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[gsp23]

Hey everyone, I am getting ready to order a new chair. This is not my first chair and I know what options I want, settings, etc. The only place I am a bit stuck is which model. I have it narrowed down to two chairs

1) Quickie Q7
2) TiLite ZRa Series 2

I fatigue easily so I wanted the lightest possible chair. I have both the Q7 and ZRa at my house now as demo chairs for the week. I have been using them both now for the past several days and all options I want are available on both chairs. How do you figure out which you want? They are not setup for me quite right so the Q7 is very uncomfortable but I'm sure that has to do with the fact it is so low, uncomfortable back and the seat depth is at least an inch too short. The ZRa feels nice which I'm sure is because it is closer to my actual configuration. I was expecting the ZRa to be the lightest chair and as mfg advertised prices they claim it is. The Q7 though is definitely the lighter of the two and with all standard components.

Any tips on how to decide which chair to get?

[Edinburgh Colin]

TiLite ZRA S2, I've had issues with mine but it was one of the first, most bugs now seem to be out and I'm getting a complete replacement of the whole chair complete paid for by TiLite so I'm happy, like the chair a lot when I'm in it.

[edlee]

Same way you pick a new car. You can customize either to fit you,, so you just have to stand back and pick the one that looks like YOU. What's the worst that could happen,,, you;ll be picking a new one in about five years anyway.
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[gsp23]

Very true and both that I wanted to try out look almost exactly the same which is another reason I picked those two. So still on the fence on which to choose because even though I'll get another one in 5 years... that means 5 long years if I'm not happy with what I get too!

Edited by gsp23, 28 February 2011 - 08:01 PM.

[randyorton]

According to their website, Quickie have released Xenon (a folding version of the Q7 by the looks of it) now, they say its the lightest folding wheelchair out there, so if you were just looking for a rigid approach because of the weight of the frame, this might be an option to consider too?

Heres the link I found: http://www.quickiewheelchairs.eu/xenon

[gsp23]

randyorton, on 09 March 2011 - 04:20 PM, said:

According to their website, Quickie have released Xenon (a folding version of the Q7 by the looks of it) now, they say its the lightest folding wheelchair out there, so if you were just looking for a rigid approach because of the weight of the frame, this might be an option to consider too?

Heres the link I found: http://www.quickiewheelchairs.eu/xenon

Aside from the fact that that appears to be an offering only in their European line (and I'm in the USA), I have no interest whatsoever in a folding chair. I cant operate them myself and the last place sold me on one not listening to me 5 years ago, so I ended up with a folding chair for my first one which prevented me from being independent. The chair I have been using for the past 5 years I bought on eBay and by chance it just happens to fit me well.

I met with the guy a week ago and told him I wanted to go with the Quickie Q7. It was just so much lighter than the TiLite. While you cant do a serial number search on the TiLite site, I did one on the Sunrise Medical site for the demo chair and saw everything was standard parts on it, nothing titanium, or the lighter weight options. I didnt like the wheels that came on the TiLite demo chair so I even use the same wheels for both demos. The looks of them are almost identical which is why they were my final two candidates.

Now... just need to deal with the insurance company and hope that they approve it.

[Lol Hare]

If you are not happy that you'll get the Q7 comfortable enough,personally I'd steer clear of it as it'll always be a pain,no matter how light it is

[gsp23]

That was the hard part, the fact it was so uncomfortable... the dump was an inch less than I needed, length was 2 inches less, height was almost 2 inches lower foot rest was at least an inch high uncomfortable back, etc. I decided though that I have had 2 Quickies and liked them so far and it was lighter so it being so freakishly uncomfortable I'm sure was that it was setup for a midget.

I am hoping and assuming that with the correct setup it will be as comfortable as my current chair at least... plus about 10 lbs lighter. That Q7 advertised weight is higher than the ZRa byt 2.5 lbs but it is definitely lighter. I kept feeling like I was going to throw it when I picked it up. Then switching to my current chair thought I was going to blow a gasket trying to load it in/out of my truck until I got used to that heavier weight again.

[totoL1]

gsp23, on 28 February 2011 - 04:49 PM, said:

Hey everyone, I am getting ready to order a new chair. This is not my first chair and I know what options I want, settings, etc. The only place I am a bit stuck is which model. I have it narrowed down to two chairs

1) Quickie Q7
2) TiLite ZRa Series 2

Any tips on how to decide which chair to get?

Of course any of that two, you said that is not your first chair and you know your options, so why you are looking for chairs with adjustaments?

I would go for RGK MaxLite, RGK Octane, Oracing F2 or the Extreme Box, Lashers chairs, etc.

All full welded without any hardware,holes and bolts in your frame is the best chair you can go if you know your specs, there is nothing that could give you problems in a future.

