Two New Magnesium Frame Wheelchairs From Lasher Sport
Ziggi | Feb 25, 2007 | Comments 8
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
The BT-Mg-AS is a lightweight wheelchair with front and rear suspension and center of gravity adjustability. The rear wheel center of gravity adjustment allows center of gravity placement from 1.5″ to 4.5″. The center of gravity is easily adjusted by the user and can be done in under 5 minutes with only a single wrench. The BT-Mg-AS cuts down on weight by utilizing magnesium frame construction, high tech laminated carbon fiber sailcloth for seating material, titanium hardware, Spinergy Light Extreme rear wheels, and Frog Legs front and rear elastic-polymer suspension to dampen shock. Transport weight is 12.6 pounds for a 16″ x 16″ fame and 19.7 pounds for the entire chair including the rear wheels. More specifications.
BT-Mg-A
The BT-Mg-A is a magnesium frame and backrest chair similar in style to the base BT-Mg except the center of gravity is adjustable by up to an inch of forward and rearward travel in half inch increments. The BT-Mg-A cuts down on weight by utilizing high tech laminated carbon fiber sailcloth for seating material, titanium hardware, Spinergy Light Extreme rear wheels, and Frog Legs Uni-tine caster forks. Transport weight is 9.8 pounds for a 16″ x 16″ fame and 16.9 pounds for the entire chair including the rear wheels. More specifications.
My take on this
It looks like Lasher Sport has made a strong commitment to producing magnesium frame wheelchairs by upping their line of magnesiums to three.
The addition of center of gravity (COG) adjustability should pay off for end users who want to fine tune or customize wheelchair balance and handling. The addition of suspension on the AS should go a long way in smoothing out rides and helping get over some terrain that is lightly rough or even. These features do add some component/hardware weight to the chairs but both of these wheelchairs still weigh in well under the traditional “lightweight” poundage.
Filed Under: General • Manual Wheelchairs • New On The Scene
So gorgeous….
but – $5,000?! The TiLite TR with 1″ titanium, weighing in at just about the same as the BT-Mg-A, retails for $2895.
It’s up there alright. I guess this will boil down to a test of time. Wheelchairs usually boil down to two things. How well the owners like them and how well they hold up. Actually, that’s probably only one thing that’s dependent on the other. Hybrids have always been a tough game of lovem or hatem.
Nah its too much, for real.
Hey,
I love what you’e doing!
Don’t ever change and best of luck.
Raymon W.
Hey,
Great stuff here!
I’ll definitely bookmark this place and come back soon.
Robby
How green is the grass on the other side of the fence?
Not much. Don’t believe it I tell you.
Jerry
Just a short note to say I like your blog.
Good job and keep up the great work!
Kenneth
I’ve been riding in a Lasher for two years, it’s a charm. No complaints. Well designed and well built. Getting ready to order a second chair. The old saw is true “you get what you pay for.”