The Manual Wheelchair Comparison: Ti Lite

In the market for a manual wheelchair? Here's the first thing you need to know: one size does not fit all. There are lots of choices to make in order to get the right chair for you -- one that maximizes your mobility and independence, meets your everyday needs and suits your lifestyle. Now, you could spend a lot of time running around to wheelchair dealers looking at what's available. But don't. Stay right here. We've made it a whole lot easier.
The Manual Wheelchair Comparison video series provides you with detailed test drives and consumer-friendly information on some manual chairs from leading manufacturers.
Watch the series, learn about Quickie, Colours, Ti Lite, ROTA Mobility, and Intrepid Cycles. Also learn about chair shopping, accessories, and pediatric wheelchairs.
The manual chair series is produced by Jenni Gold, herself a wheelchair user, with the assistance of a crew of chair-users test-pilots who know first hand what to look for in a mobility product.
Interested in a Power Wheelchair? Please Take a look at our Power Wheelchair Comparison videos.
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[@oso_realonwheelz]

Just got fitted for a ti lite . So excited to receive it . Quad life ✊♿️♿️💙

[@Duddie82]

That is exactly right, when going over bumps, it is a natural decision to wheelie over them

[@Duddie82]

I have a Ti Lite wheelchair, and enjoy it. Very light, I can load it into my automobile with no problem, it is a perfect chair for me. I played handball for years, and have had many other chairs, Now I am older, and no longer play, these chairs are Awesome!

[@coyote4light]

Wow! Your company is just my style! -I've had MS for over 25 years, and I'm finally getting to the point where I have to sell my Merlin titanium mountain bike that we custom built in the early 90's. I love the way titanium feels in a bicycle! It's been great riding a titanium mountain bike all these years, and all that riding probably kept me out of a wheelchair so long. However, I just don't have the balance anymore. I'm only 52 and I've still got adventures to have in life. I think I've found the wheelchair company to get me through this next phase of life... now if I can only figure out the financing. Thanks for providing such a service.

[@tomlee252]

when it comes to wheelchairs, custom/personal build is a great option, unfortunately, not all insurances cover a high end chair, and most disabled people can't afford the sticker shock

[@pbradford021]

Just got a TiLite AeroT last week. The chamber mounts screws that hold the vertical strut and wheels are in a notch that is hardly an inch deep and the screws do not go through the metal but only touch the rounded cutouts. I had this adjusted by a health aid professional for center of gravity and next day went over a bump in the sidewalk and the entire assembly on both sides collapsed as well as me to the cement. I couldn’t believe the chair is barely held together in this way. So end of the story...beware.

[@7making]

One of the better advertisements! A pleasure.

[@TinaHolden]

Awesome share Jim Black and Jenni Gould:) And got to admit as someone who is fighting the discussion of having 1 for accessibility, got me to be in discovery discussions:) Have actually had a written perscription from RN for moons!

[@natashak3387]

I currently have the aluminum Aero T and can't wait to get my titanium Tilite ZRA soon.

[@Tech_On_Wheels]

Products are very good and in same way they are quite costly too.

[@andrewnorgrove6487]

wish I could afford a Ti-lite there nice chairs ( C-5

[@kaiyaalt6702]

Get one second hand! Just found one originally 3500 usd for only 800

[@Not_a_snake]

I love my ti-lite aero x. Holds up to me being active.

[@TechGirl84]

Even with Natural Fit rims, the total weight is 17 lbs? Wow! My chair is a Quickie, and it's 38 lbs! I need a lighter chair!

[@jegkangodtlijazz]

What kind of quickie chair do you have

[@marinaaguilar521]

I have MS and I live in NY I need something sturdy but right now I’m on a fixed income and it’s difficult basically I’m home bound.

[@michaeledwards8051]

I wish I saw this and knew about you before getting my new wheelchair. I HATE MY NEW CHAIR! I have to see how I can raise funds and not go through my current company

[@alagasuvaran4974]

Why can't you people also let us know the price and the contact where we can get these wheelchairs?

[@goldpictures]

The price is always dependent upon personal customization, so there is always a range. For more information you can go to www.tilite.com and order a chair directly from them.

[@emiliesmith5032]

If you're in America, I recommend going through SpinLife. They have really good customer service.

