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[rak]

hey im going to get a new wheelchair on friday , wats the best kind to look out for as im new to all this i want a small one so that its easy to put in the car wen i get one. please help!

[mellowgator]

you can find a ton on info on this if you search under Mobility : Wheelchairs, Scooters & Adapted Cars etc. there's a pull down bar at the bottom of the page that will direct you there . i just looked there and there are 44 pages on all different wheelchairs.

good luck

mellowgator

i like my quickie ti.it's a rigid frame but sunrise medical has a lot of options. i've also had a new halls which was a great chair but i think the company went out of buisness. there's are some great choices but in my experience going with a company that's well know is helpful when you need parts and repairs later on.

[Trinity]

It all comes down to personal preference, personally I hated my quickie Ti, I have a Top End now which I think is a million times better. See what your wheelchairs services have to offer and read up on them!

[qbounce]

Often times, the rehab centers have donated ones you can either view or try out to see their different features. Call the rehab center beforehand to verify if they have different models. The same holds true for the cushions.

[Edinburgh Colin]

Trinity, on Jun 8 2010, 08:46 PM, said:

It all comes down to personal preference, personally I hated my quickie Ti, I have a Top End now which I think is a million times better. See what your wheelchairs services have to offer and read up on them!

Trinny,
Why do you hate Ti? I'm just about to get a ZRa with all the bells and whistles 25" spinergy LX's etc.
I recently (3 monts ago) bought a beat up Top End Terminator Titanium and agree it's a lovely chair and I'll be sorry to let it go but the demonstratror ZRa I tried I loved.

please let me know why your negative?

[Texaswheelz]

That was Quickie Ti that Trinity hated not Tilite.

[Trinity]

Edinburgh Colin, on Jun 9 2010, 07:21 AM, said:

Trinity, on Jun 8 2010, 08:46 PM, said:

It all comes down to personal preference, personally I hated my quickie Ti, I have a Top End now which I think is a million times better. See what your wheelchairs services have to offer and read up on them!

Trinny,
Why do you hate Ti? I'm just about to get a ZRa with all the bells and whistles 25" spinergy LX's etc.
I recently (3 monts ago) bought a beat up Top End Terminator Titanium and agree it's a lovely chair and I'll be sorry to let it go but the demonstratror ZRa I tried I loved.

please let me know why your negative?

Texaswheelz, on Jun 9 2010, 02:39 PM, said:

That was Quickie Ti that Trinity hated not Tilite.

Yeah The Quickie Ti I didn't get on with, I have absolutely nothing against Tilite at all! I found the quickie had a lot of flex in the frame, you could feel it bending all over the place, and it used to dump me out fairly regularly. But other people have no problems eith it and obviously some people get on very well with it, like mellow.
Def try before you buy, the same as you would try on a pair of shoes or test drive a car. You will be spending a lot of time sat in a chair, if it's not the right one for you then you're screwed!

[Edinburgh Colin]

Trinity, on Jun 9 2010, 09:22 PM, said:

Edinburgh Colin, on Jun 9 2010, 07:21 AM, said:

Trinity, on Jun 8 2010, 08:46 PM, said:

It all comes down to personal preference, personally I hated my quickie Ti, I have a Top End now which I think is a million times better. See what your wheelchairs services have to offer and read up on them!

Trinny,
Why do you hate Ti? I'm just about to get a ZRa with all the bells and whistles 25" spinergy LX's etc.
I recently (3 monts ago) bought a beat up Top End Terminator Titanium and agree it's a lovely chair and I'll be sorry to let it go but the demonstratror ZRa I tried I loved.

please let me know why your negative?

Texaswheelz, on Jun 9 2010, 02:39 PM, said:

That was Quickie Ti that Trinity hated not Tilite.

Yeah The Quickie Ti I didn't get on with, I have absolutely nothing against Tilite at all! I found the quickie had a lot of flex in the frame, you could feel it bending all over the place, and it used to dump me out fairly regularly. But other people have no problems eith it and obviously some people get on very well with it, like mellow.
Def try before you buy, the same as you would try on a pair of shoes or test drive a car. You will be spending a lot of time sat in a chair, if it's not the right one for you then you're screwed!

I tried a ZRa almost exactly my size and loved it, can't wait for mine to come!

[dewittmxracer29]

try the topend crossfore t6 ergoseat, i find its good keeps a good posture and its good for not gettin pressure sores !

[chrisarnold6]

rak, on Jun 8 2010, 07:38 PM, said:

hey im going to get a new wheelchair on friday , wats the best kind to look out for as im new to all this i want a small one so that its easy to put in the car wen i get one. please help!

The ideal is to try before buying. There are simply so many parameters to a wheel chair. The axle position on a chair may be fine for one, but not another. The rigid v. folding options need to be sorted. Wheel diameter is important. The larger the better for propulsion, but this may impact the on transfers. The cushion is another important issue, Rohos are brilliant for vulnerable bottoms, but make shifting on the seat and transfers much harder.

I am due for a visit to my spinal unit, and will talk (if I get the chance) to wheelchair man, or OT about an omission in rehab. That is to try as many types as possible, from the moment you can actually sit in a chair, using the different models for skills sessions. If you arrive in a heavy NHS chair, as I did, some of the skills are either difficult or not possible.

I hope this is useful to you.

[allis53ca]

i have a new ti aero z...its a rigid, but really small and light when broke down

[Murray]

...Since we're talkin' personal preferences here, I'm gonna throw somethin' out there: There are some great - even super - bikes on today's market. Top End's one of 'em. But I'll never own a product made by Invacare. I HATE that name. They've been in business for over 60 years, but don't know their clientele well enough to get rid of that name. Call me small-minded - you may be right - but they'll never see a nickel of my money. Get a Lasher.

[oldwheelz]

Talked to a company rep. and he told me it stands for innovative not invalid. That's his story.

[Murray]

oldwheelz, on Jun 13 2010, 02:15 PM, said:

Talked to a company rep. and he told me it stands for innovative not invalid. That's his story.

I wrote a letter to the firm's prez. He didn't back off an inch. Think he'd been there since the dawn of man.