Cycle Tours

Maynooth Cycling Campaign is delighted to announce that from 1st August 2023 , we shall be offering FREE cycles to  the public who are unable to cycle on their own.  Using the above form, you can book a ride on our trishaw for any Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday Monday. Alternatively, if you go to Maynooth Library on Main Street, the staff will make a booking on your behalf.

What is Cycling Without Age?

Cycling Without Age is an international community based movement which enables elderly or people with mobility problems to enjoy the pleasures of cycling by riding a trishaw although they may not be physically able to cycle on their own. A trishaw is an electric tricycle which carries a pilot and two passengers. The pilot controls the trishaw and brings the passengers to a park, along a greenway or just around their local town. The meeting place is the River Apartments in Maynooth University – just in front of the tallest building.

Cycling Without Age was started by Ole Kassow in Copenhagen 2012.  Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles, but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility. The answer was a trishaw and he started offering free bike rides to the local nursing home residents. It spread from Copenhagen across Denmark and then went international. Now it has a presence in more than 50 countries with over 3,700 trishaws and 35,000 trained pilots.

Clara Clarke established an Irish branch in 2017 in Dun Laoghaire and now there are over 60 CWA trishaws in locations including Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Blanchardstown, Clonakilty, Wexford Town, Cashel and Tipperary.

Thanks to Our Supporters

Maynooth Cycling Campaign would like to thank Kildare Sports Partnership, Kildare County Council and Healthy Ireland for financial assistance to purchase the trishaw. We are also grateful to Kildare County Council for funding running costs through their Community Grants and Local Property Tax . Finally, We would also like to express our appreciation to Maynooth University for granting us permission to store the trishaw in one of their secure bike shelters.