Quickie 2 Lite Wheelchair To Roll Out This Summer
Ziggi | Aug 08, 2008 | Comments 5
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Sunrise Medical recently announced the new Quickie 2 Lite folding manual wheelchair. The Lite is a slimmed down version of it’s older but chubbier sibling, the classic Quickie 2. For those not familiar with the Quickie 2 series: This was the manual wheelchair that Enough of the history lesson. Here are some of the manufacturer’s claims:
There’s one more very important thing- "Standard with every Quickie 2 Lite chair order, the original owner is entitled to one free growth kit within the first 5 years of chair ownership." This works out great for those times when you need a bit more, ahhh, well, let’s call it seat room. Sunrise Medical states that the Quickie 2 Lite will be off of the assembly line and out in the street sometime in the late summer. 2008 that is. For more information on the Quickie 2 Lite you can visit the Sunrise Medical Site at http://www.sunrisemedical.com/ |
hijacked the wheelchair market and the hearts of many wheelchair users about 25 years ago. It took wheelers from the heavy box chairs to a lighter ride complete with vibrant colors, a long list of options, and a tag line- "Nothing beats a Quickie", that captured the imagination almost as much as the chair did. The Quickie 2 has long been considered a classic and a workhorse wheelchair.Filed Under: Manual Wheelchairs • New On The Scene • Techguide Newsticker
Another”new” chair? Must be a Medtrade coming up soon. Looks like a cross between a Tilite Aero and an Invacare Prospin. Too bad these new chairs don’t do anything new for the user, who must still struggle with the antiquated handrim propulsion and tippy short wheelbase. I’d love a chair built for the real world, such as the Whirlwind “Roughrider” mentioned earlier in this column. Some kind of lever drive would be great,too.
Sounds like you are looking for a one-off. Custom is the way to go but the bucks can really hurt. It is hard to get over stimulated about a folder. Most start looking and reading the same and no matter they skinny them down they still weigh quite a bit more than a rigid.
Have you seen riomobility.com? They have a lever drive that they’re hard at work preparing for sales.
Yes, I am familiar with Rio. I have been trying to get that lever drive for a year now. First it was promised for last summer, then delayed to December 2007, then to May 2008, then June, now labeled “Fall 2008.” A recent e-mail from the owner says that things are progressing, but it’s now up to the manufacturer, so he does not want to make any more predictions. When the shipment comes in, the item will be available, he says, and it seems to be on track for the Fall. I was looking at new chairs to decide on one with which to use the lever drive system. I m considering folders only because I can use my feet, and so would benefit from the flip-up/swing-away footrests. Yes, I know the Quickie GP Rigid can be ordered with swing-aways, but it is an older, heavier design I was only complaining because it doesn’t make much sense to me for a manufacturer to spend time and money to make minor changes on old designs, instead of working on major innovations, as Rio is trying so hard to do! It is as if telecommunications tried to come up with titanium cans with Kevlar strings, instead of inventing the cell phone!
I also can’t wait for the chairs to come in and become available! I was one of the design engineers who helped design the lever drive, although I’m no longer with the company. I put a lot into that (and so did a lot of other good people), and it’s really going to make my day when I see somebody getting some benefit from that.