the Tramper is ok but it is not a wheelchair - it is a scooter-cum-quad bike
and still needs a high degree both of upper body strength and balance - I
hope others can suggest all-terrain wheelchairs (I would but am at my
in-laws in Pembs at the moment)
Vin
Vin West
Secretary Arfon Access Group
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From: "Jan Loveless" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: Access to the countryside - Alternative to quad bikes
> Hi Anna
> Have you seen the Tramper? (www.tramper.co.uk )
> They are very popular and are much used and tested by the Disabled
> Ramblers
> Association (www.disabledramblers.co.uk ).
> Bests
> Jan
>
>
> Jan Loveless
> Access Matters UK
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> From: Accessibuilt list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Anna Charles-Jones
> Sent: 30 May 2006 10:34
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> Subject: Access to the countryside - Alternative to quad bikes
>
> Dear All,
>
> My parents are farmers who are looking at ways to increase access to their
> land for local
> people to enjoy. My partner and I are both wheelchair users and use a
> quad
> bike to get
> around the farm when we visit however a) unless you have very strong arms
> quad bikes can
> be difficult to manouvre and b) they are very expensive to insure
> especially
> for public
> use even with a speed restrictor fitted to the engine. I was just
> wondering
> if anyone on
> the list had come across an alternative to quad bikes for 'walks in the
> countryside' and
> the like? It's not about speed, more about something that will cope with
> the terrain
> (mainly fields and bridleways).
>
> Any suggestions gratefully received,
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Anna
>
>
>
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