Adaptive mountain bike firm Bowhead Corp. makes its first foray into the world of on a regular basis wheelchair elements with the discharge of its line of Bowhead Sevens casters. The Sevens function a singular hollow-wheel design meant to eradicate certainly one of most typical annoyances of wheelchair casters: amassing hair between the caster and fork.

The hole caster makes use of a big chrome steel bearing that Bowhead says is extra sturdy, much less susceptible to rust and has the next load capability than typical wheelchair caster bearings. Christian Bagg, the wheelchair consumer who based Bowhead, says the Sevens have been designed for long-term use. “A giant function of the Bowhead Sevens is the modularity and the maintainability. What this implies is every element is replaceable or maintainable. Some elements just like the tire are consumables. We’d relatively have you ever change simply the tire than substitute the entire casters,” he says.

Bowhead Sevens begin at $549 for a whole meeting or $649 for a height-adjustable model. “The adjustability is not only for accommodating totally different chairs, but it surely’s for accommodating totally different rear tire sizes. When you have been to place an even bigger tire in your chair against a smaller one, that will change the journey peak of the again of your chair, which can change your caster angle. You may accommodate for this variation in tire dimension simply by lengthening or shortening the peak of your caster,” says Bagg.

For ordering info, together with a listing of suitable wheelchairs, go to opens in a brand new windowBowhead’s web site.