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Any advice on bikes for my toddler who has spastic diplegia

I have a little boy who is 6 next month and he has spastic diplegia. He has a bike that he is unable to ride yet which has stablizers. Last night he wanted to go on it so i put him on it and he tried to ride it . I was absolutely delighted but he did nt have enough strength in his legs to push the pedals. I was just wondering if anyone knows if their is any special bikes available for children with cerebral palsy. Any help would be much appreciated xxxxx
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there are lots of different special needs bikes on the market. We found talking to our OT about what we wanted for our daughter was great and she was able to organise reps to come out so that our daughter could try them for suitability. They are more expensive but you can apply for charity funding to help.
Your OT might be able to suggest an adaptation to the bike you already have which could help.
Charlotte
my daughter is nearly four. She can't walk, but she can pedal. Her trike has special braces which attatch to her legs to keep them in the correct position for pedalling. I wouldn't keep trying different bikes without speaking to your OT as it may be that you can get a standard childs bike which could be adapted. Our OT fitted straps to a standard baby trike when our daughter was younger, so we were able to delay getting specialist equipment.
hope this helps.
Charlotte
Their website is www.theraplay.co.uk
Hope it helps you.
At the risk of demonstrating my newness to these things; have you tried propping/lifting the back of the bike up so that the wheel is slightly off the ground to see if he can pedal when there is no resistance.
If he can, a cheap fix may be to simply tweak the gearing?
I'm assuming it's a fixed gear bike, so I wonder whether you could add a larger rear sprocket (more teeth) so that it is less effort to make the bike move.