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Old Jul 03, 2006, 03:02 AM
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Lack of adjustibility, thought up another one.

You CAN NOT adjust mine (well, not really). Height, or angle of the wheels or the footpedals or anything like that. It just HAS to be difficult and complicated.

I already said foldability, or the ability to take it apart right?

Easy to clean too. Or lack therof. You CAN NOT clean my wheelchair, too many nooks and crannies, and the bolts on my brakes are actually RUSTED over, for no good reason.

Size of the front wheels is another thing. Small wheels look cute and everything, but they wind up getting stuck in the weirdest areas, or can't help the wheelchair to "pop" over a bump or curb. The same thing with the big front tires too though... they're not as quick to respond, and can jam on occassion (or the bearings go screwy)

Handlebars are another thing. I don't have ones on mine, simply because with ones there, people feel that it is necessary to push me around without asking. Without the handlebars, they actually have to ask me first, since they have to push on the actual back of the chair (actually there is a bar, but its a lot lower than handlebars, so people have to almost stoop to reach it!)

And a general suggestion of something I'd LOVE to actually be put on a wheelchair model sometime in the future... a cup holder. Don't ask me where the darn thing would go, but trying to hold a drink (especially the hot ones) and wheeling at the same time isn't fun (and has resulted in several leg burns for me)

I think thats it. If you ever want to ask me anything, feel free to PM. Thanks for this thread, its really nice to hear people's opinions instead of me being the only one with any experience with a wheelchair!!
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