Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) (11/21/90)
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Willis Johnson
willis@violet.berkeley.edu
WJ> Would you buy an E&J, Invicare, Quickie again? Have you seen
WJ> the new E&J model? Would you buy one?
I own an E&J 3P powerchair. I like the chair and it
serves me well. I care for it myself and do most of the repairs.
If it requires repair work beyond my ability I seek an
independent service person.
E&J's prices are outrageous. For tires for my wheelchair
they want over $60 and over $30 for the tubes. I buy the tubes
and tires at the local bike shop for less then the cost of tubes
from E&J. The very same chair sold and manufactured here in the
USA is sold at a lower price in England and France. For an new
electrical circuit board it paid me to order it from an
independent dealer in UK and ship it to me.
Good chairs, but terrible pricing.
-=joe=-
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JC> E&J's prices are outrageous. For tires for my
JC> wheelchair they want over $60 and over $30 for the tubes. I
JC> buy the tubes and tires at the local bike shop for less then
JC> the cost of tubes from E&J.
Joe, why not get the solid foam-filled tires? The ride is rougher, but you
never have to worry about flats, and they last for a long, long time (at least
the rear ones do).
JMB
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JB> Joe, why not get the solid foam-filled tires?
I perfer the softer ride. It sets off less spasms and
treats my baby smooth hinney with kindness.
-=joe=-
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JB>> Joe, why not get the solid foam-filled tires?
JC> I perfer the softer ride. It sets off less spasms and
JC> treats my baby smooth hinney with kindness.
Many, many years ago there was a new product mentioned in Popular Science that
was supposed to help thwart flats in bicycle tires. It was a piece of
plastic, shaped similar to a slat from a venetian blind. To use it you lined
the inside of the tire with it, then inflated the tube so that this plastic
guard sits between the tire and tube. It looked like it might do the job,
although there was virtually no protection from punctures in the sidewall of
the tire. Although I cannot recall the name, perhaps you can contact a bike
shop and ask them if they have ever heard of such a device.
Good luck!
JMB
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JB> the inside of the tire with it,
I use a 'thorn resistant' type tube/tire sold in the bike
shops. It seems to work pretty good.
-=joe=-
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