Wisconsin Bike Fed Offers Free Cycling Without Age Trishaw Pilot Training in Milwaukee County

MILWAUKEE – The Wisconsin Bike Fed is offering free Cycling Without Age (CWA) trishaw pilot training in Milwaukee County on Saturday, October 26, 2024.

Cycling Without Age is an international program that aims to reduce loneliness and isolation while providing the amazing feeling of a bike ride for those who are unable to pedal on their own. The program provides enriching outdoor experiences through use of a trishaw – a three-wheeled, pedal-assist electric bicycle – that accommodates one or two passengers riding in the front while a volunteer pilot pedals from the back.

The Wisconsin Bike Fed’s CWA team, in partnership with Milwaukee County, is hosting training in Shorewood that includes classroom and hands-on instruction for trishaw operation, rules of the road, best practices for interactions with passengers, plus Q & A. The training is ideal for interested individuals, as well as staff and volunteers of skilled nursing homes, assisted living residences, ADRCs, and local organizations.

While this opportunity is free, we do ask participants to register and complete pre-class materials that will be emailed in advance.

Milwaukee County Trishaw Pilot Training
Saturday, October 26 2024 10:30am-3:30pm
Register and complete pre-class materials by October 25

Information flyer to share
Kingo Lutheran Church
1225 E Olive St, Shorewood

Mark Buley from Friends of the Gandy Dancer Trail and a CWA Trainer in Frederic, WI shared with us after a training session in May 2024: “Thank you so much for guiding our group of volunteers through the pilot training. Coupled with the great weather you provided a great overall experience and left our volunteers with a strong safety-first sensibility. And thanks for the training material.”

Free Cycling Without Age assistance includes online resources such as information on how to get a program started, fundraise for trishaws, coordinate pilot participation, plus a library of forms and waivers available on the Bike Fed’s CWA webpages.

About the Wisconsin Bike Fed
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Educational Foundation, Inc. (AKA Wisconsin Bike Fed) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that cultivates, motivates, and unites residents, communities, businesses, and political leaders to move bicycling forward in Wisconsin through education, legislation, and involvement. The Wisconsin Bike Fed is the only statewide organization that advocates for better bicycling for everyone who rides a bike in Wisconsin:

• Advocate for cycling – including encouragement for the governor to include transportation access and environmental concerns in the proposed 2023-24 biennial budget.
• Provide programs to make bicycling safer and more accessible across the state – particularly in the state’s most populous urban communities of Milwaukee and Madison.
• Promote Wisconsin as an economic engine for cycling – highlighting scenic trails and emphasizing the many large and small businesses that support bicycling as direct producers, repairers, or vendors of bikes and related accessories, as well as the hospitality industry that benefits from cycling. According to the most recent impact study released by the governor’s office in 2020, consumers spent $1.42 billion in 2017 on direct bicycle-related expenditures, bringing funds into our businesses and state budget.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.