Journeys
In this article, we'll give you information that may be of interest, plus suggestions and tips for organising your trip if you're travelling with your Batec handbike.
We are writing to inform you that current battery line includes a 280-Wh battery that complies with IATA regulations for commercial flights. As we now have a 280-Wh battery for air travel with our handbikes, we will no longer be offering our temporary battery-rental service.
Michelina (paraplegic, Australia) tackled a huge personal challenge last year: travelling alone with her wheelchair and handbike for nine months in cities all over Europe. A personal challenge that has given her the chance to understand accessibility in Europe in depth and test her own limits.
In just one week this past summer, Aina and Júlia (paraplegic) did five routes around Brittany on their bike and BATEC HYBRID handbike, respectively. This trip kicked off their project Bategant sobre rodes to create a truly useful travel guide for people with reduced mobility.
A few months ago, former Paralympic tennis player Mark Eccleston (paraplegic, United Kingdom) went to Scotland to travel some of the most spectacular wheelchair-accessible routes in the country with his BATEC QUAD HYBRID handbike. Glen Strathfarrar was his greatest discovery. Join Mark on his journey!
On 18 September, paraplegic Antxon Arza reached his goal of traveling 3,022 km around Europe with a wheelchair and handbike for Biodiversity as part of the cultural activities of Donostia 2016. An emotional end to the journey and a learning experience for him and his companions.