Back in the sun

[davidgillon]

A couple of belated shots of my chair with the new back. Yes, just that bit between the uprights retails at £507. Mind you the seat cushion is £400 on its own. Expensive things, wheelchairs

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[sovay]

Yes, just that bit between the uprights retails at £507. Mind you the seat cushion is £400 on its own.

Aaaaaaaaaagh.

[davidgillon]

On the plus side, I got the back for £50 on eBay, and the NHS paid for the cushion along with the chair. In fact due to measurement cockups I ended up with two of the cushions.

[sovay]

On the plus side, I got the back for £50 on eBay, and the NHS paid for the cushion along with the chair.

Well, I'm glad to hear it about the NHS! Still.

[jesse_the_k]

Quite snappy looking! Do you have activist stickers on your back, or do you prefer the option to be stealthy on occasion?

(I'm a bit of an Apple diehard and put on of those stickers on my chair's battery box. Several people have asked if it's an Apple chair -- can you imagine how much that would cost?)

[davidgillon]

There was meant to be a shot from the back as well. Now corrected.

(An Apple chair? Yeah, probably need a bigger mortgage than for a house!)

[jesse_the_k]

Nice -- is that wraparound part of the portability, or does it include a gell strip to make your spine happier? (I've got one of those, and wow it's comfy.)

[davidgillon]

The wraparound bit helps secure the cushioned part to the metal structure - it's a two-layer foam structure which then zips into a cover that's mesh at the front, with velcro attachments at the back, plus the wraparound that goes over and under and velcroes to itself. It's also got a handle built in. No gel strip, but I'm finding it very comfortable.