Set Your Wheelchair Free with the FreeWheel
April 9, 2010 by Aaron
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Standard wheelchairs, with two small front caster wheels, don’t handle uneven terrain, gravel, or dirt very well. Enter the FreeWheel. Patrick Dougherty, injured in a motocross accident and now a C6/C7 quadriplegic, wanted his wheelchair to give him more freedom, and so designed a wheelchair attachment including a larger, threaded wheel that can handle off-road terrain much better than a standard wheelchair.
This new innovative wheelchair attachment will be shown this weekend at the LA Abilities Expo, and we’re pretty sure that it’ll be a hit. Paraplegics, quadriplegics, or anyone using a wheelchair can enjoy a much greater sense of freedom, and it seems like a ton of fun. Just take a look at this video of the FreeWheel to see why.
Learn more about the freewheel and improving your wheelchair mobility at www.gofreewheel.com
It looks AMAZING but…the price is outrageous. $500 for one wheel…sheer highway robbery.
Mimi, I agree that does seem expensive. My assumption is that it’s probably not mass manufactured and they have to be hand built – so economies of scale don’t come into play so much.
I did see something on the web site talking about insurance covering it in many cases, so if you’re interested in the FreeWheel that may be something for you to look into.
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