My biggest thing when I was with my grandad in his wheelchair was making sure people spoke to HIM. People would constantly ask me or family members questions on his behalf, like even “does he want a drink?” and I’d just have to be like “he is able to speak, he just doesn’t have legs” and I was only 5 at the time 😂 it really bothered me that someone would speak to someone I cared about like that, so I really make a point of reminding people that wheelchair users can have the ability to speak for themselves in a lot of circumstances. You saying about not fitting in really hit me, it reminded me of my grandad and now he used to feel, I hate that it’s still the same almost 20 years later.
Awww. I remember my gran in her care home. She had perfect hearing, and was totally with it (she had parkinson's) but it really used to bug me how the staff would speak to her, like she was stupid. x
Thanks Gem for the opportunity to be a part of the wheelchair tag.. I've never really had to talk this much about my wheelchair.. It's been interesting watching other wheelchair tag videos..
Thanks so much for the opportunity to participate in this wheelchair tag. Really love watching all the other videos. We are strong. We are many. Hello from California to everyone!
It was great to collaborate with you on this Gem! Great idea for a tag - I'm looking forward to watching everyone else's videos. I can relate to the difficulty making friends. I've found I have to be more outgoing than I sometimes feel comfortable with to try and initiate conversations with new people and join in xx
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I love that you started this tag and I'm really enjoying everyone else's Wheelchair Tag videos too! I have EDS and I'm an electric wheelchair user but my chair just broke down!! D: I'm looking for my first manual chair to see if I can learn to self-propell whilst stuck in quarrantine! :D
I have a smart drive and can use it in any weather and any surface. It is also the only power adaptable device that is TSA approved. It is weather proof and fabulous.
I just wanted to thank you for starting this tag! I’m not currently a wheelchair user, but I’m chronically ill (fibro, with suspected ME and POTS) and am considering looking into one. These videos have been a great way to get easily digestible information! 💛
I have a SmartDrive MX2 which is an older model. I absolutely love it, and I depend on it to go everywhere. You can use it indoors and outdoors, but it doesn't work well off-road, and trying to do that will drain your battery. The battery lasts 12.3 mi on a flat no resistance surface according to Permobil's website. Mine lasts a full 8+ hour day travelling all over my university campus (including some steep hills), but I make sure to turn it off when I'm not using it. It does have some Bluetooth connectivity issues, especially with newer models. Mine doesn't work well in Walmart, and I assume Bluetooth is the issue. I've heard other people say that it doesn't work well in crowded cities like New York. I've had no problems in Atlanta though (a relatively large city). I prefer my SmartDrive over an electric handcycle attachment b/c I can leave it on my chair all day and go indoors, fit under tables, and go up to counters without having a giant trike attachment in front of my chair. If you plan to only use the power assist outside for walks, then an electric handcycle would work fine. I have a friend who has one, and she loves walking her dog with it (except the dog is running because she goes fast in her chair)!
I have a freewheel and find it hard to control but when I am on rough ground it makes it easier. I am going for an assessment for a new chair in a couple of weeks too. So excited :)
I'm about to get a new chair! I'm a part time user but needed a lighter one to get in and out of the car so my doctor set me up with resources and im so excited to be able to get around more!
I'll be your friend Gem. Your videos have been helpful for me. I've only been in a wheelchair for 4 years and it's from a muscle disease rather than a spinal cord injury. I used to live in the UK but I'm in America now.
Love your channel and excited to see who else uses this tag. I just got my first mobility devices for my lupus, gosh I guess it was a while ago now but with covid I've only used it during some grocery trip lol. I forgot the main thing I was going to say so I'm gonna edit it later lol brain fog.
I actually have a fully electric handbike, I have the Quickie attitude power. This is super awesome because I can go on bike rides with my brother and parents. I also have the Smartdrive but this is indeed, just a power add on if you struggle to push your chair by yourself.
i have a kuschall champion folding for travel with off road wheels really good for pushing in the forests of portugal and ti lite zra 2 for everyday use
I love your videos! I have multiple sclerosis and I use my wheelchair when I go out,I also use my Cain when home or quick in and out of place’s. But I do get people who stare at me like was she walking before.( love my smart drive) hey from Boston
I completely empathise with not feeling that you truly belong anywhere (outside your family). I've always struggled with self-worth. I grew up at a time when we Disabled people were treated like an alien species.
