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Propellor powered wheelchair needs to be made

Sunday, June 22, 2008

It's not even a concept so dont get too excited, but even though it's nothing more than a crazy photoshop dream, it's still gone straight to the top of our wheelchair wish list.

Adaptions, extreme sitting, funny, technology, Wheelchairs

Dizabled: Wheelchair cartoons that are actually good

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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The character evolved after it's creator John Lytle spent time as an assistant at an adaptive weight training class and obviously got to know some pretty badass dudes in wheelchairs.

Adventures, extreme, extreme sitting, funny, new-school, People, sports

Flickr Group - DIY Wheelchair Bike

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

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So what do you do when you’re on holiday and dont have access to a hand-bike to fly down the hills and have some fun. Well if you have as much ingenuity (and old bikes at lying around, not to mention an angle grinder) as Flickr Group Member Rushbypics then you just cut an old [...]

Adaptions, extreme, extreme sitting, Flickr, Gear, handcycle, People, sports, Wheelchairs

Pimp My Wheelchair #1 - Sweetskinz Tires

Monday, March 31, 2008

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We like rolling on 24 or 26 inch wheels here at pushingthelimits, with big gnarly mountain bike tires to make sure if we do hit someone’s toes then it going to be a job well done. Obviously we could try and convince you that the extra traction in snow and loose ground comes in handy, but it’s [...]

Adaptions, extreme, extreme sitting, Gear, new-school, News, off-road

Wheelchair Skateboarding

Monday, March 31, 2008

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The new-school breed of wheelers such as Aaron Fotheringham are making wheelchairs tools for “extreme sitting” in the urban environment and getting their kicks in ever new and inventive ways. When you think of wheelchair skateboarding I bet you think of a guy strapped into a wheelchair wheeling around a skate park, well maybe, but this dude [...]

extreme sitting, new-school, skateboarding