Manual Wheelchair
Greencare Compact DB1
When you’re looking for a base level wheelchair, should you sacrifice the support and comfort for price? With the Greencare Compact DB1 you don’t have to, as Dominic explains. Greencare Compact DB1 Specification The Greencare Compact DB1 has a number of options, so we’ve got a separate specification page – click here to find the full specification. Introducing… The C...[Read More]
Invacare introduce new Action 5 Rigid
Invacare is expanding its tried and trusted Action family – known for its versatile folding manual wheelchairs. The latest addition has been revealed as Invacare introduce the new Action 5 Rigid Based on the proven Action family design, Action 5 Rigid features an energy efficient, rigid frame designed to provide effortless propulsion by the user. This gives excellent manoeuvrability and dr...[Read More]
Progeo Duke Review
The Progeo Duke is a carbon fibre wheelchair in a market that’s is crowded already – both Sunrise and Invacare have the Quickie Krypton, Kuschall K-Series and Champion available in folding and rigid frame variants. So what makes the Duke so special? Dominic took a look at the offering from Italy. Specification You can find the full specification of the Progeo Duke on the specification page, incl...[Read More]
RISE4Disability – Exhibitor Roundup
It’s less than 10 days to go until RISE4Disability in Peterborough (12 July – get your FREE tickets here) – if you’ve not heard about RISE4Disability, then you can find out more here. We’ve been looking at what exhibitors will be showcasing at RISE4Disability and here’s what we know Ottobock, Klaxon and Recare Ottobock will be showcasing the Zenit manual foldin...[Read More]
RGK Tiga Sub4 Review
The RGK Tiga Sub4 has been around a little while now – what makes the RGK Sub4 one of the most popular made to measure wheelchairs available? We took a look at the Sub4 in more detail. You can find all of the specification by clicking here. Made to measure Because RGK work within tight quality and measurement controls, you’ll be getting a wheelchair built within 5mm of tolerance in the design. ...[Read More]
Mountain Trike
The Mountain Trike is a front wheel drive bucketed hand trike. Using levers and chain drive, the Mountain Trike is designed to cover rough terrain with gearing aimed at walking pace and gradient climbs. Dominic took a look to learn more. What is the Mountain Trike? Simply put, it’s a front wheel drive trike. It’s chain driven by two handles, acting much like bike pedals. They are push-to-move ...[Read More]
Rigid lightweight wheelchair under £1000 challenge
Everyone knows that there is a host of second hand sales websites, so we took a look through some to see what we could find. Then we were quite literally inundated with an email, with a subject of “Rigid lightweight wheelchair under £1000 challenge”. It read: Dear Review My next Wheelchair I need a wheelchair but my budget is smaller than a baby hamster. What can I get for £1000? Lo...[Read More]
RGK Tiga FX Review
The RGK Tiga FX is an ultralight folding wheelchair. Unlike its competitors, the Quickie Xenon2 and the Kuschall Champion SK, the RGK Tiga FX is a rigid frame wheelchair that folds to achieve a smaller size for transportation and storage. Dominic took a closer look at the Tiga FX to learn more. What’s the RGK Tiga FX about? The Tiga FX is a folding wheelchair with a slight difference. Unlike the...[Read More]
Quickie Krypton Review
The Quickie Krypton is what Sunrise admit to being late to the party. With several different carbon fibre wheelchairs on the market today, we look a look at the wheelchair Sunrise hope will challenge the existing wheelchairs available. Quickie Krypton Specifications Pretty much everything we saw on the first look test run is within the standard specification, including carbon side guards, carbon f...[Read More]
Progeo Joker R2 Review
The Progeo Joker R2 is the new variant of the Italian wheelchair company’s popular Joker model. A rigid frame wheelchair, it is described by Progeo as extremely light and very adaptable. Dominic took a look to learn more about the Progeo Joker R2 lightweight wheelchair. Joker R2 Specification The hydroformed frame, an aircraft-grade aluminium, weighs in at a starting weight of 5.7KG withou...[Read More]
Xenon2
The Xenon2 is an ultra-light folding wheelchair that is highly configurable whilst offering comparable benefits that you would expect from a rigid frame wheelchair.
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