– A “new” and better life

I haven't cycled in the last approx. 20 years. And cycling off was one of the best I knew. I had not figured or dared to believe that I would ever ride a bike again. I have had childhood arthritis since I was 16 and very stiff throughout my body. I was on a one-month training stay at SANO (specialized rehabilitation center for everyone with joints, spinal and muscular disorders) in Skælskør in the fall of 2018 after another surgery. There I got acquainted with a VIKTORIA 3 wheel EL bike. My resistance and anxiety about getting up on a bike again, SANO helped me over by putting me on a 3 wheel bike (Viktoria), which I felt comfortable with.

My sweet husband then supported me in having a 3 wheel electric bike.

I wondered if I would find it embarrassing with a 3 wheel bike. But I don't feel that way at all. I'm only proud of my nice bike...?‍♀️

Some of the thoughts I had were, among other things, what I would think when I see others on a 3 wheel bike. And there I always think, where is it just nice and nice to see. Today I even ride small bike rides. It gives so big a joy in my body that I couldn't imagine. I have now been given a great deal of freedom by being able to get further out in the open with the help of my bicycle (I can't manage to take such long trips). But NOW I can simply cycle trips with my husband, family and girlfriends. So suddenly I can also "walk" on my way, on my bike. Occasionally when I get home from my bike rides, I can still be touched that I can bike. and there is a tear. The fact that the bike is specially made for me with my rigid joints and the fact that it is so low in the frame means that I can get on the bike. A drop pedal has been made for my drip foot and it works so well so I don't have to worry about my foot being stuck in the pedal.

All in all, it has given me so much to get a 3-wheel electric bike that is adapted to me, so that I can also ride a bike…. ?

My husband and I have therefore thought about buying a small trailer for our car, so that we can take our bikes with us on trips or holidays, and this gives me an opportunity to be able to transport myself around more and experience many more things. It's like getting a new life - SO life-affirming?