Easy Rider inclusive bike fun at You Can Bike Too

You Can Bike Too is an organisation that runs inclusive bike sessions in Milton Country Park in Cambridge every Sunday from March to November.

For many years, they have been the only inclusive bike organisation in Cambridge. They had a pop-up event on the Saturday of the early May bank holiday in 2026. I decided to go along and check out the bikes that they have on offer.

“I’m kind of Fonda the Easy Rider” (corny joke 1)

You Can Bike Too have a vanRaam Easy Rider. This is the inclusive tricycle that I most like the look of. I have ridden one before at one of Bikeworks’ inclusive sessions held on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. However, it’s difficult to assess what it would be like to use the Easy Rider in real life when riding in a flat basketball court.

“Country road, inclusive bike me home…”

Riding the Easy Rider on the trails in Milton Country Park couldn’t be more different. I was having to trike on a very bumpy surface due to tree roots. Indeed, I did wonder if riders of all abilities could deal with such challenging tracks. Yet I would rather ride around in a more challenging environment like this to get a better feel of it.

Trying an inclusive trike

I find the forward pedal position on a semi-recumbent bike to be more comfortable than a traditional trike. (When I first rode a modern trike a few months ago, I found that to be quite disconcerting. I kept wanting to put my feet on the ground, which puts them at risk of being hit by the back wheels of a traditional trike.)

Easy Rider steering

It took me a while to get used to the steering on the Easy Rider. I had to learn how to lean into a hilly curve, as otherwise the trike would suddenly turn to the left or right downhill. So, it took me a while to relax when I was adapting to riding the trike. I want to promote inclusive bikes to encourage people of all abilities that they can benefit from active travel. Indeed, I was working quite hard and my core got a good workout.

Easy Rider posture

I did worry that my neck might get a bit sore, as I wasn’t sure if my posture was quite right on the trike. I never bother with a bike fit on a hybrid bike, but I would definitely have one if I do buy an inclusive bike. With a trike that you are borrowing for a 45-minute joy ride, it is not possible to have a bike fit.

I don’t think it was possible to gage if I could ride the Easy Rider as fast as my hybrid bike on a more level cycle path, as it was not desirable to bomb around on the country trails. There were lots of people enjoying Milton Country Park, with family groups and dog walkers. This made me even more mindful to cycle carefully.

Is a semi-recumbent trike good on hills?

Despite changing to the lowest gear, going up a slight climb in the trike took some effort. So, if you live in a hilly area, then I think having an electric motor would be a necessity. Although the bike looks like it’s been engineered to be as light as possible, there is still some heft to it.

Great inclusive bike fun for all the family

I saw a couple of family groups hiring the You Can Bike Too bikes. It was great to see their offerings being enjoyed outside of their usual Sunday gatherings.

If you are looking to try out an inclusive bike in Cambridge, then I heartily recommend You Can Bike Too. The £5 fee I spent for a 45-minute ride on the Easy Rider gave me an invaluable insight into how it’s like to ride my fantasy trike off-road. Not a terrain that I would have imagined riding an Easy Rider before today, but then why not? The Easy Rider is not the most sporty inclusive trike. However, if you’re spending several thousand pounds on it, then it can cope with more challenging terrains than a suburban bike path.

Click here to read more about how You Can Ride Too started.

Kevin Mahoney