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650REDHAIR10/02/20244 repliesview on HN

Those are not good wheelchairs for independent people to spend 16+ hours in.

I work in EMS and see all kinds of "budget" wheelchairs and they'll all shit.

The parts alone for this lightweight chair have to crack $300.


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srockets10/02/2024

Don't forget labor: welding lightweight, exotic materials requires a lot of experience, as every imperfection in the weld will lead to it cracking with time, which would be extremely dangerous.

dfgsdfgwef10/02/2024

Wheelchair market is ripe for IKEA.

asddubs10/02/2024

I don't doubt it, but just out of curiosity, could you elaborate the ways in which they're shit?

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pkphilip10/02/2024

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