Its so hard to explain to anyone who isnt disabled. The time I really realised it, and could put it into words, was when I went to the rollettes, and everyone was in a char. I then realised. Oh, so this is how it feels. And thats what it must feel like for the non disabled when they meet new crowds. Know what I mean??? I dont know if that makes sens. How are you? Are you out of hosipital? x
@@Wheelsnoheels I came out of hospital on Bank Holiday Monday, but spent Tuesday night in A&E with another bleed. Came home Wednesday - touch wood, no problem since. But I need further bladder investigation (sorry to be graphic!). 😱 I'm alright in myself, but have nagging worries it might be another kidney stone or something else more sinister. I'm trying not to think about it. 😕
Thank you Gem for a your content. I'm getting veloce I didn't even know they had a Canadian manufacturer making wheelchairs and that is where I am from
I'm about to buy a 'Firefly' (google it baby!) a power add-on to go with my Kuschall K-Series, rigid chair. Will looking to your cushion though, cheers. A lot of people seem quite surprised when you tell them your chair cost XXXX pounds; most people only know of the 'granny chair' - supplied by the NHS and IS free!
I know what you mean about making friends. Also friends in my case have disappeared since I use a chair. I find when I go to the theatre that I’m usually at the back and often people stand up to clap along or at the end extra but, so I miss what’s going on.
I have a smart drive and it’s awesome! While yes it’s more for taking walks or going in shops and such, but for me that’s all I need as I can’t go on bad terrains anyways (sensitive to vibration) and going out biking with anyone doesn’t happen either, I take walks with mum and maybe family friends so I only need a help engine fit for walks, and something which is very easy to carry up a flight of stairs and lift into the car and so on. The Smart Drive is super light and very portable and it doesn’t get in the way when going in shops and such. I’ve had my Smart Drive for a month now and I’m loving it! Though obviously not using it as much as I would have under normal circumstances as I’m obviously not going out of town for leisure trips to shops and such that I would have done if we didn’t have the C19 situation going on right now so I’m only going out on walks sometimes and doing grocery shopping
What about the difference between the manual wheelchair high back seat ( like the size at hospitals) and the low back manual wheelchair like the ones you have. My armrest broke off and I thought I’d not like a chair without them. Only thing I don’t like is that when it’s raining or wet the water gets on my pants.
I am not a wheelchair that my dream wheelchair would be black and red that would want to be able to do wheelies go down hills and even the bike with it sounds fun to do.
Hearing about your wheelchair makes me excited for mine to come it's not a custome made one but with shops shut had to order a plain non custome made one loving your video tho
I was wondering where you got your adjustable handles i cant see my OT just now because of lockdown but as you mentioned its not great for having tall people push you when you have short permanent handles my bf is 6.2ft so yeh lol any advice would be great iv been in my chair for nearly 5years now and I think your videos are awsome and really look up to you especially advice which your videos have definetly given me. Thank you Rachael
I so wished I could hold a wheelie I can just about pop a smalllll curb I have the quickie xenon 2 which is a folding chair but feels more like a rigid I have the swing away version which doesn’t look as sleek as the fixed front which I do regret I’d love a quickie helium or argon to try The smart drive with the freewheel would be perfect I think that’s my plan anyway I have the freewheel but struggle to steer it (im rubbish at self propelling anyway hence why I have a power chair to ) I’d also like to try loop wheels to I love how you can transfer I can still stand and walk (main issue is pain and fatigue ) but if I needed to transfer ina be out of car and seats and from floor etc I’d be buggered 😂
Hi. You said in a previous video that you have to self fund most of your chairs. Can you get a retail finance packages for a chair and pay monthly or do you have to pay in total at time of purchase. Also I think veloce could be pronounce "Ve - law - chay". It is Italian for fast/faster and is used by a number of Italian brands. 🙂
Have you seen the series Speechless? If you haven’t check out the trailer. It’s about a guy with cerebral palsy and it’s a really funny comedy about how it is to live in the world using a wheelchair or living with a disability
Great topic. I am hoping my brand new wheelie arrives next week. It also is a Motion Composites, the Apex. Loved it at the store, and after all the measurements blah blah we ordered. And of course fashion conscious moi needed the bells and whistles:) Ordered the Spinergy LX wheels with red spokes. The trim of the wheelie is all black. Gem, I too am seriously thinking of a handbike or whatever they are officially called. Seems the name changes depending on vendor/website. But the Batec seems the granddaddy of them all. Which for me, here in The US are not approved by one of our federal agencies known as the FDA. I have however come across where I can buy here. I think one would be ideal for trails and parking the car somewhere and going a couple of miles and back again. Super sexy. I only worry about maintenance/repair.
