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[luis85]

to all the wheelchairs og's... what do you prefer quickie or invacure brand? rigid or folding?

[BenjaminLucas]

TiLite?

I have a rigid TiLite Aero Z. I like it. I have to velcro my feet to the footplate to keep them there, though.

I think you should really try out both types of chairs (rigid and folding) if at all possible. I wish I did, just so I knew what they both felt like.

[Jax]

I have the Quickie GTi. It's actually a frame built under contract by TiLite for Sunrise/Quickie. It's the same basic frame as the ZRA from TiLite. I love it. Either is great, but the Quickie version is available already with the full front and rear suspension. That was the deciding factor for me, as I have hardware from T10-Pelvis, so need all the shock absorbing possible.

I have been in an Invacare Top End Terminator with a suspension, and it was a nice ride. But it was the cantilevered frame design (similar to the TiLite TR) rather than the Z frame, and I find the Z style to be a better fit in my Ford Ranger.

It's all up to personal preferences once you get into custom chairs. How stiff/smooth you like the ride, frame angle you like best, frame style you like best, available factory-installed accessories, weight preference, dimension preference (do you want the huge wall that is most folding chairs, or do you want the chunk of the rigid?), and material preference (titanium versus aluminum versus magnesium).

Check out the Fyu-Jon or the Alto Select.

Here's a video of the Alto Select going into a Smart... Really cool.

[Little Alex]

I have a Quickie Argon rigid and get on with it fine.

[Yasko]

I have Quickie TNT & XTR but I love the most my Ti ZR wheels!

[wheeliebear75]

My 1st chair was an invacare but I absolutely HATED the name if nothing else. I then went to Quickie which was started by a paraplegic woman & her hand gliding buddies. I've had a couple models of the Quickie & at least for me the rigid is WAY better in a # of ways. I have a lot of pain when going over things like pot holes in the car or cobblestone in my chair so I have had the XTR for the past 2 chairs now.

[Trinity]

I have an Topend Terminator Ti by Invacare and I am really quite happy with it, it is so light, I also have frogs legs suspension on it and it is a pretty smooth ride. I had a Quickie Ti which I absolutely hated, it flexed something chronic and threw me out more than once. I would never own one again. I got a Tilite TRA through access to work which is pretty good, it is heavy though in comparison to the Topend however.

I agree 100% with Wheeliebear about the name Invacare though but I guess the brand has been around for a while. If Colours can get away with calling a chair 'Spazz' then I guess I can let Invacare go!

All my chairs are rigid, I would never consider a folding chair, but then for my needs I don't need a folder.

Edited by trinity, 03 September 2009 - 10:16 PM.

[knightrider]

I've got a Quickie Ti, and had it since i left rehab over four years ago, i've had no major problems with it and it's light enough to throw about lol. But recently i've been thinking of getting a new chair and been looking at the 'Colours Boing' since it has 4 wheel suspension i won't have to wheelie over the most pathetic little crack or stone when rolling, and going off curbs etc should be easier on the chair + myself.

Yeah i have to agree with Wheeliebear and Trinity about the name Invacare also, One of my cushions is an Invacare, brilliant cushion but a shit name haha, I scratched it off with a knife. And LMAO what Trin said about the colours "Spazz" chair, as if they got away with that one!

I think rigid chairs are best, well for me anyway.

One of my mates has an Invacare A 4 i think its called and he loves it and says the name maybe a joke but the chair is great.

Edited by knightrider, 04 September 2009 - 12:09 AM.

[Trinity]

knightrider, on Sep 4 2009, 01:07 AM, said:

I've got a Quickie Ti, and had it since i left rehab over four years ago, i've had no major problems with it and it's light enough to throw about lol. But recently i've been thinking of getting a new chair and been looking at the 'Colours Boing' since it has 4 wheel suspension i won't have to wheelie over the most pathetic little crack or stone when rolling, and going off curbs etc should be easier on the chair + myself.

The reason you have to wheelie over the most pathetic little thing may well be the fault of the Quickie Ti. I haven't tried rear wheel suspension but I love the frog legs suspension, makes easy work of cracks etc

[knightrider]

Yeah, i've had a fair few scary moments running over tiny stones etc, so got myself some frog legs aswell, but i still tend to wheelie over things just incase i land on my face with a look full of disgrace lol. Nothing worse than that happening in public, fingers crossed it will never happen.

Another thing about the Quickie Ti is that no matter how many adjustments to it and different cushions or backrests, i've never felt 100% comfy in it, but maybe no matter what chair i get, that could be my problem.

Edited by knightrider, 04 September 2009 - 12:33 AM.

[masonpiggy]

luis85, on Aug 26 2009, 04:39 PM, said:

to all the wheelchairs og's... what do you prefer quickie or invacure brand? rigid or folding?

quickie!!!!!!!!!!

[Jax]

knightrider, on Sep 3 2009, 07:07 PM, said:

I've got a Quickie Ti, and had it since i left rehab over four years ago, i've had no major problems with it and it's light enough to throw about lol. But recently i've been thinking of getting a new chair and been looking at the 'Colours Boing' since it has 4 wheel suspension i won't have to wheelie over the most pathetic little crack or stone when rolling, and going off curbs etc should be easier on the chair + myself.

Yeah i have to agree with Wheeliebear and Trinity about the name Invacare also, One of my cushions is an Invacare, brilliant cushion but a shit name haha, I scratched it off with a knife. And LMAO what Trin said about the colours "Spazz" chair, as if they got away with that one!

I think rigid chairs are best, well for me anyway.

One of my mates has an Invacare A 4 i think its called and he loves it and says the name maybe a joke but the chair is great.

The GTi is available with full suspension and is a whole lot lighter than the Boing. I tried the boing, and it's great as long as you've got a lift, or someone to put it in the car for you. The problem you have with the front end diving is likely due to either small caster wheels, or high frame angle. The casters on the Ti and GTi are set fairly far back to begin with, but with smaller caster wheels and high frame angle, they can get really tippy. When I got the GTi, I got the 4 inch caster wheels, and haven't really had much of a problem, save for the slight tippiness when reaching for something on the floor. Also, the GTi has less front frame flex, due to the tooling of the tubing. I will say this though-if I had the room for the cantilevered frame, I'd have gotten the Invacare Top End Terminator Ti. It was my favorite of the chairs I tried prior to the GTi.

Colours has some other interesting names...Switchblade, Krypto, and they call one of their kid's chairs Chump...
I still think the Quickie name is interesting....There has to be a story or joke behind it.

[luis85]

thanks for all the replies.. ive decided to get a quickie 2 lite and it seems to be very good, the legs fold in as well as out.