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DIY Urban Trike Wheel - Erik Kondo
There are a number of detachable trike wheels available to purchase for active wheelchairs. These devices typically cost about $600 or...
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The Wheelchair Blog
There are many types of wheelchairs and wheelchair users. This blog focuses primarily on issues related to manual wheelchairs for people who live active lifestyles.
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The DIY Trailwind - Max Fan and Erik Kondo
The purpose of the Trailwind is to provide power-assist for manual wheelchairs on rough terrain. It is NOT intended as full motorized...
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Cheap Wheelchairs Part III: Survival of the Cheapest – Erik Kondo
When we typically think of evolution, we think of “survival of the fittest”, where evolution is the process of something getting better...
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Cheap Wheelchairs Part II: The Throwaway Wheelchair Cycle – Erik Kondo
In Cheap Wheelchairs Part I, I discussed how the cheapest wheelchairs manufactured in China and sold wholesale on Alibaba.com are also...
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Cheap Wheelchairs, Part I: You Get What You Pay For - Erik Kondo
There are millions of manual wheelchair users in the United States. The majority are using standard manual wheelchairs. These wheelchairs...
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Wheelchair System Archetypes - Erik Kondo
Once you recognize that the mobility outcomes produced by a person using a wheelchair is the result of the interactions of a Complex...
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The Wheelchair System - Erik Kondo
The mobility performance of a person using a wheelchair is the result of the output of a complex adaptive system made up of the...
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The Tradeoff Between Wheelchair Comfort and Mobility – Erik Kondo
The primary purpose of a manual wheelchair is to provide mobility for replacing walking in the environment. The more active a wheelchair...
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Wheelchair Profiteering, Part VII: Here is How I Would Do it (If I had No Ethics) – Erik Kondo
Let’s imagine I own a large and influential wheelchair manufacturing company. And my goal is to make the most amount of money possible...
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