- Suspension fork uses a "hinge" design encapsulating a polyurethane dampener which can compress to allow the wheel to lift back, up, and over obstacles.
- Super lightweight; Weight is compairable to traditional parts.
- Confident and tight when pushing or transferring. Will not oscillate when setup correctly for your weight.
- Independent tests show 80% of all vibration and shock felt in a wheelchair comes directly from the front caster. Frog Leg's Shock Absorbing Forks will eliminate 76% of all vibration from the wheelchair.
- Vibration triggers muscle spasms and back, neck, or leg pain. Road shock is diminished so much, in fact, many of our customers have reduced or eliminated their need for medication.
- Bearing-in-fork design available.
- Additional information needed to order: size of casters, weight of user, make & model of wheelchair and measurement from the floor to the bottom of caster barrel housing.
- Extends the life of your wheel chair up to 10 times
- Fits 3,4,5 or 6 inch diameter wheel.
- Fits 1 or 1.5 inch wide wheel.
- Forks will retro-fit to most manual wheelchairs.
- Frog Legs available to fit most new wheelchair makes/models if requested.
- customer service experts available to assist in ordering, installing and mantaining your product
- Wheel rolls up and over obstacles to prevent pitching.
- Reduce fatigue, back pain and muscle spasms caused by vibration.
- Relax, conserve energy and ride in more comfort.
- Ideal for broken sidewalks, brickwork, cobblestones, walking paths
and much more!
- Approved HCFA Codes; E1015 (left) E1017
Technical Data
- All forks CNC machined of 6061-T6 aluminum with lifetime guarantee.
Models available offer "bearing-in-fork" design as well as standard where the fork's stembolt attaches into the chair's caster barrel housing.
- 1144 steelstress proof clear zinc plated hollow flanged studs (stem bolts) available in both metric and imperial measurements.
- Hinge and axle pins are stainless steel. A teflon-impregnated nylon bushing within the hinge improves pivoting abilities.
- Bearing-in-fork design contains 6001 double-sealed, 12mm id bearing or 2R8RS double-sealed 1/2 inch id bearing. Bearings will be needed to be replaced periodically due to normal wear