@@Wheelsnoheels O yes, absolutely! This one I have is fine, except for loading and unloading in and out of our suv. I have twion wheels which weigh a ton. That said I think it's wise to have 2 wheelies for emergencies ✌♿♿🙂
Great video, just bit of information about bike attachment.. I have the E Pilot bike attachment, I won from competition ran by Invcare its fantastic and you can definitely keep up with people on bikes, it handles so well and super fun, easy to use plus can change your phone 🙂
@@Wheelsnoheels my issue where I live as I live in a town and the shops are not accessible well not many I should say..i find myself struggling to get into places or being asked to leave it chained up in a bike rack and I'm sorry its worth over £5,000 no way 🙂 so I find myself struggling to use but as I say its great for woods/walks and so on. App is easy to use that you can change all settings ie sport and so on, fantastic attachment for right environment and user.
Ok i was in a wheelchair only for a few months ( while healing from a feature tibia ) but u a fulltime wheelchair user how do u deal with long hrs of sitting ??
Not heard of the brand before, I've always had quickie ones since I needed to use a chair. Think they do a superlight krypton which I think the frame is about 3 and a half kilos or something like that, Im quite lucky here, I have an argon 2 for every day use, with loopwheels and any day now a freewheel coming soon and I cannot wait to go out and use it. Do you not have help through local wheelchair services? Or do you just prefer to buy yourself and so on? (I know if you want something different, it's a voucher for a really small amount considering the time of the prescription)
At the moment I am cursed with the bog standard NHS folding wheelchair that is way to big for me, doesn’t even have removable wheels and it’s steal so heavier than I like to think about. I don’t have the finances to buy one just now and my therapist and I are in a good natured battle of wills as to if my next chair is manual (what I want) or powered (what she thinks is probably best). Given me being on the shielded list is curtailing me trying to keep myself moving both out of and in the chair and the nature of my condition means that what ever mobility I loose will be gone forever I am thinking my therapist is likely to come out the victorious but I am stubborn and that pigheaded nature has kept me going longer under my own power for longer than medics predicted so I’m doing all I can to make my dream lightweight active chair a reality!
Hi wheelsnoheels, do you use the term 'interabled couple'? i find it a bit strange as yes im disabled and my wife walks but we are human, i see other channels using it what do you think?
q2 a full-time as im a apery q3 a quick life just trying to find spairs and add ons q4 a 2 the quicky faST AND NIMBLE AND THE HEVEY HOSPITAL CRASH TEST DUMMY CHAIR q5 manual q6 a 4inch fume cushion q7 wheelee q8 nothing q9 being spoke over hay im down here
Hey there Gem, I am just an ordinary German girl, who watches your videos on a regular basis. ;) I'm also in a chair and a huge fan of ur content! 💗 I've just read an article on wikiHow of "How to use a Wheelchair" and it's clear to see that those people literally had no idea. Btw here is the link: www.wikihow.com/Operate-a-Wheelchair-Safely-Outdoors I wonder, if you are interested in doing a video and right the wrong. ;) I guaranty, it will definitely make you laugh..... a lot! ;) Anyways, keep up the great content. I've learned a lot! ;)
powerbike over the smart drive??? the smartdrive is everyday life. you could face some issues with the powerbike like turning.if you turn into a door in ur normal chair youre ok but you have to make adjustments with that bike. the powerbike is more of a outdoorsy type of person not normal use but the smartdrive omg everyday use except in the home. you have no need to use it at home but going thru the airports,fleamarkets gorcery stores malls it is a life saver...
Why do you always edit out the spokes of your chairs? It looks really odd lol... I'm not a hater, by the way. I actually really enjoy and appreciate your content and hard work 🌼
My oldest one which isn't in the video is over 20 years old. And my brother in law who got chronically ill used it when he was really ill. So we have kept it in the family. Then the second one is for upstairs in my house. So its not an option. However, if I was ever in a position to, i would donate it. x
0:52 You said wheelchair 5 times. 2:50 How is that controversial? 10:24 I have one and you are so right! 12:11 Might she have been a bit high...in the wrong sense of the word?
