The TiLite CR1 is a customizable carbon-fiber wheelchair weighing 9 kilos. The body is constructed with slim caster arms and a singular front-end angle designed for pulling up nearer to things and making transfers simpler. The facet guards, that are custom-profiled to your wheels, function a structural part of the chair. They maintain the foldable backrest in place and don’t must be eliminated for folding, which permits for faster disassembly and fewer probability of breaking or dropping components throughout transit.

“The TiLite CR1 is the fruits of the whole lot I’ve realized and needed to do with a chair — a real dream mission,” stated Doug Garven, principal product supervisor and creator of the TiLite CR1. “It’s received an aerodynamic tube form impressed by F1 vehicles for easy maneuvering, and the flat tubes on the knees present elevated floor space to maximise consolation whereas additionally making the chair ‘disappear’ when seen from the entrance.”

In all, the TiLite CR1 seems to be like the whole lot you’d count on from a high-end carbon fiber chair: modern, ultralightweight, minimalist, and with a price ticket to match its elevated options. Retail value is $8,320 — about $3,400 greater than the TiLite ZR, a titanium-framed chair that weighs 9.3 kilos — although it’s obtainable for much less from on-line retailers.

The TiLite CR1 is out there within the U.S. and Canada and shall be obtainable in Australia at a later date. Go to the TiLite CR1 web page for extra data.