From Australia, the Shelli Hand Pedal Wheelchair. Shelli offers the Hand Pedal Wheelchair that uses pedals’ to drive each back wheel independently by means of a chain and freewheel sprockets. This helps to eliminate some of the work involved in traditional manual wheelchair propulsion. Each back wheel has a back pedal hub brake fitted which [...]
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A recent offering from Sunrise Medical, the Quickie GTi is a rigid frame manual wheelchair with open frame titanium tubing. It kicks off at 18.6 lbs in the 16″ x 16″ seat model stripped down and with spoke wheels. Chunky guys and voluptuous ladies who cannot squeeze into the 16 x 16 can expect a [...] Wijit by Superquad is a revolutionary driving and braking system for manual wheelchairs. It uses precision geared levers that amplify the user’s pushing power, while reducing strain on the user’s shoulders and upper body. There are also some very cool features packed into this add-on that can go a long way in assisting those who [...] Getting around the outdoors can sometimes be enough to drive a wheelchair user indoors. This is especially true when the places one wants to wheel to are not on the straight and paved path. Hippocampe is an all-terrain and beach wheelchair with some very cool features. It can traverse sand and is buoyant so it can [...] Just out this week from Lasher Sport LLC are two new lightweight rigid frame wheelchairs. Both have Magnesium alloy frames and center of gravity adjustability. BT-Mg-AS Pushing a manual wheelchair can often be difficult. This is especially true for those wheelchair users who have poor upper extremity function and difficulty in pushing their manual wheelchairs up hills, ramps, or over rough terrain. Magicwheels are a mechanical add on to an existing manual wheelchair that allows the wheelchair user to manually select [...] The K-2 All Terrain is a nice surprise in a manual all terrain wheelchair. Departing from the traditional four wheel configuration it utilizes a three wheel configuration with the large drive wheels up front. Having the larger wheels up front should help with getting over obstacles when on and off roading. The three wheel configuration [...] A post of mine from a few days ago regarding the Lasher Sport BT-Mg raised an interesting comment regarding the use of magnesium for wheelchair frames. The commenter had concerns regarding material fatigue and reaction to salt. All reasonable concerns considering we are talking about something as important as a wheelchair. At that time I [...] You may have to go back to school for this new one. It’s the Lasher Sport BT-Mg. Why Mg? Name: Magnesium The BT is designed around a minimalist frame made of magnesium. According to the manufacturer, Lasher Sport, the material is lighter (by volume) than titanium or aluminum with strength [...] Sometimes the part can enhance the whole. This is often the case with manual wheelchairs. For example- A good set of wheels and hubs on your wheelchair and you might think that you are pushing an entirely different wheelchair or certainly a lot less wheelchair. Add to it great looks and you are really rolling. The [...] |
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