Two adult trikes will join the fleet of free bicycles available through the borrow-a-bike program operated by the local Roll On Luverne Program
Two more will be given to residents at The Oaks and Poplar Creek senior housing as part of Minnesota’s Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP).
The agency informed the Luverne Chamber on May 6 that the community had been awarded a $2,200 grant to expand the borrow-a-bike fleet with the trikes.
SHIP will purchase the equipment — Raleigh Tristar 3-speed trikes — and have them delivered to Luverne.
The Roll On Luverne program already has eight adult bikes and four youth bikes available to use free of charge 24 hours a day.
The GrandStay Hotel & Suites on South Highway 75 serves as the bike loan headquarters where bikers sign a waiver at the hotel front desk and leave a driver’s license or credit card while borrowing equipment.
The trikes have 24-inch wheels in the front and the two 20” rear wheels and a front brake lock for safe stopping.
The Chamber Office will announce when the trikes arrive and are available for use.