Cycling Without Age/Trishaw
Free 45-minute rides on the Joe Rodata Trail
Take a ride in a Trishaw with a volunteer as the pilot. Enjoy the outdoors and the beauty of this flat trail. The bike trip leaves from the Sebastopol Area Senior Center and drops off there, too. Enjoy a quiet ride, or get to know the volunteer who energizes the ride. We encourage passengers to ride with friends and family; however, the trishaw has a passenger limit of 350 pounds. If both passengers exceed the weight limit, the accompanying family member/friend is encouraged to bike alongside the trishaw. We have assistant pilots who can sit next to the passenger if requested. Please fill out the form below to participate!
“I loved the ride. It made me feel like I was a kid again. I can’t remember the last time I was actually on a bicycle.” - anonymous
CWS Guiding Principles
Generosity: Cycling Without Age is based on generosity and kindness. It starts with the obvious generous act of taking one or two elderly or less-abled people out on a bike ride. It’s a simple act that everyone can do.
Slowness: Slowness allows you to sense the environment, be present in the moment and it allows people you meet along the way to be curious and gain knowledge about Cycling Without Age because you make time to stop and talk.
Storytelling: Older adults have so many stories that will be forgotten if we don’t reach out and listen to them. We tell stories, we listen to stories on the bike and we also document the stories when we share them via word of mouth or on social media.
As featured in the Sant Rosa Press Democrat, ~ the Sebastopol Area Senior Centers program features a dual-battery, electric-assisted trishaw that seats two passengers. Read Full Article
Thank you to our Trishaw sponsors!
Thank you to Goatlandia for your support of the Trishaw Program!