Riding With Olivia is Lower Hutt’s Chapter Of Cycling Without Age
Cycling Without Age Facts
- 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
CWA Links
Can a trishaw ride change the world? Sustainable development goals ↗
Cycling Without Age global website ↗
Origins
The Lower Hutt Chapter of Cycling Without Age is a registered charitable trust that was established in January 2023 to provide a living and dynamic memorial to Olivia Marchant, who passed away the year before.
Cycling Without Age is a non-profit organisation connecting those unable to ride for themselves with their community and the outdoors by providing free rides on trishaw ebikes piloted by volunteer cyclists.
More about Cycling Without Age ↗
Cycling Without Age Lower Hutt does not want cost to be a barrier to experiencing the joy and inclusiveness of our trishaw rides. For our services to remain sustainable, we welcome financial support in the way of tax-deductible donations and sponsorship opportunities.
The Trishaws
Thanks to an extremely generous grant from Pub Charity, we now have a fleet of three trishaws, dubbed couches on wheels.
Each trishaw is ergonomically designed to be both practical and stylish. They have a spacious and comfortable passenger seat with room for two passengers in a relaxed sitting position, safety belts for added security, and a hood (if required) for protection from inclement weather.
Acknowledgements
Donors
Many thanks to all donors for facilitating our ability to provide this service.
Thanks to Lion Foundation for granting funds for Trio-bike storage on Petone Esplanade.
Sponsors
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Pub Charity for granting funds in 2024 to purchase our two new Trio-bikes with blankets and spare batteries.
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Maurice at EBT and Brendan at My Ride Hutt Valley for preparing our imported Trio-bikes for operation.
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Paul at SignPlus for making and gifting the Riding With Olivia decals for our Triobike
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Danny at Ultimo Clothing for donating the design time for our smart new vests