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I have an incurable neurological disorder that affects (mostly) my balance. I cannot walk at all without hanging on to something. Having led a very active life (I'm now 76) this was obviously a serious setback. After using my first (borrowed) walker it became obvious that wheel size and composition was a limiting factor. I came across the Trionic Veloped while searching on the web for "big wheel walkers." I read a number of the reviews, spent time on the phone asking questions of (a very helpful) Oshin, and finally decided to give it a try. It's costly in comparison to other walkers but has features not available elsewhere and provides me with a degree of mobility so I can get out of the house and negotiate surfaces that would otherwise be impossible. In short, I love it.
The primary drawback is that it's definitely for outdoor use. It's too large to be used in the house, in restaurants, etc. Though many would probably think it an advantage, for me it pushes too easily, to the point where I feather the brakes all the time except when going up hill. (Since I tend to fall backwards I probably don't stand as straight up as I should.) I'd love to be able to "dial in" some resistance. Also, for my use, it turns more easily than necessary in the "city" mode and with more difficulty than I like in the "off-road" mode. A complaint - the brake cones on my Veloped were neither precisely round nor flat across. This caused the brakes to pulse when applied until I wore the cones round, a process that took about three months. Further, there was loose crystalline debris in gap of one of the brake pads. This fell between the pad and the cone causing grooves in the cone and excess brake dust. No permanent harm from this but quality control should have caught it.
Complaints aside, I am about to order a Trionic 12er walker. It will be a good bridge between the conventional walker I use in the house and the Veloped. It's easily transported behind the driver's seat of my car and will allow me not only to quickly and safely navigate less-than-smooth sidewalks, streets, parking lots, lawns, etc. and still go into restaurants et al. For airline travel, it will provide one device to accommodate all my indoor and outside mobility needs without paying a fee to ship the Veloped. While Trionic products may on the surface seem costly, being able to continue to participate in and enjoy life is well worth the small investment.
Excellent Product…
We purchased this walker for our 14-year-old daughter, a brain cancer survivor who has no vestibular function so that she could use it to go into the countryside and at Guide camp. It took some getting used to because she has been using a posterior w…
Don't think about it, get it.…
I have used the Tour now for a couple of weeks. Am absolutely amazed at the difference it makes to walking. Have been using a standard 4-wheel walker and walking was very limited. After about a hundred yards or so the pain in my back was such that I …
It is excellent…
Very stable and easy to manoeuvre. As an 86 year old with ostesporosis I am now out and about with confidence again. I am walking further and faster - amazing my friends and relatives.…
Fits perfectly…
The pump fits the tyres perfectly and inflates them with minimal effort.
Folded up, the pump can be stored in any backpack or can be attached directly to the Veloped with the supplied material. In this case, it is not the pump that is attached, b…
Fantastic…
Wonderfully easy to push and a real help in getting exercise. Love it! Colin…
Navigate rough terrain…
The product arrived within days of ordering, which amazed us since it came from Sweden. We are very happy with the product and would recommend it to others needing a mobility device that can navigate rough terrain.…
Trionic veloped is a brilliant design and helpful and informative……
Excellent customer service and helpful advice given, brilliant delivery service and a wonderful quality Veloped.
The Trionic Veloped has made walking my dogs on my local country footpaths a comfortable safe and pleasant experience.…
Veloped Tour: an excellent product from an excellent company…
The concept, build and design of the Veloped Tour are of unsurpassed excellence, as is customer service. Meticulous, careful attention has been given to even the smallest detail and to the quality of the materials used. It is easy and quick to make a…