[@v.e.7236]

Made in America . . . Priced out of this world. Insurance Co. doesn't want to give me something lite and they won't classify me as disabled enough to warrant an electric chair, even though my left shoulder is bone-on-bone w/ the right close behind. Very frustrating being at the mercy of a damned insurance company. If those folk only knew/understood how difficult life w/ a disability really is. This is akin to wheelchair porn, for me, as I'll never get into one of these nice chairs, just like I'll never get into one of those porn stars.

[@GodisGreat-p2s]

Went to order my son's tilite aero z wheelchair and they said we do NOT have the option of leaving the logos off!

[@leomalkin1812]

do you have a deal with medicare?

[@ellafacebooktruecrimecases3644]

Man I need this but it’s pricey!!! It’s awesome

[@dazzdazz3905]

Is there a different ride between One-sided fork or two sided fork pls

[@eduardotrevizo6731]

Just got my chair last month and one of the casters is floating not making contact and this my 2nd chair with the same issue…

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

i love my tilite areo Z series 2.... i love the new chairs too-- but i DONT like te curved back rigid bar... i like it squared off like the typivcal design, so my back pack lays more on it, with out a rounded hump pushing in the backpack... so maybe that should be a choice to order a flat or curved rigid bar? just a suggestion

[@MaZEEZaM]

+Shannonbarnesdr1 I totally agree, the square shape is much preferred, it takes up less space also. The rounded back bar was a poor design choice in my opinion. I would think it would get in the way more when trying to lift the chair over your body when putting it in the front passenger car seat?

[@MaZEEZaM]

+Shannonbarnesdr1 I am looking at getting a new wheelchair as I outgrew the one im in about a decade ago. Where are the brakes on these chairs? do they have any?

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

+MaZEEZaM oh you cant go wrong with a tilite, or a ki mobility rogue. i have both, oh yes brakes are usually ''hide aways'' or scissor lock'' on chairs like this which is the best because it keeps them out of the way when pushing especially if your like me and you have to grab wheel and rim.. i neer been able to use just pushr im... but see with the brakes not over the wheel area it makes it safer.... btu these are custom chairs you can order anything you want ;-)

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

+MaZEEZaM yeah that makes sense -- i think the round back bar might be good on a sports chair if your chair is configured for sports because it would give you the ability to ''roll'' side to side if you flip backwards or tip during rigorous sports activity and what have ya, to more easily get back up right...i think it needs to be an option...but not a change in design that limits you to just that

[@MaZEEZaM]

fall out, tipping over :S not something I could afford to do, I have fragile bones.

[@JoshCartman]

I took tennis lessons from Jim Black from around 1991-1993!

[@EricK-ed2mt]

I have a electric wheelchair I hate it I want to get a manual chair could you recommend a chair I should look at

[@anfbro25]

It is a matter if your arms can manage your body weight plusthe chair. Why did your P/T place you in a power chair? You cant just swap. The P/T would need to approve how mobile you can be in your independence.

[@williamhoward8319]

mr black you and others never mention the important like the price am disabled vet my chair is so heavy my wife can not pickit up and we have a chevy trax it is small in the rear

[@MR_R.o.b.o.t.o]

I have a vision brand from the early 90's. Made of titanium and carbon fiber. It's like a Lamborghini diablo of wheelchairs. Lol.

[@dannymcdonald1591]

I've got a tlite spent loads on it and the engineer can't manage to sort the problem that I have with it very bad service

[@jeannettethorpe7298]

Can I pay installment to buy a wheelchair

[@anfbro25]

What are the rear wheels called...?

[@jagmohansharma9161]

I needed one wheelchair for me.

[@tonydean6684]

I thought this was about the folding version?

[@thabonyanaletwaba8642]

I would love to work here 😍😍😍 cost of product?

[@jaymarkcalanas501]

I need wheelchair. How to order?

[@minakshideshpande7369]

Price

[@annadaneshhiremath7394]

I need one send it

[@sammanthalee990]

do yall make stuff for handy down wheel chairs ....

[@shankartake545]

Who to contact you ?

[@rudraprasadbanik5312]

how I buy ti lite

[@alvinperez3010]

may i know where the wheels breaks are? thanks.

[@jklosklos511]

I bought a TiLite TX last year spent a lot of money have only used it once I was measured wrong and it sits to low in the front casters, was told today that this TX series was discontinued lost of money wasted, and no help from tilite they don't stand behind there product, so I have a 4,000 dollar plus chair I used ones I cant tell you how pissed I am at Tilite!

[@groot3737]

you can get these chairs without arms, right?

[@emiliesmith5032]

Groot yep. Very few people get them. They are extremely annoying.