The “awkward-excitement” pose on all your thumbnails makes me wanna push my ti-lite ZR right off a cliff. It literally prevents me from watching any video you have. If that’s your sell, I’m not buying 😎🌴
My biggest thing when I was with my grandad in his wheelchair was making sure people spoke to HIM. People would constantly ask me or family members questions on his behalf, like even “does he want a drink?” and I’d just have to be like “he is able to speak, he just doesn’t have legs” and I was only 5 at the time 😂 it really bothered me that someone would speak to someone I cared about like that, so I really make a point of reminding people that wheelchair users can have the ability to speak for themselves in a lot of circumstances.
You saying about not fitting in really hit me, it reminded me of my grandad and now he used to feel, I hate that it’s still the same almost 20 years later.
Awww. I remember my gran in her care home. She had perfect hearing, and was totally with it (she had parkinson's) but it really used to bug me how the staff would speak to her, like she was stupid. x
Thanks Gem for the opportunity to be a part of the wheelchair tag.. I've never really had to talk this much about my wheelchair.. It's been interesting watching other wheelchair tag videos..
Thanks so much for the opportunity to participate in this wheelchair tag. Really love watching all the other videos. We are strong. We are many. Hello from California to everyone!
Thank you for collaborating with me i loved being a part of this ❤❤
It was great to collaborate with you on this Gem! Great idea for a tag - I'm looking forward to watching everyone else's videos. I can relate to the difficulty making friends. I've found I have to be more outgoing than I sometimes feel comfortable with to try and initiate conversations with new people and join in xx
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I love that you started this tag and I'm really enjoying everyone else's Wheelchair Tag videos too! I have EDS and I'm an electric wheelchair user but my chair just broke down!! D: I'm looking for my first manual chair to see if I can learn to self-propell whilst stuck in quarrantine! :D
I have a smart drive and can use it in any weather and any surface. It is also the only power adaptable device that is TSA approved. It is weather proof and fabulous.
@@morgancalvi6675 Depends on how uneven a surface you're thinking of - some uneven surfaces it handles just fine, other ones it doesn't.
I just wanted to thank you for starting this tag! I’m not currently a wheelchair user, but I’m chronically ill (fibro, with suspected ME and POTS) and am considering looking into one. These videos have been a great way to get easily digestible information! 💛
I have a SmartDrive MX2 which is an older model. I absolutely love it, and I depend on it to go everywhere. You can use it indoors and outdoors, but it doesn't work well off-road, and trying to do that will drain your battery. The battery lasts 12.3 mi on a flat no resistance surface according to Permobil's website. Mine lasts a full 8+ hour day travelling all over my university campus (including some steep hills), but I make sure to turn it off when I'm not using it. It does have some Bluetooth connectivity issues, especially with newer models. Mine doesn't work well in Walmart, and I assume Bluetooth is the issue. I've heard other people say that it doesn't work well in crowded cities like New York. I've had no problems in Atlanta though (a relatively large city). I prefer my SmartDrive over an electric handcycle attachment b/c I can leave it on my chair all day and go indoors, fit under tables, and go up to counters without having a giant trike attachment in front of my chair. If you plan to only use the power assist outside for walks, then an electric handcycle would work fine. I have a friend who has one, and she loves walking her dog with it (except the dog is running because she goes fast in her chair)!
I had no idea a tag like this existed!!!!! Sharing this video on FB & posting my answers in the post! ❤️👩🏻🦽
I have a freewheel and find it hard to control but when I am on rough ground it makes it easier. I am going for an assessment for a new chair in a couple of weeks too. So excited :)
I'm about to get a new chair! I'm a part time user but needed a lighter one to get in and out of the car so my doctor set me up with resources and im so excited to be able to get around more!
I'll be your friend Gem. Your videos have been helpful for me. I've only been in a wheelchair for 4 years and it's from a muscle disease rather than a spinal cord injury. I used to live in the UK but I'm in America now.
Really? Please, what's it called?
@@chee_mah I have Muscular Dystrophy, specifically Merosins or MDC1A
Love your channel and excited to see who else uses this tag. I just got my first mobility devices for my lupus, gosh I guess it was a while ago now but with covid I've only used it during some grocery trip lol.