I`ve got one of this type of chairs and are the best.

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[gsp23]

totoL1, on 10 March 2011 - 01:27 PM, said:

Of course any of that two, you said that is not your first chair and you know your options, so why you are looking for chairs with adjustments?

I would go for RGK MaxLite, RGK Octane, Oracing F2 or the Extreme Box, Lashers chairs, etc.

All full welded without any hardware,holes and bolts in your frame is the best chair you can go if you know your specs, there is nothing that could give you problems in a future.

I`ve got one of this type of chairs and are the best.

Just because I know my setup doesnt mean I dont need adjustments. One thing I am really looking forward to is height adjust-ability. My current chair lacks that and I live in a rural area that gets a lot of snow and vary rarely any snow plows, shoveling, etc so going over small snow banks and through drifts is normal. This means that every winter I switch over to a big knobby tread tire as I have found that the high pressure clinchers I like the rest of the year just dont cut it. Because the knobby tires are 1.5 inches taller I have to change my casters to match so I am not doing a nose dive loosing that much dump. Being able to adjust the height will be really nice so I can keep the same dump without having to swap out different casters and caster forks like I do now. Aside from the rear seat height adjustment, the only other adjust-ability is the center of balance which I dont need but oh well thats not a big deal. I need a folding back rest for getting it across me into my truck and this chair only came with an angle adjustable one, I told the guy that was a deal breaker because I really hated dealing with that on the demo chair so he called Quickie and its custom option that they can do to make it not angle adjustable.

[totoL1]

gsp23, on 10 March 2011 - 04:23 PM, said:

Just because I know my setup doesnt mean I dont need adjustments. One thing I am really looking forward to is height adjust-ability. My current chair lacks that and I live in a rural area that gets a lot of snow and vary rarely any snow plows, shoveling, etc so going over small snow banks and through drifts is normal. This means that every winter I switch over to a big knobby tread tire as I have found that the high pressure clinchers I like the rest of the year just dont cut it. Because the knobby tires are 1.5 inches taller I have to change my casters to match so I am not doing a nose dive loosing that much dump. Being able to adjust the height will be really nice so I can keep the same dump without having to swap out different casters and caster forks like I do now. Aside from the rear seat height adjustment, the only other adjust-ability is the center of balance which I dont need but oh well thats not a big deal. I need a folding back rest for getting it across me into my truck and this chair only came with an angle adjustable one, I told the guy that was a deal breaker because I really hated dealing with that on the demo chair so he called Quickie and its custom option that they can do to make it not angle adjustable.

Look at the review, is in Spanish but you can see the chair with the two wheels, Spinergys LX 24" and a knobby wheel exactly with the same size.
If you want i could sell you the knobby wheels of the review for 200 euros pair, because i don`t use them, they are exactly like in the pics, in perfect conditions.
http://www.adaptado....nt/view/159/30/

And as you can see in the video of the review there is no problem with rigid low backs for hold up the chair into cars. My backrest is at 11" and i will never go back to folding backrests.

Edited by totoL1, 11 March 2011 - 10:43 PM.

[gsp23]

totoL1, on 11 March 2011 - 10:40 PM, said:

Look at the review, is in Spanish but you can see the chair with the two wheels, Spinergys LX 24" and a knobby wheel exactly with the same size.
If you want i could sell you the knobby wheels of the review for 200 euros pair, because i don`t use them, they are exactly like in the pics, in perfect conditions.
http://www.adaptado....nt/view/159/30/

And as you can see in the video of the review there is no problem with rigid low backs for hold up the chair into cars. My backrest is at 11" and i will never go back to folding backrests.

Guess I am confused as to why you are trying to sell me a tire here when the post was about a chair. I already have knobby tires which I had to special order from Europe because they are not available in the United States Schwalbe Space. I had tried close to a dozen knobby tires and for many people that are more urban or dont deal with the conditions I do they work fine, but I go offroad frequently (and this does not mean dirt paths), through snowbanks and drifts, etc and most knobby tires didnt cut it as they would start to spin. I found the low profile knobbys to lose traction much too frequently vs the ones I have know, they are taller but work perfect for my situation which is good because due to the weight of them I paid about the same to ship them from UK as I did for the cost of the tires themselves!

EDIT: The web page doesnt do justice to how mean looking these tires are. My hockey team and now several people in my hockey league have named my chair "Gravedigger" (Monster truck for those of you that may not be familiar with it across the pond) because of these tires.

Edited by gsp23, 15 March 2011 - 04:23 PM.

[MrBump]

i have a Q7 and the only thing i don't like is the castors and how square the forks are in angle. Great for stability but constantly crashing into things, greater distances to transfer, harder to load etc..........
its comfy tho, better than my old Quikie Ti