The BerkelBike Home is the ultimate training bike that can also be used in conjunction with an electric wheelchair. For those with impaired hand function, the optional special handgrips are a highly useful feature.
The BerkelBike Home can be fitted with the ‘Impuls’ system for electrical stimulation of muscle groups. It can also be fitted to a cycle trainer which connects you to your laptop or PC, allowing access to a variety of virtual-reality and training software packages bringing a fun element into your exercise programme. The BerkelBike Home has been used in rehabilitation clinics and centres.
The BerkelBike Home plays an important role in helping physically impaired people to regain lost self-esteem and self-confidence. Using the BerkelBike Home, even people with severe spinal cord injuries will benefit from increased mobility beyond the realms of anything the traditional wheelchair can offer.
And cycling is a fantastic, everyday exercise which will provide you with many different health benefits. With the BerkelBike Home, even physically impaired people can enjoy all the benefits and enjoyment that traditional stationary cycling has to offer.
Independence and Fun
Cycling is an exhilarating, stimulating way to exercise independently which can also provide you with a complete workout. Now with the BerkelBike, the mental and physical benefits of cycling can be enjoyed by everyone! The BerkelBike Home can optionally be connected to your computer, this makes it possible to cycle around in a virtual world. You can compete against the computer, yourself or even with other persons online.
Keeping fit
Stationary cycling is a great method of exercising; it’s fun and can also provide a great workout. The benefits of cycling are even greater for individuals who are physically impaired, as it allows them to overcome common issues such as being overweight caused through a lack of exercise, muscle wastage, joint contractures and poor circulation can also be vastly improved through cycling.
The BerkelBike Home is the ideal solution for physically challenged individuals who have no or limited use of their legs. It serves as an excellent method to exercise both the arms and legs so that blood circulation can be improved to those areas. The BerkelBike Home can also be utilized and incorporated into physiotherapy exercise programmes which are designed to help regain strength and bring life to wasted leg muscles.
The BerkelBike
The BerkelBike is a combination of a handcycle and a recumbent bike which is driven by using both the power of your arms as well as your legs. It has been developed in consultation with physicians, therapists and researchers from rehabilitation centres. This revolutionary invention gives sufferers of medical conditions such as polio, stroke (CVA), MS or spinal cord lesion huge physical and mental benefits, and allows them to enjoy an everyday sport.
It’s no surprise that the BerkelBike has won so many important awards, including the prestigious Millennium Award.
Technical specifications BerkelBike Home (Impulse)
Front wheel ⇒ 16”
Maximum width ⇒ 86 cm
Maximum height ⇒ 115 cm
Length (adjustable) ⇒ 170 cm
Seat height ⇒ *1
Maximum load ⇒ *1
Leg length (adjustable)*3 ⇒ *1
Frame colour ⇒ Chrome
Braking system⇒ No Braking system
*1 Specifications depend on used (electrical) wheelchair
*2 Specifications given do not include used (electrical) wheelchair
*3 Measured from back of buttocks to the ball of the foot with leg outstretched
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In the United Kingdom, BerkelBike has two dealers (see Contact). The prices in the UK are displayed in document Price list (PDF).
If you’re considering purchasing the Impuls system with your BerkelBike, we strongly advise you to contact BerkelBike BV to discuss the suitability of this system for you. Also see Physicians and Therapists link.
