Q50R Review - Folding Powerchair by Quickie (Sunrise Medical)

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@ajg7007 7 ай бұрын

Have one. A great chair for the price.

@wheelchairgeek 4 ай бұрын

Right on!

@PrzemyslawTracz 11 күн бұрын

Also comes in Carbon frame version as far as I know,

@gregzeng 9 ай бұрын

Ordered this chair, Australian Capital Territory. Carbon fiber. Very light weight. Spare battery, weight 1.4 kg each. Chair of less than 15 kg. Adding a Roho cushion. Very quickly folding, unfolding. Easily movable when folded. Why did your daughter not like this chair?

@wheelchairgeek 9 ай бұрын

Sounds great. The cushion will help. No she didn't like it at all and pretty much 'held out' on finding any good in it so I called it a stalemate. The chair is good and useful for many people however. Let us know how it fares in various terrains and weather please 🙏🏼

@Vaelin404 Жыл бұрын

I recently tested a different folding wheelchair and found it was incredibly difficult to manoeuvre in tight spaces. When making delicate steering inputs the chair would initially move very slowly as it fought to get the front castors turned. Then, as they began to turn, the chair would suddenly swoop around rapidly. The result was that I'd end up swinging around wildly banging into things as I tried to make tight turns. It did not help that the brakes were fairly poor, meaning that when it began to swoop there was not much I could do to stop it. I do already own a folding wheelchair, so i understand it's never going to be as manoeuvrable as other types of chair on the market, but the one I tested was just a bit too unpredictable to be comfortable to use in places like a restaurant where I could end up bashing into tables or door frames. What did you think of the Q50s manoeuvrability? Did it turn on the spot well? How did it handle indoors?

@wheelchairgeek Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your question! This is what this channel is all about - users asking questions and giving feedback on products they have tried or want to try or buy. We have 3 folding wheelchair reviews on here and have used 4 of these types of folding chairs in our household. Please check these out although ultimately, nothing beats a demo! I do think the cheaper end of these chairs have front castors like shopping trolleys! I did find the Q50r to be a different Kettle of fish altogether but it's expensive. I also don't enjoy how slow it is or the lack of features. For me, the leader on the market of this type of chair is still the Foldalite Trekker. Not any of its forerunners. I do rate the Q50r but I think they need to come up to spec with what features are available on other similar chairs now such as a place to charge your mobile phone etc. However, ultimately the ONLY folding chair I will ever use personally is the Alber e-fix mounted on to a comfortable active or medium active chair of your choice because the steering, maneuverability and durability of this combination is second to none!

@josephmurrell-zw9oo 5 ай бұрын

this video is very insightful, i was looking into the q50 r carbon equivalent of this model and i found this video to be very useful

@wheelchairgeek 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Richarmed 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your review. Ive been looking into foldable electrical chairs. I was wondering, is it the chair that rattles when it's going over slight bumps or is it something else? Because if it is already having a rattle, i would worry about the build long term

@wheelchairgeek 7 ай бұрын

Sorry I missed your comment..the build of the chair is superb!

@Richarmed 7 ай бұрын

@wheelchairgeek thank you for your reply. I have actually watched the video a few times. I think it may be the anti tip-over wheel thingies on the back? This chair is still a contester, im just not sure whether it's large enough for me to fit me. Unfortunately theres no disability stores that sell such chairs where you can just try them out. Atleast not anywhere in my area. And excuse my bad English, I'm Dutch.

@wheelchairgeek 4 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what you are referring to about the anti-tips? The chair is very stable and will suit someone who needs up to a 20" wide wheelchair as the armrests are quite far apart. I generally speaking take a 20-22" chair and so didn't want to be filmed on this.

@wendya2787 Жыл бұрын

Is it safe to drive if I take the anti tip wheels off. It would make it much easier to fit this in my car without them.

@wheelchairgeek Жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy, I would personally say that it's fairly safe but then I am also quite a good driver and feel able to judge when I am over the incline level of a particular chair. If you are going to be using this for shopping malls, museums and other fairly flat spaces you won't need an anti-tipper. Having said that, this was my 19 year old daughters chair and I've seen her do some pretty risky things with it! One extra comment to make about this particular chair is the back wheels are VERY balanced against the front seat making the centre of gravity more stable than many folding powerchairs we've seen and used.

@wheelchairgeek 2 жыл бұрын

Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions.

@peterrose5746 Жыл бұрын

Very informative video. What is you recommend as a powered folding chair?

@wheelchairgeek Жыл бұрын

Probably recommend using the Alber e-fix attachments on a basic manual chair as that set-up is flawless!

@helenfarmer7410 3 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Can I ask, how tall is your son? I'm just trying to gauge if it would be big enough for me.

@lancemordaunt9996 Жыл бұрын

I have a question about the drop kerb situation, i currently use a folding mobility scooter but its range is quite poor and frankly im lucky to get a couple of miles out of a charge due to bumpy footpaths very slight inclines etc, its very limiting when ive 3 children 6,8,12 to take out and about and this was supposed to give me my freedom back but really it only gets me to the local park then back. In my area dropped kerbs are not flush with the roads they are more often then not at least an inch kerb to bump over, my scooter handles it but would this wheelchair, the range on this wheelchair is great but only if it can get me up an inch dropped kerb. It will have to fold because my daughters disability buggy doesnt fold and theres no room for 2 wheelchairs- we'd have to remove the sofa! Thank you, from Emma

@wheelchairgeek Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for this question. If you have 4 children I would probably advise staying in a mobility scooter if you can but upgrading to one with more milage. A chair this light will take a lot of steering skills and yes, it will go up kerbs BUT only backward. So, if you think you can manage the kids and go backwards up the curbs then you might want to consider this. I used a mobility scooter all the time I had kids and I also had a son who used a mobility buggy until he was a lot older. Generally speaking most people who rely on a mobility aid will always have one. So one large scooter for local trips and a folding scooter or wheelchair for going out for example.

@salimmohamed474 Жыл бұрын

Where is the front wheel suspension

@wheelchairgeek 11 ай бұрын

as far as I remember there isn't any. But you wouldn't need it as the weight is mainly distributed toward the back.

@HayleyCarr-gz9cb 5 ай бұрын

Not a heavy duty chair , it doesnt like slanted curbs. And doesnt stop as easy. Very problematic when needed for heavy pavement use. Very heavy, so lifting it is difficuilt for even your average person. Good for a folding chair, but not for a heavy use driver. Also i would agree there is skill involved in driving to avoid tilting pavements, and sliding off. But there needs to be a standard for safety, and for me, this isnt it.

@wheelchairgeek 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing