Cycling Without Age
Everyone can experience the joy that comes from riding a bike!
The elderly often experience a loss of mobility leading to social isolation, loneliness and depression. Cycling Without Age provides elderly and less abled with an opportunity to remain an active part of society and to experience life beyond the confines of their residence or nursing home. The program gives them the right to wind in their hair, the ability to connect with nature, and the chance to share their stories.
Welcome: Vernon - Coldstream Chapter
The Vernon – Coldstream chapter of Cycling Without Age was officially launched in June 2019. We were on ‘hold’ 2020-2021 due to the Covid pandemic – then resumed very successfully in 2022, 2023 & 2024 running daily from mid-May to October 31. The past 3.5 seasons our programs have taken 1952 seniors for free rides covering 11,829 km giving seniors an opportunity they otherwise would never have access to visiting local sites – out from the confines of their residences.
Our Guiding Principles
Generosity
Cycling Without Age is based on generosity and kindness. It starts with the obvious generous act of taking one or two elderly or less-abled people out on a bike ride. It’s a simple act that everyone can do.
Slowness
Slowness allows you to sense the environment, be present in the moment and it allows people you meet along the way to be curious and gain knowledge about Cycling Without Age because you make time to stop and talk.
Storytelling
Elderly people have so many stories that will be forgotten if we don’t reach out and listen to them. We tell stories, we listen to stories on the bike and we also document the stories when we share them via word of mouth or on social media.
Relationships
Cycling Without Age is about creating a multitude of new relationships: between generations, among the elderly, between pilots and passengers, care home employees, and family members. Relationships build trust, happiness, and quality of life.
Without Age
Life does not end when you turn 75. Life unfolds at all ages, young and old, and can be thrilling, fun, sad, beautiful, and meaningful. Cycling Without Age is about letting people age in a positive context.
The right to wind in your hair
Word of Thanks
Every Ride is a Gift
