Bead electric scooter

An electric scooter that can be used while sitting in a manual wheelchair

User stting in his manual wheelchair  on electric scooter

User on electric scooter

The user drives the manual wheelchair up onto the electric scooter and presses a button to lock the chair in place. The scooter has a fold-up ramp at the rear It runs well on forest paths. Good shock absorption.
See also bead.nu (last checked December 2020)

Users comments
The Spinalis Foundation at Rehab Station Stockholm owns the electric scooter, which can be tested there.

Bead does special adaptations for persons with impaired handfunction.

Purchased from
Bead, bead.nu (last checked July 2017)

Editors comments
The BB30 minigarage from Dooman Teknik AB is a good storage place for a Bead, see photos below, as well as spinalistips.se/en/tip-minigarage-for-electric-wheelchair

This tip is from 2012

Electric scooter with ramp lowered

Electric scooter with ramp lowered

User drives onto electric scooter

User drives onto electric scooter

The Bead in mini-garage BB30.

The Bead in mini-garage BB30. Photo: Casper Hafström

Minigarage closed.

Minigarage closed. Photo: Casper Hafström

Author: Gunnar 2

Gunnar bor i hus. Han arbetar deltid. Han har en medfödd skada som motsvarar en låg paraplegi, ingen assistans.

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