Bruce Edwards | The Flint JournalKaren Mandarino (right), Programs to Educate All Cyclists site coordinator, helps Mike Grimes of Grand Blanc Township grow accustomed to using a hand-crank bicycle.

Sherman Coventry, right, works on a hand cycle at the Different Spokes bike shop in Portland, Ore. Adam Amundsen, left, co-owns the shop and has helped the city add adaptive bikes to its bike ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Bend woman is riding in style after receiving a grant for her own hand bike. Danielle Watson, an adaptive sports athlete, is breaking barriers in the sport of hand cycling ...

When Quinn Brett rides her adaptive hand bike, she’s always looking up—and not just because of the prone position the saddle keeps her in. Brett’s whole athletic career has been defined by ...

A new no-frills recumbent cycle, which allows the rider to recline, can cost $1,100. Plus, most adaptive bikes are a challenge to transport as they don't fold up easily or fit on a standard ...

While receiving treatment at Prisma Health’s Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Center, he was introduced to adaptive cycling. “As soon as I got on the hand cycle, I knew within two miles I had to ...

"Like even if I get a new bike, to get it as you know, as comfortable as I had it." Gallardo is a student athlete at the U of A who has been involved in adaptive sports since his motor cross ...

9-year-old Luke Carruth rides an adaptive bike at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. “He is an avid and competitive swimmer, ... The Hartford surprised Luke with an adaptive hand cycle.

A staff member tries out one of the cycles for the adaptive cycling program at Challenge Alaska. Over the weekend, 15 cycles including this one were stolen from their Anchorage office.

On Tuesday night, Eric Rine’s adaptive hand crank bike was stolen from his parents' wheelchair accessible van. The nearly $3,500 bike is a 'lifeline' for Eric.

Those new opportunities include a fleet of hand cycles and adaptive mountain bikes, purchased with a $50,000 grant from The Hartford and another $100,000 from other donors.