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(More customer reviews)I purchased this Ergonomic Karman S-115 TP ( Transport) as listed at many sites. I have purchased three transport chairs in the past at an average price under $200.00. These economy transport wheelchairs work well and are easy to manuever anywhere with the option of folding up for storage.
The small wheels however have always been a problem riding over sidewalk bumps and on lawns. I purchased this Karman S-115 TP as the photo appears to show a larger foot rest extension and the option of installing frog legs along with larger rear wheels. The chair is very attractive and lightweight as advertised. My wife who uses the chair is 5'4" and has never had any trouble sitting comfortably in the previous transport wheelchairs or any issues. Although the S-shaped seating and ergonomic design sounds like a lot of improvement in the product, it has turned into a nightmare trying to modify it to make it work as the other economy models. I compared the two chairs side by side with all measurements and they are very close in seat height, width and length. However the Karman wheelchair armrests extend only halfway from the back of the seat. This makes backing into the chair or standing up difficult as the armrests are used to raise and lower into the seat. Also, my wife's knees are arched upward , even with the legrest fully adjusted downwards. When the legrests are fully adjusted to maximum length they scrape on ramps, thresholds and small sidewalk bumps. This can only be used for a child. A woman 5'4" cannot use it with the existing legrest design. WARNING!!! NO RETURNS ARE ACCEPTED by ALL the vendors for these Karman Wheelchairs.
I paid $819.00 FOR THIS WHEELCHAIR with the froglegs installed. Because the legrests were too small, I purchased the elevating legrests which extend outward to solve the footrests from dragging. This was an additional price of $200.00. Once again, with the elevating legrests extended as to not drag on the sidewalk, the length was still too short to the foot pedals. My wife's knees were still bent upwards and not touching the calf supports attached. In addition, her feet constantly slide off the pedals which are now at a 45 degree angle upward. With the elevating legrest in use the weight is distributed differently and the wheelchair tilts forward easily . The wheel base from front wheels to rear wheels is too short and becomes extremely unbalanced. The once easy to manuever transport chair is now twice the length and nearly impossible to navigate in many areas including restroom stalls. Since the vendors and Karman Healthcare refuse to accept the wheelchair back for any reason, I am now using the previous economy transport chair and able to navigate restroom stalls again without leaving it at the door and struggling to get as close as possible. This chair is now for sale for anyone who needs a lightweight wheelchair for a child. PLEASE REVIEW this information carefully before making the same mistake I did.
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