In 2021, You Can Ride 2 modified a bike for a young boy, named Kai, to include an electric motor which would last for years to come. Check out the video below!
Kai has a condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3 which affects his shoulders and legs and makes riding a bicycle for long distances challenging.
Upon initially meeting with Kai, therapists at You Can Ride 2 recommended the family purchase a recumbent tricycle which would help with riding stamina and ease. Kai’s family purchased the TerraTrike GT pictured below.
YCR2 worked with a company called Grin Technologies to order an electric hub motor for Kai’s bike. The staff there were well-versed and suggested a electric motor kit with accessories which would best fit Kai’s needs. Big shoutout to Nicole for answering all our questions and matching us with a kit based on our measurements!
From there, it was onto assembly! Our staff and volunteers got to work to retrofit the bike with the new electric motor parts. Check out a few setup videos and an overview of the final product below!
E-bike Build Time-lapse Video 1
E-bike Build Time-lapse Video 2
E-bike Speed Setup Video
Presenting the finished project to Kai and his family was a real treat. Check out their reactions in the videos below:
This project was made possible by the kind donation from our sponsor Chris Brown from CPC Mechanical. We hope to do more projects like this in the future!
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