American Bicycle Group (ABG) has announced a partnership with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) to expand access to bicycles for athletes with physical disabilities.
The collaboration connects CAF grant recipients with ABG’s Quintana Roo, Obed, and Litespeed bicycles. It aims to advance a shared mission of removing barriers through sport by providing special accommodations and discounted pricing on equipment for eligible grant recipients.
American Bicycle Group, which is the parent company of Quintana Roo, Obed, and Litespeed, will serve as a preferred bicycle supplier partner for the non-profit organisation.
For 33 years, the Challenged Athletes Foundation has helped people with physical disabilities pursue active, athletic lives. It provides grants for adaptive sports equipment, training, competition expenses, and mentorship. The cost of specialised equipment can be a significant obstacle to participation, and this partnership aims to address that need by connecting athletes with a bicycle manufacturer equipped to support a wide range of disciplines, such as triathlon, road riding, gravel, and mountain biking.
Bob Babbitt, Co-founder of the Challenged Athletes Foundation, said “Access to the right equipment can be life-changing. American Bicycle Group understands that cycling is more than a sport. It is freedom, confidence, independence, and community. Their family of brands gives CAF athletes more pathways to ride, race, explore, and push their own limits, whether that is on the road, on the trails, or at the starting line of a major endurance event.”
Litespeed provides athletes with access to engineers and machinists capable of building adaptive solutions using handcrafted titanium. Quintana Roo focuses on triathlon and performance road cycling, while Obed produces carbon bikes for gravel, all-road, and mountain riding.
Chris Pascarella, President and CEO of American Bicycle Group, said “At American Bicycle Group, we believe every athlete deserves equipment that meets them where they are and helps take them where they want to go. Sometimes very little needs to be changed. Our goal is always to get athletes on equipment that enables them to compete at parity. But when customization is needed, we have the facilities, expertise, and passion to support this community. We are proud to partner with CAF and help more athletes experience what is possible on a bike.”
The partnership is active across CAF’s cycling community and events. This past weekend, the collaboration was highlighted at the CAF–Idaho Adaptive Mountain Bike Apex Weekend, taking place on May 14–17, 2026 in Boise, ID. The event brought together adaptive mountain bikers, volunteers, and partners for trail riding and skill-building.
An example of the collaboration’s real-world impact is a custom bike being developed for athlete Michael Andreasen, who is preparing to race the 2026 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi. Quintana Roo is modifying components at its factory in Chattanooga, TN, to fit Michael Andreasen on its flagship V-PRi triathlon bike.
Chris Pascarella at ABG said “Fitting an athlete of Michael’s stature on the same high-performance frame our top pros are competing on ensures a level playing field where one did not exist before.”
For the Challenged Athletes Foundation, the partnership is part of a larger mission to remove barriers. CAF’s Bob Babbitt noted that “Every grant has a ripple effect. A bike can help someone train for a race, join a group ride, explore a trail, reconnect with friends or simply feel like themselves again. That is why partnerships like this matter. Together with American Bicycle Group, we are creating more opportunities for athletes to move forward.”
American Bicycle Group is based in Chattanooga, TN, and manufactures Quintana Roo triathlon and road bikes, wetsuits and swimskins; Obed carbon all-road, gravel and mountain bikes; and Litespeed titanium road, gravel and mountain bikes.
The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) is an international organisation that focuses on empowering individuals with physical disabilities to embrace active lives. Since 1994, it has fulfilled 60,000 funding requests from people across 73 countries, while impacting another 60,000 individuals annually through outreach, clinics, and mentorship.
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