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BORP’s Adaptive Cycling Center in Berkeley is open for group rides and independent riding and training. We have over 50 handcycles, tandems, recumbent trikes, and therapeutic trikes in adult and youth sizes. Once you have been trained you can use our cycles and ride independently or with friends on over 40 miles of Bike Trails right from our Center. If you’re new to BORP cycling please call or email before coming.
The Cycling Center is currently open:
Tuesdays: 1 - 7 pm
Thursdays: 1 – 7 pm
Saturdays: 9 – 1 pm
Group Rides
Group Rides leave from the Cycling Center weekly and we have monthly away rides.
Fast Group Ride: 10 am Saturday
Youth Ride: Weekly
Youth riders must contact BORP in advance of riding. Please email cycling@borp.org or call the Cycling Program at (510)849-4663.
Check out our Events Calendar for scheduled away rides.
Map and Directions to BORP Cycling Center
BORP's kids receive 26 free handcycles thru the incredible generosity of Clif Bar and Athletes Helping Athletes (the non-profit arm of Roadrunner Sports).
Adaptive Cycling is Equipment
We use handcycles, adapted three-wheelers, and tandems to get everyone possible onto a cycle. Standard bicycles take part.Adaptive Cycling is a Philosophy
There is an adapted cycle for just about everyone. Any level of fitness, any ability. Get on and go. We'll do everything we can to make that happen.
Antonia Gutierrez finds a little joy on a handcycle
We Love It
Riding a bike is one of the great things you can do, and one of those rare things that's both fun and good for you. Consider a person who's never ridden a bike, never thought they could ride a bike. Think about a parent who never imagined their child could ride a bike, have a bike, love a bike. Now envision seeing them powering a cycle for the first time, creating wind in their face, experiencing gravity, speed, control.
Past Trips
Off road on Mount Tamalpais, clinics in Crested Butte and Snowmass, Colorado, Road biking in Tiburon, Berkeley, Alameda, Sausalito, Walnut Creek's Ironhorse Trail, Sacramento's American River Trail, Lake Tahoe, and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.
Youth Handcycling Program
In this program, kids are working out every week on new handcycles, generously donated by Clif Bar and the Athletes Helping Athletes Foundation. Many of our young riders train for BORP's annual Revolution fundraising bike ride in October, where they will ride 10, 25 and even 50 miles through the beautiful Sonoma wine country to help raise money for BORP programs. To find out more, see the Revolution page.
BORP youth rides start at our facility at Berkeley Aquatic Park at head right out onto the Bay Trail. Families, friends, beginners and seasoned cyclists are all welcome. Check the BORP Events Calendar for youth ride schedules, locations and other upcoming activities. If you are interested in signing up to ride or want to become a volunteer, please contact BORP at 510-849-4663. Everybody rides…It's a blast!.
Good for the Soul
BORP trips operate on two basic tenets. 1) A successful trip requires group participation. 2) A little dirt is good for the soul. The line between volunteer and participant is often blurred, as we all share responsibility for the group's well being. Participants are responsible for setting their own boundaries and limitations. Safety is our first priority on all BORP outings and events.
