Hah, actually, it's cooler than that - I have a manual chair with power-assist wheels :-) Means I get upper-body exercise with less damage to my hands/wrists (I'm hypermobile with significant RSI). It's (much) heavier than a pure manual but more manoeuvrable than a pure electric.
The full stats on my chair: Kueschall Champion with e-motion wheels, Jay3 cushion and deep-contoured backrest + headrest.
This is pretty much the best option for most of what I want to do, but isn't for everyone :-) People with less upper-body damage (e.g. most paras) are better off with a high-end pure manual (faster, lighter, easier to lift, more manoeuvrable, don't need to worry about battery life, fewer expensive parts to break...); some people are much better off with fully-electric chairs (and some days I would be, but not enough days).
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Date: 2014-04-25 12:58 pm (UTC)The full stats on my chair: Kueschall Champion with e-motion wheels, Jay3 cushion and deep-contoured backrest + headrest.
This is pretty much the best option for most of what I want to do, but isn't for everyone :-) People with less upper-body damage (e.g. most paras) are better off with a high-end pure manual (faster, lighter, easier to lift, more manoeuvrable, don't need to worry about battery life, fewer expensive parts to break...); some people are much better off with fully-electric chairs (and some days I would be, but not enough days).