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The type of wheelchair you use, is a difficult decision to make. You want something in your price range that is comfortable and good for your posture. The chair needs speed but not at the sacrifice of power. There is the compromise between what works inside, outside or a combination of both. It has to have the right width, reasonable turning circle, not to heavy but not light and unstable. Reliability, ease of maintenance and availability of parts are also important factors. In other words you need a custom made chair.
To make a sensible decision, try a variety of brands. I use the internet to investigate chairs that seem suitable, select one that meets all the criteria I am looking for, then organize a test drive. Above are 2 chairs: The Roller M1 I use as my day to day chair and was bought through GTK Rehab. The 'Wombat' is a prototype I am currently developing.
At present my everyday wheelchair is the Roller M1. The M1 is an ideal multi-purpose motorised wheelchair that can cope with the tight confines of residential environments, yet has the strength and design to cope with a more challenging terrain. The Roller M1 is reasonably priced, easy to fix, parts are readily available and their is good back-up service through GTK Rehab. Unfortunately Roller is no longer manufacturing wheelchairs.
The M1 is comfortable, reliable, strong, has good traction and road handling. Improvements that could benefit the Roller M1 are: Gearless brushless, in the wheel, electric motors Lithium batteries More powerful control box. (100Amp) Headlights Check out the new range of wheelchairs at GTK Rehab. |
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