I forgot the main thing I was going to say so I'm gonna edit it later lol brain fog.
I actually have a fully electric handbike, I have the Quickie attitude power. This is super awesome because I can go on bike rides with my brother and parents. I also have the Smartdrive but this is indeed, just a power add on if you struggle to push your chair by yourself.
Your videos always inspire me you so awsome keep doing an awesome job 🙃
Thank you so much x
i have a kuschall champion folding for travel with off road wheels really good for pushing in the forests of portugal and ti lite zra 2 for everyday use
I love your videos! I have multiple sclerosis and I use my wheelchair when I go out,I also use my Cain when home or quick in and out of place’s. But I do get people who stare at me like was she walking before.( love my smart drive) hey from Boston
You put so much time and effort into making your videos. Thank you!
my smartdrive is definitely more for inside/walking pace- it maxes out at 6mph but runs much better at 2-4 :)
“Honey! Can you bring my upstairs wheelchair downstairs for a video?”
“Again?” 😂
I completely empathise with not feeling that you truly belong anywhere (outside your family). I've always struggled with self-worth. I grew up at a time when we Disabled people were treated like an alien species.
Its so hard to explain to anyone who isnt disabled. The time I really realised it, and could put it into words, was when I went to the rollettes, and everyone was in a char. I then realised. Oh, so this is how it feels. And thats what it must feel like for the non disabled when they meet new crowds. Know what I mean??? I dont know if that makes sens. How are you? Are you out of hosipital? x
@@Wheelsnoheels I came out of hospital on Bank Holiday Monday, but spent Tuesday night in A&E with another bleed. Came home Wednesday - touch wood, no problem since. But I need further bladder investigation (sorry to be graphic!). 😱 I'm alright in myself, but have nagging worries it might be another kidney stone or something else more sinister. I'm trying not to think about it. 😕
@@ChrisPage68 Lots of love.
@@Wheelsnoheels Cheers. Just heard my cystoscopy appointment is on the 30th. ❤️
This is so fun! I think I might make my own video now! Thanks so much for starting this.
Thank you Gem for a your content. I'm getting veloce I didn't even know they had a Canadian manufacturer making wheelchairs and that is where I am from
I live in a rural area and the smartdrive doesn't cope well off of hard, smooth surfaces. The freewheel is amazing though.
I'm about to buy a 'Firefly' (google it baby!) a power add-on to go with my Kuschall K-Series, rigid chair. Will looking to your cushion though, cheers. A lot of people seem quite surprised when you tell them your chair cost XXXX pounds; most people only know of the 'granny chair' - supplied by the NHS and IS free!
“I accept no responsibility” ME AF
I know what you mean about making friends. Also friends in my case have disappeared since I use a chair. I find when I go to the theatre that I’m usually at the back and often people stand up to clap along or at the end extra but, so I miss what’s going on.
Great tag! I will be doing this tag for my next video!😊❤
Watch the maintenance on a power chair they can be expensive , also make sure it can go into reverse , I hope this can be of help Dave .
Excellent video and thank you, i use a Ti-lite ZRA titanium chair
I have a smart drive and it’s awesome! While yes it’s more for taking walks or going in shops and such, but for me that’s all I need as I can’t go on bad terrains anyways (sensitive to vibration) and going out biking with anyone doesn’t happen either, I take walks with mum and maybe family friends so I only need a help engine fit for walks, and something which is very easy to carry up a flight of stairs and lift into the car and so on. The Smart Drive is super light and very portable and it doesn’t get in the way when going in shops and such. I’ve had my Smart Drive for a month now and I’m loving it! Though obviously not using it as much as I would have under normal circumstances as I’m obviously not going out of town for leisure trips to shops and such that I would have done if we didn’t have the C19 situation going on right now so I’m only going out on walks sometimes and doing grocery shopping
What about the difference between the manual wheelchair high back seat ( like the size at hospitals) and the low back manual wheelchair like the ones you have. My armrest broke off and I thought I’d not like a chair without them. Only thing I don’t like is that when it’s raining or wet the water gets on my pants.
