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Adaptive Tricycles

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Ride with your friends!

Most of us have fond memories of childhood bike rides. At Rifton we believe everyone deserves the chance to ride, especially someone with physical disabilities.

And thankfully, even insurers and other funding sources are beginning to recognize that for a person with disabilities, a trike is far more than merely recreational; an adaptive tricycle is often medically necessary for someone who cannot walk independently or who sits for long hours in a wheelchair.

The Benefits:

Therapeutic benefits of tricycling:

  • Lower extremity strengthening
  • Reciprocal leg motion patterning
  • Balancing skills
  • Using visual, spatial perception for steering
  • Social interaction with peers and neighbors

Benefits of using the Adaptive Tricycle:

Accessories

Trunk support system
The trunk support stabilizes a rider with poor trunk control. The back rest adjusts for height and seat depth, and laterals can be removed for transfer. A butterfly harness provides anterior support.
One size only: 14" wide x 15½" high
Trunk support system
The trunk support system shown on the Tricycle.
Trunk support system
Upgrading your old Rifton Tricycle? If you are purchasing a trunk support system for your existing Rifton Tricycle, be sure to include a new-style backrest tube with handle in your order, as it will not retrofit onto the old-style backrest tubes.
(Any Rifton Tricycle made within the last 17 years can be upgraded.)
Additional backrest
Additional backrest with security strap provides extra support.
Additional backrest
The additional backrest pad shown on the Tricycle.
Headrests
Choose between winged, contoured or flat headrests. They adjust horizontally and vertically for optimal positioning and attach to the trunk support system, tool-free.
Headrests
The contoured headrest shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.
Handbrake
The handbrake is standard on the large trike and an option for the medium trike. It attaches anywhere on the padded loop handlebar. It must be factory installed.
Handbrake
The handbrake attaches to the handlebar.
Communication tray
The communication tray is easy to clean and designed to hold many things, including a communication device.
It comes in two sizes:
Small tray (8½" x 12½") fits the small, medium and large trikes
Large tray (11½" x 12½") fits the medium and large trikes
Max. working load (lbs.) Small:10 Large: 15
Communication tray
The communication tray shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.
Abductor
The abductor provides comfortable abduction if needed. Just set it in place, tool-free. The two larger sizes are height adjustable with a snap button.
Abductor
The abductor shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.
Front guide bar
The front guide bar attaches securely to the handlebar and lets a caregiver guide the tricycle from the front. It enables eye contact between the caregiver and rider. Ideal for beginners who can't steer themselves.
Front guide bar
The front guide bar shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.
Rear steering bar
The rear steering bar lets a caregiver guide the tricycle from behind, providing the rider with a feeling of greater independence. Ideal for beginners who can't steer themselves.
Rear steering bar
The rear steering bar shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.
Front pulley
The front pulley maintains a level pedal position for riders whose extreme tone forces the front of the pedal downward.
Front pulley
The front pulley shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.
Stationary stand
The stationary stand converts any Rifton tricycle into a stationary trainer for pedaling practice or rainy-day activity. Raises rear axle: 6⅜", 7⅜" or 9"
Stationary stand
The stationary stand shown on the Adaptive Tricycle.

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