Plan now to join us on Sunday April 11, 2021 when we will have the opportunity to participate once again in a local amputee cycling clinic in DC. The event is the second event organized by Katie Savage, a young woman with an above knee amputation who found a sense of mobility and liberation when learning to ride a bike. The first event was held In October of 2020. Now it is time for a second event! With the support from local bike shops in the DC area, this is a 100% free opportunity for other people with amputations to safely explore their interest in biking for exercise and mobility, in hopes of benefitting their physical and mental health.
When: Sunday, April 11, 2021
Where: Behind Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
4850 Colorado Ave NW, Washington, DC 20011
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am. Registration begins at 8:30am. Participants must register in advance. While free, space is limited. Your safety is important. If you don’t have a bike, please register before 3/5 so you can reserve one. Participants must wear a mask and social distancing measures will be in effect. Please contact 202-827-6647 or email amputeecyclingdc@gmail.com to sign up or ask questions.
Bring your own bike, or try a bike!
Spend one-on-one time with a local bike expert, prosthetist, or physical therapist discovering and working on your goals, improving your cycling skills, getting tips and/or adjustments.
Learn about road safety and how to adapt to cycling as an amputee!
Explore different prosthetic technologies that are available for biking!
This event is open for ALL amputees of ALL gages! No experience is necessary!
Last time, Dankmeyer’s Rebecca (Becca) Frost, CP and Dawn Miranda, Prosthetist Assistant, attended the event. Becca is very active in a full range of adaptive sports, and Dawn was anxious to refine her cycling skills. Dawn joined twelve other persons with amputations and each was paired with an experienced cyclist, physical therapist, and prosthetist. Many learned to ride an upright bike for the first time! Others had the opportunity to try recumbent bikes when stand up bikes proved to be too challenging to ride without assistance. A few were experienced riders and were able to improve their riding with the expertise and innovation of local volunteers, while also providing their own valuable experience and technique to newer cyclists.
This very successful first time event was managed on a beautiful Sunday, with a large, airy, outdoor meeting space, mask-wearing, and social distancing. People of all ages, abilities, experience levels, and amputation levels were brought together as a community of people with one common goal- MOBILITY FOR ALL! LET’S DO IT AGAIN!
