John.Lynch@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (John Lynch) (05/24/91)
Index Number: 15782
[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]
Ok, my wife is bugging me to look into a scooter for trips. After a
couple of hours, she ends up pushing up the hills. But how well do
scooters work with curbs, and no cuts, up a step or two, and the like for
a paraplegic. Tshey are probable great when all is ramped or cut, but
what about those fun areas we all travel to?
Regards, John
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Internet: John.Lynch@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.orgBill.Freads@f700.n12.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Freads) (05/24/91)
Index Number: 15785
[This is from the Spinal Injury Conference]
In a message to Bill Freads, dated, <05-15-91 19:40> John Lynch wrote:
JL> Ok, my wife is bugging me to look into a scooter for trips. After a
JL> couple of hours, she ends up pushing up the hills. But how well do
JL> scooters work with curbs, and no cuts, up a step or two, and the like for
JL> a paraplegic. Tshey are probable great when all is ramped or cut, but
JL> what about those fun areas we all travel to?
Well John, I have a Fortress 200, it will take any step up to 3" without any
problem, "but all the Fun places that we travel to", well, I suppose keeping
a Towrope on the machine just in case, I have the large batteries on my
Machine and can go 30 miles without recharging, it does take quite a few
steep inclines, such as Underground Garages Ramps, so, I don't know what to
tell you, but found from experience and by talking to other users of
different machines, the Fortress 200 or the Fortress XL are considered the
Cadillacs of the Scooter family, at least here.
Hope it helped you, but your best bet is to make sure that you have the
large batteries on the machine, the samll ones will only take you about 10
miles and then poop out on you.
Cheers.
Bill
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