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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Peter Walker

‘You can’t just lop bits off the bike’: UK firm debuts bicycle for people with dwarfism

Steve Scott from the Dwarf Sports Association worked with the company to develop the bikes.
Steve Scott from the Dwarf Sports Association worked with the company to develop the bikes. Photograph: Supplied

For much of the 15-plus years Islabikes has existed, the UK company’s managing director Tim Goodall recalls, adults with dwarfism would regularly get in touch, asking to come in to try out one of the bikes they make for children.

The company, he said, was happy to oblige, if aware of the implications: “It was the best option out there, but it was still pretty awful. It did feel like it was a problem that could be solved through better design.”

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