Turn Your Wheelchair into a Hand Cycle in 30 Seconds

Ok, this one is short and sweet, but I think it’s an awesome demonstration of a really great device. Rio Mobility makes the Dragonfly – a hand cycle wheelchair attachment that takes less than 30 seconds to connect – and you can connect it while you are in your wheelchair.

Rio Mobility also makes an electric hand cycle attachment and seems to be creating some really innovative wheelchair products. We definitely recommend taking a look at their site just to see some of the cool stuff they’ve come up with.

What do you think? Would you want to use a hand cycle attachment like this one? Let us know!

Set Your Wheelchair Free with the FreeWheel

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