Ultralight Wheelchair

I'm getting my first wheelchair. I'm an eighteen year old female. I can walk, but I have some bone and muscle conditions that are causeing muscle atrophy as well as making it very painful to walk. I'm wanting an ultralight rigid wheelchair. I haven't been able to go out and be as active as I used to be since this has progressed so I'm wanting one with the bike type wheels. Here is the list of the chairs I'm looking at. If any of you have or have heard of these and has any opinions on them, please let me know which you think is best as well as your good and bad opinions on each.

- [Colours] Avenger
- [Colours] Eclipse
- [Invacare] A-4
- [TiLite] Aero R
- [TiLite] Aero Z
- [Quickie] GP
- [Quickie] GT
- [Quickie] Q7

I don't reccomend the Quickie GP. the frame is very boxy and is difficult to lift over your lap into the car because it's quite large. My old one also had my legs stuck out in front of me further than my current chair and I didn't like that either (though that could have just been the hospital OT's ordering the wrong thing)

Both the TiLite look good, though I prefer the look of the Aero Z for the same reason as above, the Aero R looks like the frame takes up more room when the wheels are off.

As in my other post to your other question I think the Invacare A4 is a very good choice of chair for a first chair. It's really adjustable and with the wheels off it goes smaller than the GP anyway!

I've never had a colours chair but I've not really heard good reports about them. Some people love them but more are indifferent or say that they wouldn't get another one.

If I had that choice and money didn't come into it then I'd be choosing the TiLite Aero Z

EDIT I've just realised that the other question wasn't from you, all I said there was that the Invacare A4 is a good first chair because it's very adjustable and that means you can find out what settings you like and when you come to get your next chair you'll know what you want.

2009-10-17 19:43:38 by kLeigh

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