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[Little_lampie]

Hi,
I've noticed that most of the other quads I've met have thicker push rims on their chairs with short tabs. I'm therefore wondering if this would be a better option for me. I'm not so fussed about the short tabs but the thicker rims would be good. Does anyone know where i can buy them? I saw one guy who had some sort of rubber coatng over his pushrims to make them thicker, does anyone happen to know where I can source that or even some sort of grippy paint that i can put on the ones I've got now if i can't buy new ones.
Many Thanks
fran

[KimAndSophie]

fran, on Feb 17 2007, 02:49 PM, said:

Hi,
I've noticed that most of the other quads I've met have thicker push rims on their chairs with short tabs. I'm therefore wondering if this would be a better option for me. I'm not so fussed about the short tabs but the thicker rims would be good. Does anyone know where i can buy them? I saw one guy who had some sort of rubber coatng over his pushrims to make them thicker, does anyone happen to know where I can source that or even some sort of grippy paint that i can put on the ones I've got now if i can't buy new ones.
Many Thanks
fran

I'm a c6 complete and use foam coated pushrims. They are really thick and I can push myself with just my palms inside and with my palms using my palm cuffs while outside or on carpet. When I was using regular pushrims I would have to push against the tire. I wouldn't recommend the pushrims with projections like you mentioned because they are a nightmare when having to go down even the slighest slant. Imagine your hand getting caught in one of the projections and throwing your body forward! You have like no control on hills without ripping your arms off and getting major pavement burn on your face!

The foam pushrims are thicker (and wider) than normal pushrims, and I suggest getting the longer tabs, but they are great. I hope this helps!

[Jennii]

Any coating I've ever used may help a bit for a while, but then eventually through wear and tear they get rips in it and have pokey-parts that come at you, which is why (from my experience) it's crucial to keep on top of maintenance with all that.

Just a suggestion (I initially tried it and it worked considerably well):
If you want to keep cheap and experiment with the idea before dishing out the cash/hassle for the real thing, you could just buy about four automobile steering wheel covers and put two of those on each of your rims.

[Bulky]

I've had the same rubberized rims for the last 2 years. Work really well & are easy to clean/regain grip (wet cloth). Like everything, what works for someone may not work for others.

[girlracer]

I've got rubber hand-rims that just cover the original ones that came on the chair. I could have ordered special already rubbered ones but they are glued on, and when they get cut and worn you'd need to replace the entire hand-rim structure. So I opted for these cover ones that are perfect and easily replacable. I don't know where you are from, but I doubt Italy, so I'm trying to find something similar online for you.

click here!
This is one that has some stuff... Even some friends of mine have ordered stuff sent to Italy.
Just search for 'handrims' or look around on the site.

My opinion... don't by any stuff that needs to be glued on.

[WC_Sage]

KimAndSophie, you mentioned:

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... a c6 complete and use foam coated pushrims. They are really thick and I can push myself with just my palms ...

Could you post a close-up picture of your hand pushing on the foam-coated rim?

[allis53ca]

i have 0 hand func and use Natural-Fit LT's, they work good for me.....i used projection rims before and they sucked

[guido]

Hi there

Having had a conversation with a Spinergy rep who was undoubtably selling a good product, but i couldn't get over the price, I went to a Trade Fair in Germany in October, and got talking to a Swedish guy who runs http://maxgrepp.se/

They do rims and rubber for rims at a better price. I am going to start selling their stuff in the UK as they look to me to be good products, easy to fit, and cheaper than the competition. All designed to make pushing easier and more efficient for paras and quads

The rubber is a soft natural rubber that is allergy free and is grippy in the wet. They say the more you use it the better the friction gets.

There are different products from rims with a rubber grips that covers the gap between the rim and the wheel and just a rubber sleeve that slides onto the rims. Haven't got them listed yet, but if you - Little_lampie - or anyone else wants to ask about it please send me an email: info@disabledgear.com

[animadversor]

is there an english button i missed Guido?

[guido]

Not one that I can find there. I have a couple of leaflets in English here and can get a load sent.

It's not perfect, but you can go to google translate and put the website in, then change the translation values to: from Swedish to English.

Soon enough I hope it'll all appear in English on my site!

[animadversor]

Google it is--thanks!

good luck

Edited by animadversor, 12 December 2009 - 10:48 PM.

[MrBump]

i use blax rims......

[guido]

MrBump, on Dec 14 2009, 04:20 AM, said:

i use blax rims......

http://www.pushblack.com/ do they sell elsewhere? Or just through their site?

[dot2]

Hi,

I'm C5/6 quad and use the rubber coated rims designed for wheelchair rugby chairs. not cheap but lots of grip and last well. Draft or Bromakin sell these in UK

[MrBump]

guido, on Dec 15 2009, 04:58 AM, said:

MrBump, on Dec 14 2009, 04:20 AM, said:

i use blax rims......

http://www.pushblack.com/ do they sell elsewhere? Or just through their site?

just there i think, i got miine when chair was scripted.

got no fingers, but don't use gloves.

[COOL Mobility]

The guy who owns PushBlack is a C5-6 quad and nice guy who I met at Medtrade in Atlanta. As he was involved in quad rugby, he developed a really tough coating that is sticky when cleaned with detergent but less grippy when grimed up a bit. Thrick is to clean top push area but leave underneath/inside uncleaned for some slip when breaking by hookeing back of hand.

Although expensive, I bought a pair of his rims and they were the first rims I could efectively push on (I'm a C5-C6 complete for 32 years). Super tough unlike foam covering that rips up too quickly.

However, after 30 years of pushing on just tires, I'm better that way so don't use those rims now. Anyone in Australia, contact me if interested in buying.

Cheers
Colin

[WC_Sage]

KimAndSophie (or anyone else with thick foam-coated rims), when you have time would you mind having someone take a close-up picture of your hand pushing both forward and backward on the foam-coated rims that you mentioned?