[@maherajshaikh7657]

Indian price please

[@mekhkhu]

Hi, I am from UK and I recently bought a TiLite TR, I wanted my titanium frame as natural polished but my dealer Gerald Simons said they do it anymore because it's so expensive. So I had to choose satin finished including my titanium push rims.But this satin polished doesn't look so classy, appears dirty stains on push rims and frame as well as smells bad odder! Why is this? Specially dirty stains!! Is there any idea to make look good and a little bit of shine?

[@jaymarkcalanas501]

I like wheelchair im interested. Hm?

[@nicolascharpentie1862]

how tall is that backrest??

[@MaZEEZaM]

Is it possible to get the frame so the seating position isn't so tilted, ie hips lower than knees? I much prefer to be only slightly lower hip position otherwise I would find it very uncomfortable though I realise it helps to keep you in place while going down hill.

[@Shannonbarnesdr1]

+MaZEEZaM yes surely, again these chairs are custom, they can be built and ordered exactly like you want it, the optionsare endless with tilites..literally... theres so much they can do for you, give em a call and tell them what you want and how you want it, i think youll be very pleased with a tilite

[@MaZEEZaM]

The only issue I have at the moment is I cant find any pricing at all :(

[@rivviegobrr714]

my TiLite TRA has been quoted to cost $9000aud. and yeah, they can adjust the bucket depth as much as you'd like :]

[@dykeyy]

My 2nd chair will be a TI Lite chair but there's so many to choose from how will I be able to pick? Also I'm worried that the one sided falk will fall of when I'm wheeling around (even though I know it won't)

[@joyceatim3872]

I need a chair

[@Palomablanca2008]

Good one!!

[@twinstar9]

Permobil bought Ti-lite.

[@hazharenglish7266]

I wish it has an armrest and a different legrest

[@maherajshaikh7657]

I need wheelchair

[@ThusIsBrad]

Why is your video so dark?

[@TheSingingCelebrant]

Good luck especially if you are/become anyway Active as this is the worst chair in my 20 years as a Wheelchair-User Rubbish front wheels and bits falling off the brackets at the back fold and the foot rest split within months has to be drilled out to be replaced in under two years of active use The best Chair I have ever owned and that notwithstanding how heavy it is (Yes it's still going) is the Quickie Revolution as it folds down front and back and sits beside me on the passenger seat(breaks down like a child's Buggy) Sadly SunRise has discontinued it and not planning anything like it in a lighter weight. The Brakes on the TiLite have given up for the second time last week. Definitely the Worst Wheelchair I have had the misfortune to own. Oh in the British Isles we pay in £s what most people pay in dollars and quite often More. Aindre

[@TheSingingCelebrant]

I guess it is horses for courses. My Quickie Revolutions did have their issues but by far as a Wheelchair-Dependent person for over 2 decades, I found them to meet my needs more of the time thean any other chair. The TiLite was the worst as their Customer Service is appalling and it fell apart within months of ownership. I find it interesting that so many manufacturers which have invested huge sums of money (And charged huge sums for their respective products) cannot come up with a Chair that is both Reliable and Affordable as so many of us do not have access to State funded chairs

[@morgancalvi6675]

I will never understand why people film a dark item against a dark background (2:49)...if they had edited this, they would have caught that.

[@kewlbns69]

if i'm not mistaken that's teal sherer...go watch "my gimpy life" right here on yt and thank me later. :D

[@luciavega7268]

Me gusta en español

[@yangtian913]

I have Ti lite tx for 6 years, regretted getting this chair since day one till today.the weak plastic breaks, broke every time ti use it. Notice they rarely have break in their advertisement@!!!! they kept sending the same fragile which break upon usage. After a year i threaten to buy my own set of metal breaks which i will send the send the bill to them. a bigger problem was that the wheelchair cannot be folded and countless times i wold have 5 strong men trying to fold the chair so that it can get into the taxi, which never happened. the parts are low in quality and changing the first 2 weeks will cost me $360 and it didn't solve the problem at all and being out of job for 18 year, the chair was also out of job sitting at a corner of to remind people never to get a TiLite chair. given a change i would use the $7000 spent on broken wheelchair and blow the factory into .....

[@Kuyakevsofficial6871]

Can you give me please

[@montebank4]

Really bad chair design and operation is a nightmare.

[@lucianakueker5001]

Not true

[@rohitaggarwal2747]

Mob. No

[@hazharenglish7266]

I wish it has an armrest and a different legrest.