The idea is to reduce vibration and user fatigue while propelling. Some patients are prone to impact triggered muscle spasticity, or clonus. There are plenty of chairs out there with shock absorbing front casters but this puts the action directly under the user's weight and only when needed, whereas casters are constantly flexing and some would say "robbing energy". It's likely not cheap but with anything, the more there are under users, the cheaper it will be. I would much rather solve a spasticity problem mechanically instead of dependence on muscle relaxing medications. Hope the insurance companies see it that way too.
For when money is no object: Coming from a wheelchair user, I love every design to make our lives easier, it gets the usual handicap markup, guaranteeing none of us can buy it, along with the fact that no insurance will cover it, so again, only the rich will have one! I was lucky enough to try a wheelchair with a suspension once, the weight made it's use cumbersome, along with breaking down and loading it into your vehicle was equally difficult, so the good did not outweigh the bad. To me, the things that I would like to see, lighter rigid frame wheelchairs, durable wheels with extra durable pushrims, I'm tired of burrs cutting my hands when I bump things due to the weak material it's made out of, aluminum is not the right material for it, and for god sakes make it affordable, we don't all get a huge settlement with the accident that put us in this condition!
Two thumbs up to that. I see fabulous chairs, amazing extras, 4x4 and chairs perfect for my yearly foray at Burning Man. As you said... how could those of us on disability EVER afford one of these? Some of us are barely making it,already in creepy low-income housing due to the amount of our SSD checks. Seeing a chair such as this is exciting, but sadly depressing to the point of hopelessness. I got no settlement; it was the onset of a one in a million chance neuro-immunological spinal disease last summer. One day a black diamond skier and hiker. The next BOOM. Paralyzed from the waist down. As if Medicare or Medicaid would help to pay for such a thing. Oh, I can still dream right?
Rachael C. Black I once had chairs with tough titanium push rims, now they are cheap soft aluminum, getting burrs from just bumping items, causing them to either chew up my hands or my fingerless gloves I like to wear, so much for durability, exiting my lift platform of my van.
Maples01 So don't want to hear this. Medicare is paying for my chair -well part of it of course. I just checked and see that the body IS aluminum. It's an ultra-lightweight and I was thrilled. Damn.Have been using an old Medline K3 that causes me to pee myself when lifting it into the back of of a car. I'm able to 'wall shuffle' a bit some days/ Know what else is stupid? I see that this same chair is available online, including shipping, for $1625.00 Due to the new (2 years ago) Competitive Bidding law I'm forced to purchase the wheelchair from a store locally. It is known for high prices. The price for me? $2425.00 This raises my cost, the 20% deductible, by quite a bit. Not to mention the extra being paid by Medicare. Gee, looking forward to those freaking burrs. I too use the fingerless gloves. Good luck! Maybe some day we'll be allowed to upgrade... some how I doubt it -grin-.
Rachael C. Black I have a Quickie Q-7, it's 4 years old, before was a Colors Spazz, Quickie has Sun Rims, Colors had their Twisted Spoke, but both have soft push rims, years ago when I was injured, the push rim material was different, had a bronze look to it, resisted getting burrs, and I used to roll along concrete edging, over 10 years ago. My chairs have held up fine, but pushing doors with my caster on the Q-7, it's taking a toll on it, those stiff doors at businesses take some effort to push through, at times in frustration, when I get in the doorway, I like to slam them against either the doorstop or the wall, to get the reaction of those who just watched me struggle through. I've been on Medicare a long time, chose wisely when it comes to a wheelchair, the Spazz, being around about 8 years, they are strong chairs, but brake adjustment is limited to the frame design, where my center of gravity had the axle located, the brakes couldn't get a sufficient bite on the tires to hold the chair, so there was no way to keep from rolling around. The Q-7 is great, very light weight and durable, Quickie chairs have been great for me.
Suppose you had an electric wheelchair which could climb stairs quickly and easily, while you would sit on a gimbal stabilized chair. How much would you be willing to pay for it?
Bravo pour votre innovation spectaculaire. Très belle invention je partage avec plaisir en espérant que cela vous aidera par la suite. Bonne continuation !!!
Before even watching this video, I have a thought experiment for you all. Load that wheel up with some weight so the hub is off-centre. For that wheel to be rolling without an eccentric pattern would require the mechanism of the wheel to be constantly moving to keep the axis of rotation in the same place. That mechanism is wasted energy, because you can't move it without using energy, and the only energy being applied to that wheelchair is from the poor human pushing it. Bad idea is bad, perhaps just design some real suspension, or get a pair of legs that work.
what an absolute asshole!!!! get legs that work!! are you really such a god dam moron you don't know some people don't have a choice when born, fkn moron !!!!!
