For the OCPs that live old enough to need a wheel chair!!
09-06-05, 10:04 PM
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What? No carbon?
I was really hoping for Ti/carbon combo. Bummer.
I was really hoping for Ti/carbon combo. Bummer.
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09-06-05, 11:21 PM
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i don't know where this thread is going but I want to stamp my approval on the premise.
09-06-05, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Patriot
What? No carbon?
I was really hoping for Ti/carbon combo. Bummer.
I was really hoping for Ti/carbon combo. Bummer.
titanium frame with carbon fiber side guards
ti/carbon wheelchair
09-07-05, 12:07 AM
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I didn't see the model with the Brooks saddle. Or the Fizik Arione.
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does zipp still make racing-wheelchair wheels?
09-07-05, 12:19 AM
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I wonder if Rolf makes a set of wheels for those? And what about the foot platforms? Does Look make a carbon Keo version? 
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Originally Posted by Patriot
I wonder if Rolf makes a set of wheels for those? And what about the foot platforms? Does Look make a carbon Keo version?
09-07-05, 12:29 AM
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Hey, it's OCP, you don't "have" to click in. I just want it to say "LOOK Keo" on the side.
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Originally Posted by Patriot
Hey, it's OCP, you don't "have" to click in. I just want it to say "LOOK Keo" on the side.
09-07-05, 05:45 PM
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I've always said if i lose use of my legs, I'll have the coolest wheelchair ever.
There's a guy here with Rock Shox suspension on his (lime-green) wheelchair. What a pimp!
There's a guy here with Rock Shox suspension on his (lime-green) wheelchair. What a pimp!
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My dad works for Quickie. They make some really cool wheelchairs. In fact, their whole company was formed out of the need for a lightweight, athletic style wheelchair.
The woman who formed Quickie was involved in a hang-glider accident and paralyzed from the waist down. The only wheelchairs available at the time were hulking, heavy, unmaneuverable steel beasts and they pretty much required a person to be pushed around most of the time.
So she and her hang-gliding pals got together and designed/built a chair using hang-glider tubing since it was lightweight. Then they added a camber to the wheels. What resulted was the quick and agile wheelchair you see around today, with the Quickie label on it.
I have had the opportunity to ride a few of their wheelchairs and while I don't need one, its good to know that someone has taken the time to make wheelchairs that much more friendly to their users.
The woman who formed Quickie was involved in a hang-glider accident and paralyzed from the waist down. The only wheelchairs available at the time were hulking, heavy, unmaneuverable steel beasts and they pretty much required a person to be pushed around most of the time.
So she and her hang-gliding pals got together and designed/built a chair using hang-glider tubing since it was lightweight. Then they added a camber to the wheels. What resulted was the quick and agile wheelchair you see around today, with the Quickie label on it.
I have had the opportunity to ride a few of their wheelchairs and while I don't need one, its good to know that someone has taken the time to make wheelchairs that much more friendly to their users.
