CYCLING WITHOUT AGE FACTS
As of January 2025
- Invented in 2012 in Copenhagen
- Active chapters in 41 countries
- Starting up in 20 countries
- 3,500 chapter locations
- 6,000 trishaws
- 43,000 trained cycle pilots
- Over 5 million rides and over 1.5 million people served
- We operate in a grassroots fashion and invite everyone to join us
- “The right to wind in your hair”, coined by a visually-impaired passenger
Starting a chapter in your community
We invite you to start up a chapter of Cycling Without Age, a worldwide movement that aims to provide joy and vitality to all through the magic of bicycle rides. Through the simple act of sharing a bike ride, it weaves a sense of community and gathers unique and invaluable stories, unlocked only by the wind and wheels.
We have launched a simple Affiliate model for communities, nursing homes, cities and individuals worldwide to become part of the movement.
Find and contact a chapter of Cycling Without Age near you
Coffee friends 
Chapters with trishaws 
New chapters fundraising for trishaws
How it all started in Copenhagen
The Grey Escape
Lean back and enjoy The Grey Escape, a half hour documentary about a life-changing 4-day journey in which twenty nursing home residents deliver trishaws from Denmark to Norway. Use it professionally, use it at your fundraisers, watch it with future passengers, rock up your community – or just watch it for your own pleasure.
Moving Generations, Singapore
Connecting the youth with seniors. Through the trishaw rides youth have opportunities to engage with seniors in an active setting, allowing them to have meaningful dialogues and learn about the past.
Amazing Humans, Scotland
“It’s living again”
Tove and Ole
Madame Wong
BBC South News in Brighton
Thorkild’s Ride Through Copenhagen
“Cycling is great. It’s actually a great way to see the world”, says Thorkild in this life-affirming, positive little film. Filmed and edited by Sanne Sandberg.
Ice-fishing in Östersund, Sweden
Simon Jaktlund from Östersund came up with this amazing idea: Bringing care home residents out on the frozen lake in a trishaw. In Swedish ice-fishing is called pimpelfiska.
Everyone A Changemaker
Great Big Story
Open for Business on BFM, Malaysia
Presented by: Richard Bradbury
Guests: Ole Kassow and Andrew Pang
Loneliness – World Economic Forum
City of Bikes
“The biggest problem for elderly people is that they don’t use their senses.
And there’re also the social stimuli we get exposed to when we bike. We get together when we bike across all social groups and different generations come together.”
Brief But Spectacular
“Listening to the story of an elderly person brings so much meaning to our own lives.”
A Brief But Spectacular take on the right to relate as it appeared on PBS Newshour in February 2023.
Summit 2024 Recap
In June 2024, we hosted a Summit in Copenhagen to bring together our global community to share knowledge and bring new ideas to chapters across the world. Visit our Summit page to watch all the keynote talks and panel sessions.
Working with the Sustainable Development Goals
Find out how Cycling Without Age works with the global goals for sustainable development.
Did you watch Cycling Without Age on PBS?
Find out how Cycling Without Age and food adventures go hand i hand on the PBS program “The Food Principle” with Jim Kane airing throughout the United States.
🎅Julehygge and traditions🤶 at Cycling Without Age in Copenhagen. Santa was a passenger, the Lucia-bride was the pilot and Ole Kassow was the æbleskive-chef when 20 rickshaws from the community gathered to celebrate JUL as we call it. We hope you are having a jolly time too
🎅🏼 Every year in Wilmington, Ohio they kick off the festive season by lighting up the city with the Holidazzle Parade ❄️ This tradition brings families and friends together to admire the beautiful decorations, lights, floats, horses and this year also a magical trishaw ride. If you have any cosy winter Cycling Without Age moments you want to share do send them our way 📸 Photo credits to Jason King
International Day of Persons with Disabilities is about promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities at every level of society and development. We want to take the opportunity to talk about the opening ceremony at Velo-City 2024 in Ghent by the @eucyclistsfederation: Milan Thomas and Lieven Desomviele competing against Mathias Lefeber on a tandem bike. It was fun, scary and hard to look away. It makes you think of the barriers that exist for people living with a disability. The need for inclusive cycling is massive. More people living with a disability should have access to cycling, which ever way they want. #championingdisabilityequity
Here`s a post that is very close to our hearts! If just 100 people donate a dollar per mile, you can make a difference to hundreds of people in @cwametronyc. We`re huge fans of Chris lawrence who is relentlessly working to develop relationships, trust, openness and empowerment as he`s come alongside those who have been pushed aside or ignored or otherwise marginalized. Please consider donating or share this post with anyone in Harlem NYC!
❤️http://givebutter.com/Mobility2024
To Give: TEXT "BIKE24" to 53-555
