Q50R Review - Folding Powerchair by Quickie (Sunrise Medical)

Here I review my daughter's Q50R. we were looking for a folding chair she could use on her ministry and fold into peoples cars. We soon learned that this wasn't the chair for her but we did want to review it before it left. I've left a lot of details out here so please contact me for more information if you're thinking of buying this chair.

Plus Points:

- Looks Great!
- Folds easily
- Does about 25 miles on full charge!
- Large weight-bearing capacity
- Very stable
- Has many thoughtful features (see video)

Not so good points:

- Very heavy.
- See my video for more!

Comments are always welcome - especially if they are about this wheelchair or any questions you have about using it.

I have owned or bought for my daughter well over 25 powerchairs, second hand wheelchairs and adaptations. So, if you have a wheelchair need and are not sure what to buy - please ask me for advice.

[josephmurrell-zwoo]

this video is very insightful, i was looking into the q50 r carbon equivalent of this model and i found this video to be very useful

[Vaelin]

I recently tested a different folding wheelchair and found it was incredibly difficult to manoeuvre in tight spaces. When making delicate steering inputs the chair would initially move very slowly as it fought to get the front castors turned. Then, as they began to turn, the chair would suddenly swoop around rapidly. The result was that I'd end up swinging around wildly banging into things as I tried to make tight turns. It did not help that the brakes were fairly poor, meaning that when it began to swoop there was not much I could do to stop it.

I do already own a folding wheelchair, so i understand it's never going to be as manoeuvrable as other types of chair on the market, but the one I tested was just a bit too unpredictable to be comfortable to use in places like a restaurant where I could end up bashing into tables or door frames.

What did you think of the Q50s manoeuvrability? Did it turn on the spot well? How did it handle indoors?

[ajg]

Have one. A great chair for the price.

[gregzeng]

Ordered this chair, Australian Capital Territory. Carbon fiber. Very light weight. Spare battery, weight 1.4 kg each. Chair of less than 15 kg. Adding a Roho cushion.
Very quickly folding, unfolding. Easily movable when folded.
Why did your daughter not like this chair?

[wheelchairgeek]

Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions.

[helenfarmer]

Very helpful. Can I ask, how tall is your son? I'm just trying to gauge if it would be big enough for me.

[Richarmed]

Thank you for your review. Ive been looking into foldable electrical chairs. I was wondering, is it the chair that rattles when it's going over slight bumps or is it something else? Because if it is already having a rattle, i would worry about the build long term

[wendya]

Is it safe to drive if I take the anti tip wheels off. It would make it much easier to fit this in my car without them.

[peterrose]

Very informative video. What is you recommend as a powered folding chair?

[lancemordaunt]

I have a question about the drop kerb situation, i currently use a folding mobility scooter but its range is quite poor and frankly im lucky to get a couple of miles out of a charge due to bumpy footpaths very slight inclines etc, its very limiting when ive 3 children 6, 8, 12 to take out and about and this was supposed to give me my freedom back but really it only gets me to the local park then back. In my area dropped kerbs are not flush with the roads they are more often then not at least an inch kerb to bump over, my scooter handles it but would this wheelchair, the range on this wheelchair is great but only if it can get me up an inch dropped kerb. It will have to fold because my daughters disability buggy doesnt fold and theres no room for 2 wheelchairs- we'd have to remove the sofa! Thank you, from Emma

[HayleyCarr-gzcb]

Not a heavy duty chair, it doesnt like slanted curbs. And doesnt stop as easy. Very problematic when needed for heavy pavement use.
Very heavy, so lifting it is difficuilt for even your average person.

Good for a folding chair, but not for a heavy use driver.
Also i would agree there is skill involved in driving to avoid tilting pavements, and sliding off. But there needs to be a standard for safety, and for me, this isnt it.

[Николай-фпв]

Я считаю коляска коляска хреновая они сами продают не знают что потому что запчастей на эту коляску найти невозможно она считает