Re: [QUAD-L] Monster wheelchair

[greg]

I only get flatless tires now. Too many times getting flats away from home. It is a bit bumpier, but I feel worth it. I've had 2 kinds of smaller size "big" tires. The 1st and easiest kind just had like 5 screws you take out and the rim came apart, slip a new tire in and screw it back together. Probably easier than a bike tire. The 2nd kind had to be pealed off the rim like a bike tire. A bit stiffer, but anyone who had done a few bikes could do it. I heard front/mid wheel chairs can not go that fast or the fishtail (over 7.5), but I'd like to try. Greg   > I've had a bounder for more than 20 years. > I always get the ones with the large rear wheels. I like that model > because if you get a flat in one of your rear tires, anybody - > including my PCA's can change it. It's just like changing a bike > tire. I've never had a chair with small drive wheels. It looks like > it would be a major job to fix a flat. Any of you have experience > with these? As for the speed, I tried 11.5 mph and for me it was > too fast! So, I went back to a slightly slower speed. When you are > going 11.5 mph and you hit a bump -- it hurts! The drive belts do > stretch after awhile but you can get new ones at any auto shop for > $18. Dan > > At 07:18 PM 10/13/2010, greg said something that elicited my > response:   > >> The "21st Century" was >> my first power chair back in 1982, it had the big rear wheels >> back then. I think you can still get those, but they are >> unattractive I think. Now called the Bounder. I now prefer >> front/mid wheel drive chairs just because they are easier to >> manage indoors and in my van. These 21st chairs are pretty big. >> BUT, I now think that is the chair I want again. It is the >> fastest chair I know of, 11.5 mph. It has fewer electric parts to >> go bad and belt driven still. I'm not sure if the summers in >> Phoenix will be bad on the belts, stretching them in the heat, >> etc. I want a faster chair... >> > Greg > >> >> http://wheelchairs.com/index.html >> >> Has anybody ever heard of these wheelchairs? And looks awesome and >> going to try to get vocational rehabilitation to pay for because >> Medicaid probably wouldn't consider it!