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Using your chair
Wheelies
(rear wheel balance)
A wheelie is performed by
balancing on the rear wheels of
your chair, while the front castors
are raised off the ground. If done
safely, it can help you overcome
kerbs and other obstacles.
Warning:
It is dangerous to do a wheelie, as
you may fall or tip over backwards
and suffer a severe injury. Make
sure that you heed these warnings:
1. Consult your doctor, nurse or
therapist to find out if you are a
good candidate to learn to do a
wheelie.
2. Do not try to do a wheelie unless
you are a highly skilled rider or
unless you have help.
3. Make sure that anti-tip tubes are
up, out of the way, so they do
not interfere.
4. When learning to do a wheelie,
make sure that this chair has
push handles. The attendant
needs secure points to hold the
rear of the chair to prevent the
user from tipping over
backwards.
Follow these steps when learning
to do a wheelie with help:
1. The attendant should be at the
rear of the chair, and must be
able to move with the chair to
prevent a tip over.
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2. The attendant's hands should be
beneath the push handles or back
brace ready to catch you if you tip
too far backwards.
3. When the attendant is in position,
place your hands on the forward
area of the handrims.
4. Make a quick backward movement
of the rear wheels, immediately
followed by a hard forward thrust.
This will tilt the chair backwards and
lift the castors from the ground.
Try to find the balance point,
which is the point where you will not
fall backwards or forwards.
5. Maintain your balance by small
movements of the handrims.
WARNING
Fasteners
• Many of the screws and bolts on
this chair are special high-strength
fasteners and may have special
coatings.
• Many nuts are of the Nyloc type.
Nylocs are single use fasteners and
must be replaced when removed.
They have a plastic insert to help
prevent loosening.
• Only use screws, bolts and nuts
provided by Sunrise.
1. Use of improper fasteners may
cause the chair to fail.
2. Over or under-tightened fasteners
may fail or cause damage to chair
parts.
3. If bolts or screws become loose,
tighten them as soon as you can.
Loose bolts or screws can cause
damage to other chair parts
causing them to fail.
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