Volunteers give seniors the feeling of wind in their hair through bike rides

SEVERNA PARK, Md. (Aging Untold) — A global nonprofit called Cycling Without Age is giving older adults a chance to ride through their communities on trishaws, bicycles equipped with a passenger seat, as volunteers pedal. Dolores Ring, 95, took a ride in a trishaw along a Maryland trail. “Well, I just enjoyed the whole thing because like I say, I have never been in anything like this,” Ring said. “And the greens, you know, it’s so green,” Ring said. “And of course, this summer it’s been so beautiful because of all the rain we’ve had.” Volunteers pedal passengers through the trail Volunteers pedaled Ring and 79-year-old Diane Bockman along the trail, where they took in the sight of beautiful flowers. Cycling Without Age’s mission is to give everyone the feeling of wind in their hair, no matter their mobility. The trishaws picked up passengers at Sunrise of Severna Park, which offers seniors independent living, assisted living and memory care. A chance to reminisce Tim Stevens is a volun