Doug Herbert from CBC Radio Kamloops dropped by Pedal Bros Cycle Shop for a chat and to experience the fun of recumbent trikes. Segment originally aired July 12th, 2023.

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A small group on their recumbent trikes riding along the Adams River on a spectacular August day. It was a pretty slow and calm ride due to the mixed group, but it's not the sort of location where one would be screaming along anyway. The scenery and geography were pretty awesome.

Oh! This is hopefully the last time I ever hold my phone up to take video while riding - it's just too unstable. I'm looking forward to testing out a proper 'action' cam that does a good job of stabilization.

A short clip riding my recumbent trike down the Knutsford hillside on Long Lake Road after climbing to the top.

** How recumbent trikes are able to get those with life-changing injuries mobile **

Graham Hill was a keen cyclist before he discovered he had a brain tumour in 2012.

The 48-year-old spent months in hospital recovering.

Surgery had impacted the father-of-two's balance and ability to walk more than a short distance.

The County Antrim man believed his cycling days were over until he joined the Pedal Power Cycling Club, run by Brain Injury Matters.

The group uses adapted bikes to cater for those with a brain injury. It is a joint project with cycling and walking charity Sustrans, which provides a number of bikes including side-by-side tandems.

Physiotherapist Dr Jonathan McCrea, head of services at Brain Injury Matters, said: "It is one of the most spine-tingling moments when you see people who have had profound life-changing injuries come here.

“They have lost their sense of self and all of sudden they leave their walking frames behind, get on the bikes and they’re free.”

Video journalist: Niall McCracken