In 2017, I ordered a Triobike Trishaw from Copenhagen, Denmark, and created the first Idaho chapter of “Cycling Without Age.”
With the assistance of Eagle City Council Member Mary McFarland, we met with the Mayor of Eagle to secure permission to ride the bike on the streets and along the Greenbelt. We organized a premiere party in October and requested volunteers to be “pilots.” Several senior citizens enjoyed the rides, and the local media ran stories about the event.
Cycling Without Age is worldwide.
The Trishaw and the organization were transferred to Kalynn McLain in 2019. She collaborated with Grace Assisted Living in Meridian to create a program for the facility, and senior citizens appreciated rides around Kleiner Park. She partnered with five other facilities and soon provided hundreds of rides.
The Trishaw is retired through the winter and will undergo maintenance before activities begin in the spring.