I could try a pedelec handbike and it was so cool, it is definetly on my wishlist aswell, short after a FreeWheel (i live in a marsh XD)
I am not a wheelchair that my dream wheelchair would be black and red that would want to be able to do wheelies go down hills and even the bike with it sounds fun to do.
you have helped me so much i’am half time wheelchair user and your videos help me so thanks
Im so pleased xx
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard omg thanks for replying to me and i love you 😍❤️❤️❤️
Hearing about your wheelchair makes me excited for mine to come it's not a custome made one but with shops shut had to order a plain non custome made one loving your video tho
Great video, cover the the things we go through everyday.
I was wondering where you got your adjustable handles i cant see my OT just now because of lockdown but as you mentioned its not great for having tall people push you when you have short permanent handles my bf is 6.2ft so yeh lol any advice would be great iv been in my chair for nearly 5years now and I think your videos are awsome and really look up to you especially advice which your videos have definetly given me. Thank you Rachael
Popping Wheelies looks very easy for people in rigid frames or perhaps it is the center of gravity position of the axle.
Im in a folding chair. The centre of gravitiy position is adjusable on the axle, so I have it just right.
I so wished I could hold a wheelie I can just about pop a smalllll curb
I have the quickie xenon 2 which is a folding chair but feels more like a rigid I have the swing away version which doesn’t look as sleek as the fixed front which I do regret
I’d love a quickie helium or argon to try
The smart drive with the freewheel would be perfect I think that’s my plan anyway I have the freewheel but struggle to steer it (im rubbish at self propelling anyway hence why I have a power chair to )
I’d also like to try loop wheels to
I love how you can transfer I can still stand and walk (main issue is pain and fatigue ) but if I needed to transfer ina be out of car and seats and from floor etc I’d be buggered 😂
I have a freewheel and a smart drive and they work great together (I have a quickie argon2)!
Hi. You said in a previous video that you have to self fund most of your chairs. Can you get a retail finance packages for a chair and pay monthly or do you have to pay in total at time of purchase.
Also I think veloce could be pronounce "Ve - law - chay". It is Italian for fast/faster and is used by a number of Italian brands. 🙂
Yep the smart drive is more walking speed. I cant go with my sister when she is on her bike or rollarscates. But i dont mind haha
Have you seen the series Speechless? If you haven’t check out the trailer. It’s about a guy with cerebral palsy and it’s a really funny comedy about how it is to live in the world using a wheelchair or living with a disability
I am doing this tag today!
What is the camber of your chair and is it adjustable?
Great topic. I am hoping my brand new wheelie arrives next week. It also is a Motion Composites, the Apex. Loved it at the store, and after all the measurements blah blah we ordered. And of course fashion conscious moi needed the bells and whistles:) Ordered the Spinergy LX wheels with red spokes. The trim of the wheelie is all black.
Gem, I too am seriously thinking of a handbike or whatever they are officially called. Seems the name changes depending on vendor/website. But the Batec seems the granddaddy of them all. Which for me, here in The US are not approved by one of our federal agencies known as the FDA. I have however come across where I can buy here. I think one would be ideal for trails and parking the car somewhere and going a couple of miles and back again. Super sexy. I only worry about maintenance/repair.
Wow your chair sounds like its going to be sooooo cool. Id love you to send me a pic if you like?
@@Wheelsnoheels O yes, absolutely! This one I have is fine, except for loading and unloading in and out of our suv. I have twion wheels which weigh a ton.
That said I think it's wise to have 2 wheelies for emergencies ✌♿♿🙂
Great video, just bit of information about bike attachment.. I have the E Pilot bike attachment, I won from competition ran by Invcare its fantastic and you can definitely keep up with people on bikes, it handles so well and super fun, easy to use plus can change your phone 🙂
Wow that sounds amazing. x
@@Wheelsnoheels my issue where I live as I live in a town and the shops are not accessible well not many I should say..i find myself struggling to get into places or being asked to leave it chained up in a bike rack and I'm sorry its worth over £5,000 no way 🙂 so I find myself struggling to use but as I say its great for woods/walks and so on.
App is easy to use that you can change all settings ie sport and so on, fantastic attachment for right environment and user.
Rachel Broxton yeah I think the smart drive is fine around shops and day to day, but the bike attachments can be too bulky
can i ask what the pink grippy things are called? i can’t find them anywhere and think they’d be super useful 😅
Ok i was in a wheelchair only for a few months ( while healing from a feature tibia ) but u a fulltime wheelchair user how do u deal with long hrs of sitting ??
