12 November 2015 Last updated at 21:40 GMT
The 85-year-old is taking advantage of training from public transport provider Centro as part of its scheme to get more of us abandoning the car.
Irene says she doesn't want to compete with the serious cyclists but she has no intention of slowing down.
"You don't think of age when you're exercising," she said.
Octogenarian Irene Povey from Wolverhampton has become the oldest person in the region to take up free trike lessons.