by Shazadh » 09 Dec 2011, 00:41
Hi I have beckers dyrophy which is a very complicated illness. I have had used a manual wheelchair for 8 years which i had built to my spec so its been ace. I did get a nhs one but it was well CRAP! so I forked out £2,500, anyway cut a long story short me and the family deciced to take a holiday and stayed at a resort it was on this holiday that I realised that I was struggling pushing myself. So came back asked for a powerchair (im telling the story here real fast yeh) blah blah blah got it last week i was over the moon, got the hand over and tried it for 1 hour and I hated it. Why well its an invacare now I dont know if the Spectra xtr2 is better then the plus but I do know I dont like it. Number one i hated the huge wheels on the front. As I have been given a through the floor lift they just kept banging side to side and even cracking part of a panel. Also there was no riser, and the control was fixed straight and not swingable, so when I tried going to my desk it just hit the desk and also on the dining table. So it was just a hindrance, I also found the ride not very good. Also can anyone clarify if you have electric leg adjustment can you have them swingable or are they fixed to the frame, and also does electric riser which also must lower help get under desk and tables.