I love this product! The people SoftWheel and their partners Crawford are the best! This is the best product on the market and it is a life changer with a better ride, I feel safe, comfortable and have no fears of going out to the house.
they said its suitable for bicycles and cars , and there's not a single video about that . my bet is that this wheel will explode when it will encounter any obstacle on a speed more than 20 kmh . wheres the logic behind that ? to change the position of the wheel axle ??? O_O
The amount of force necessary for going up a step cannot be applied on the wheel rim by direct hand pressure. Solutions using longer arms (or sticks) so the sitter can apply at the rim a greater force, transmitted by the sticks, are available but less popular; and presumably these can handle climbing. However, to lift the front wheels first uses the opposite force to what is needed to climb, so it gets a bit difficult!
@@Macrocompassion No! You can put one hand to the ground and the other one holds the chair. Best if you have your seat belt on to be one piece with your chair. Then jump up one step, only using the big wheels. Seen in barrierefrei Rollstuhl training. It's great. I'm trying hard to be able to one day. In that Vvideo you can see another style, too, but it's very tricky so nearly nobody chn make it but the one who shows his very fast way! Be blessed!
The idea is to reduce vibration and user fatigue while propelling. Some patients are prone to impact triggered muscle spasticity, or clonus. There are plenty of chairs out there with shock absorbing front casters but this puts the action directly under the user's weight and only when needed, whereas casters are constantly flexing and some would say "robbing energy".
It's likely not cheap but with anything, the more there are under users, the cheaper it will be. I would much rather solve a spasticity problem mechanically instead of dependence on muscle relaxing medications. Hope the insurance companies see it that way too.
I couldn't have been the only one expecting him to do a flip with this music in the background, right?
For when money is no object:
Coming from a wheelchair user, I love every design to make our lives easier, it gets the usual handicap markup, guaranteeing none of us can buy it, along with the fact that no insurance will cover it, so again, only the rich will have one! I was lucky enough to try a wheelchair with a suspension once, the weight made it's use cumbersome, along with breaking down and loading it into your vehicle was equally difficult, so the good did not outweigh the bad. To me, the things that I would like to see, lighter rigid frame wheelchairs, durable wheels with extra durable pushrims, I'm tired of burrs cutting my hands when I bump things due to the weak material it's made out of, aluminum is not the right material for it, and for god sakes make it affordable, we don't all get a huge settlement with the accident that put us in this condition!
Two thumbs up to that.
I see fabulous chairs, amazing extras, 4x4 and chairs perfect for my yearly foray at Burning Man. As you said... how could those of us on disability EVER afford one of these? Some of us are barely making it,already in creepy low-income housing due to the amount of our SSD checks.
Seeing a chair such as this is exciting, but sadly depressing to the point of hopelessness. I got no settlement; it was the onset of a one in a million chance neuro-immunological spinal disease last summer. One day a black diamond skier and hiker. The next BOOM. Paralyzed from the waist down.
As if Medicare or Medicaid would help to pay for such a thing.
Oh, I can still dream right?
Rachael C. Black
I once had chairs with tough titanium push rims, now they are cheap soft aluminum, getting burrs from just bumping items, causing them to either chew up my hands or my fingerless gloves I like to wear, so much for durability, exiting my lift platform of my van.
Maples01 So don't want to hear this. Medicare is paying for my chair -well part of it of course. I just checked and see that the body IS aluminum. It's an ultra-lightweight and I was thrilled. Damn.Have been using an old Medline K3 that causes me to pee myself when lifting it into the back of of a car. I'm able to 'wall shuffle' a bit some days/
Know what else is stupid? I see that this same chair is available online, including shipping, for $1625.00 Due to the new (2 years ago) Competitive Bidding law I'm forced to purchase the wheelchair from a store locally. It is known for high prices. The price for me? $2425.00 This raises my cost, the 20% deductible, by quite a bit. Not to mention the extra being paid by Medicare.
Gee, looking forward to those freaking burrs. I too use the fingerless gloves.
Good luck! Maybe some day we'll be allowed to upgrade... some how I doubt it -grin-.
