Magicwheels- Geared for the push

Ziggi | Feb 10, 2007 | Comments 0

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.

An image of the Magicwheels next to an image of a women lady using the Magicwheels to push a manual wheelchair up an adapted van ramp.
Magicwheels are a mechanical add on to an existing manual wheelchair that allows the wheelchair user to manually select different gears that help in negotiating terrain and inclines.
Magicwheels employs 2 gears: high and low. In high gear, it moves like a normal wheelchair wheel. Shifted into low gear, your wheelchair becomes twice as easy to push and can be used to climb ramps, hills, door jams and any other types of incline.
Low gear is also used for navigating thick carpet, uneven grass or gravel and most other uneven terrain. Additionally, you can use the unit’s braking feature while in low gear. This braking feature allows for 50% less force than is usually required to stop.
Here are some spec’s on the Magicwheels-
  • Designed to fit on almost every style of manual wheelchair
  • Interchangeable with most standard spoke wheels.
  • On the fly shifting.
  • High standard gear and low climbing and control gear.
  • 3 arm shift handle on each wheel with override.
  • 50% less braking force required in low gear.
  • Quick release axles.
  • Hill holding feature.
  • Various handrim options.
  • Maximum rider weight is 250 pounds.
  • Maximum axle camber is 10 degrees (6 degrees for users over 200 lbs.)
You can get information and view videos on this product at the Magicwheels web site.

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