Bill Lasher, the brains and guiding force behind Lasher Sport, is a wheelchair user himself and he set out to design an all-terrain chair from the standpoint of what he really wanted in an off-road wheelchair. The result is a true beast, with lightweight magnesium frame (20% lighter than aluminum but just as strong), huge front castors, rear suspension and hydraulic disc brakes.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Schulte is renowned for the basketball chairs he designs, bespoke and measured perfectly to the player and their abilities, in Beijing he'll even be competing against players from other countries who'll be in chairs he had made for them.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Made almost completely from spare bike parts, and even some old pieces of wood, the wheelchair is designed to try and conquer the two main hurdles for mobility in Africa and other developing nations; rough terrain and cost.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Argo Medical Technologies is an Israeli company who have developed a working exoskeleton for wheelchair users. The suit (which is actually designed by a quadriplegic, we didn't know Tony Stark had been injured) uses the normal array of onboard computers, motors and batteries to allow a wheelchair user to walk. Movement is controlled by upper body movement and the user still has to rely on crutches for support and extra balance, but it seems to be a pretty impressive set-up.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The home page of Lasher Sport, makers of some of the sexiest wheelchairs in the world, has been updated with some teasing information on a new All-Terrain wheelchair from the Alaskan based firm.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
So you want to get out on the rock face and maybe even try climbing El Capitan, rock climbing for paraplegics and quadriplegics with good upper body strength isn't impossible but you will need some slightly modified equipment to make thing go smoothly.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Using a standard electric drill as a motor and means of propulsion they built a transfer unit that easily bolts onto any manual wheelchair and lets you get your freak on without the added noise of a petrol engine. With speeds of between 3 and 12 mph from using that drill you got 3 years ago but have never taken out of the box.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Getting in the mud, snow or rough terrain is normally where the best fun is to be had, unfortunately most wheelchairs just cant cope with much more than a couple of mole hills. That sucks because we like moles and dont think they should be blamed for making huge parts of the world inaccessible to [...]
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Willgo is a UK based wheelchair company making manual wheelchair with geared transmissions powered by hand-cranks rather than traditional wheel pushing. We've talked about hand-crank powered wheelchair before with the Renegade, but the Willgo manages to integrate the gearing and mechanics without the extra bulk of a chain.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The British Columbia Mobility Opportunities Society (BCMOS) is a non-profit organisation that aims to allow people with significant physical disabilities the chance to take part in hiking and over night camping. Based in Vancouver BC, Canada BCMOS makes use of the TrailRider all terrain wheelchair, which allows people with severe disabilities and paralysis to get into the wilderness.
Friday, September 12, 2008
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