Rachael C. Black
I have a Quickie Q-7, it's 4 years old, before was a Colors Spazz, Quickie has Sun Rims, Colors had their Twisted Spoke, but both have soft push rims, years ago when I was injured, the push rim material was different, had a bronze look to it, resisted getting burrs, and I used to roll along concrete edging, over 10 years ago. My chairs have held up fine, but pushing doors with my caster on the Q-7, it's taking a toll on it, those stiff doors at businesses take some effort to push through, at times in frustration, when I get in the doorway, I like to slam them against either the doorstop or the wall, to get the reaction of those who just watched me struggle through. I've been on Medicare a long time, chose wisely when it comes to a wheelchair, the Spazz, being around about 8 years, they are strong chairs, but brake adjustment is limited to the frame design, where my center of gravity had the axle located, the brakes couldn't get a sufficient bite on the tires to hold the chair, so there was no way to keep from rolling around. The Q-7 is great, very light weight and durable, Quickie chairs have been great for me.
Suppose you had an electric wheelchair which could climb stairs quickly and easily, while you would sit on a gimbal stabilized chair. How much would you be willing to pay for it?
-softwheel
-loopwheel
- tweel
-ibot wheelchair
es la tecnología que logra estos adelantos para las personas con discapacidad, pero inaccesibles para muchos por el costo monetario de estas sillas.
Bravo pour votre innovation spectaculaire. Très belle invention je partage avec plaisir en espérant que cela vous aidera par la suite. Bonne continuation !!!
Good idea, bad video
admire your ingenuity!!
Awesome and touching.
Beautiful work!
the worst application for the best idea
Great invention.
I'd be glad to be able to role like you. Sorrily it's not possible I need my M 25 by Alber. The day you create a wheel for M 25 I'll get it.
Respect!!
Excellent product!
I cant see it being lighter ever than current wheelchair wheel or bike wheel. Whats advantage over a regular wheelchair suspension, I dont get it.
Before even watching this video, I have a thought experiment for you all.
Load that wheel up with some weight so the hub is off-centre. For that wheel to be rolling without an eccentric pattern would require the mechanism of the wheel to be constantly moving to keep the axis of rotation in the same place. That mechanism is wasted energy, because you can't move it without using energy, and the only energy being applied to that wheelchair is from the poor human pushing it.
Bad idea is bad, perhaps just design some real suspension, or get a pair of legs that work.
what an absolute asshole!!!! get legs that work!! are you really such a god dam moron you don't know some people don't have a choice when born, fkn moron !!!!!
I need this!
Un precio aproximado a como esta esta silla de ruedas nececito una
Can't wait to beta test it♡♡♡♡♡
I love this product! The people SoftWheel and their partners Crawford are the best! This is the best product on the market and it is a life changer with a better ride, I feel safe, comfortable and have no fears of going out to the house.
Triumph motorcycle invented the sprung hub many years ago!
Superweel
Why so many fade during the dismantling? It's like you're trying to hide something dubious..
great work. small question though!
where can i find the background score used in this video?
they said its suitable for bicycles and cars , and there's not a single video about that .
my bet is that this wheel will explode when it will encounter any obstacle on a speed more than 20 kmh .
wheres the logic behind that ? to change the position of the wheel axle ??? O_O
Well, there are videos now where u can watch this tech on bikes. Don't judge too quickly. Innovation and development takes time.
i have a silly question, but how does he drive if he cant use his legs?
Modifications: Paraplegic Driving with Menox Hand Controls
Controls are customised to hand use!
How much does it weigh?
soft wheel are light weight than perfect fit hand wheels? anybody know?
Wheel for low speed bicycles & wheelchairs. Not for prof. bike ridig.
Hi! Pls tell me why?
Hi! Please tell me why?
Y como maneja el auto sin poder usar las piernas?, Jaque Mate.
ssSkrymlooSss Cs se ve que no sales de casa, dale animate y levanta el culo de la silla y te sorprenderas de las cosas que hay en el mundo.
мудро...
Wouldn't work well for a driven vehicle
או בקיצור: "בלם זעזועים מובנה".
How does he go UP the stairs tho...
The amount of force necessary for going up a step cannot be applied on the wheel rim by direct hand pressure. Solutions using longer arms (or sticks) so the sitter can apply at the rim a greater force, transmitted by the sticks, are available but less popular; and presumably these can handle climbing. However, to lift the front wheels first uses the opposite force to what is needed to climb, so it gets a bit difficult!
@@Macrocompassion No! You can put one hand to the ground and the other one holds the chair. Best if you have your seat belt on to be one piece with your chair. Then jump up one step, only using the big wheels. Seen in barrierefrei Rollstuhl training. It's great. I'm trying hard to be able to one day. In that Vvideo you can see another style, too, but it's very tricky so nearly nobody chn make it but the one who shows his very fast way! Be blessed!
Could someone help me with the name of the song?
Yeah, I couldn't find it either. Even Shazaam failed.
Shut up and take my money!