt. 123 in Assinippi 4 Corners, Hanover, MA.
Another possibility is contacting the local state park supervisor. The DCR has a person in charge of making sure 'all' things are handicapped accessible. Trails that use 'state' grants/funds, I believe, also have to follow the handicap accessibility rule. He may have a list of handi-cycle sources, or could point you in a direction.
Also, try your local town/city hall, handicap accessibility department.
Thinking out loud again, how about the 'special olympics' office (or website)? Or even the NE-BRA.org (New England Bicycle Racing Assoc.) or EFTA/NORBA, or USCF.
Handi-cycle hucking.......got a 'ring' to it.
You may be confined to certain trails, paved bicycle paths would be a good starting place.

[Jojoface]

Thanks everyone for your replies and well wishes, a summer with out cycling is unthinkable !


Jojo

[slapheadmofo]

Ouch, that's rough. :o

A handful of other places on this link you could get one for a day (scroll down a little bit)

http://www.bike-on.com/challengecycling/ccevents.html

[Jojoface]

Thanks everyone for the info & well wishes, UNH Durham has a fleet of handcycles for rent, I am going check them out. There even is a mt bike version. You might see me tooling along the fire roads on one of these.


Jojo