Comfort, stability, and safety: that's the formula behind every vanRaam bike. From listening carefully to riders to using the latest 3D printing technology, everything we do is built around bringing that formula to life. But what does that actually look like in practice? And what is it that makes vanRaam genuinely different?

vanRaam has been making bikes for more than a century. What began as a traditional bike company has, over the past 40 years, evolved into a specialist in custom-made bikes built around the individual rider. The very first adapted bike came about after an acquaintance of former owner Piet Boezel suffered a stroke and lost much of his mobility. The result was a tricycle - the forerunner of today's Maxi - and in 1986, it was one of the first of its kind to appear on Dutch streets.

Welding robots handle the heavy work, freeing our skilled craftspeople to focus on assembly and quality control.

vanRaam prints many of its own components in-house. It means small parts can be produced or adapted quickly, which is ideal for customisation and for the kind of continuous improvement that makes riding more comfortable.

Everything in the Ideas Factory comes back to one question: what do you need to cycle more comfortably and safely? Ideas don't start at a desk. They come from real cycling experiences - a small frustration, a smart suggestion, a specific request. Any of these can become the starting point for something new.

Jolien Heeman, Director of Product Management:  "We don't just think of ideas. We test them in practice as soon as possible. Every solution we develop has to work in everyday life - off the drawing board and out on the road."