Not heard of the brand before, I've always had quickie ones since I needed to use a chair. Think they do a superlight krypton which I think the frame is about 3 and a half kilos or something like that, Im quite lucky here, I have an argon 2 for every day use, with loopwheels and any day now a freewheel coming soon and I cannot wait to go out and use it. Do you not have help through local wheelchair services? Or do you just prefer to buy yourself and so on? (I know if you want something different, it's a voucher for a really small amount considering the time of the prescription)
lovley it xx
I'll have to make a whole video on if a smart drive is right for someone. Theres alot to choose from and take in
That would be very helpful.
At the moment I am cursed with the bog standard NHS folding wheelchair that is way to big for me, doesn’t even have removable wheels and it’s steal so heavier than I like to think about. I don’t have the finances to buy one just now and my therapist and I are in a good natured battle of wills as to if my next chair is manual (what I want) or powered (what she thinks is probably best). Given me being on the shielded list is curtailing me trying to keep myself moving both out of and in the chair and the nature of my condition means that what ever mobility I loose will be gone forever I am thinking my therapist is likely to come out the victorious but I am stubborn and that pigheaded nature has kept me going longer under my own power for longer than medics predicted so I’m doing all I can to make my dream lightweight active chair a reality!
I almost got that wheelchair that’s your dream one but I got the sub 4 instead due to how light it is
@@morgancalvi6675 you can add a Tarta back I think
Hi wheelsnoheels, do you use the term 'interabled couple'? i find it a bit strange as yes im disabled and my wife walks but we are human, i see other channels using it what do you think?
I think, You and I Would get along well.
The freewheel runs so much smother on say a Stone road
How do you attach your luggage bag to the back of wheelchair?
I just hooked the handle over my push handles. it was fine just from the car to check in, but not if you were traveling by train or something longer
q2 a full-time as im a apery q3 a quick life just trying to find spairs and add ons q4 a 2 the quicky faST AND NIMBLE AND THE HEVEY HOSPITAL CRASH TEST DUMMY CHAIR q5 manual q6 a 4inch fume cushion q7 wheelee q8 nothing q9 being spoke over hay im down here
what is the name of that wheelchair which is rigid but also foldable? really looking into wheelchairs right now
okay i guess i found it already
RGK Tiga FX rgkwheelchairs.com/wheelchairs/daily-wheelchairs/tiga-fx.html
What you do snow
Hey there Gem, I am just an ordinary German girl, who watches your videos on a regular basis. ;) I'm also in a chair and a huge fan of ur content! 💗 I've just read an article on wikiHow of "How to use a Wheelchair" and it's clear to see that those people literally had no idea.
Btw here is the link: www.wikihow.com/Operate-a-Wheelchair-Safely-Outdoors
I wonder, if you are interested in doing a video and right the wrong. ;)
I guaranty, it will definitely make you laugh..... a lot! ;)
Anyways, keep up the great content. I've learned a lot! ;)
powerbike over the smart drive??? the smartdrive is everyday life. you could face some issues with the powerbike like turning.if you turn into a door in ur normal chair youre ok but you have to make adjustments with that bike. the powerbike is more of a outdoorsy type of person not normal use but the smartdrive omg everyday use except in the home. you have no need to use it at home but going thru the airports,fleamarkets gorcery stores malls it is a life saver...
Why do you always edit out the spokes of your chairs? It looks really odd lol... I'm not a hater, by the way. I actually really enjoy and appreciate your content and hard work 🌼
Why do you have 3 chairs? Would u ever considering donating one of them if you were able to?
My oldest one which isn't in the video is over 20 years old. And my brother in law who got chronically ill used it when he was really ill. So we have kept it in the family. Then the second one is for upstairs in my house. So its not an option. However, if I was ever in a position to, i would donate it. x
Can't wait to do this! I've only just started my channel so I misses out on this. Please check it out! Ill be doing this soon ❣
Tag me on instagram so I can share it :)
@@Wheelsnoheels I will once I've made the challenge video x
0:52 You said wheelchair 5 times.
2:50 How is that controversial?
10:24 I have one and you are so right!
12:11 Might she have been a bit high...in the wrong sense of the word?
The “awkward-excitement” pose on all your thumbnails makes me wanna push my ti-lite ZR right off a cliff. It literally prevents me from watching any video you have. If that’s your sell, I’m not buying 😎🌴