Karma Ergo Lite Transit Wheelchair
£346.74 Each
Karma’s lightest wheelchair at 8.6kg, and crash tested for use as a vehicle seat. Fixed footrests. Free equipment assessment available.
Karma’s lightest chair, and it is crash tested
The original Ergo Lite is the stripped-back one: fixed footrests, transport wheels, nothing that does not earn its weight. Karma’s own description is that it is “Karma’s lightest wheelchair, weighing a mere 8.6 kg”.
The one thing it does better: it is the only chair at this weight in the range that is crash tested. That matters if the chair will ever be occupied in a vehicle — on transport, in a WAV, or in an accessible taxi. Lighter chairs usually lose that approval. This one keeps it.
Who it suits
- Someone who can transfer in and out, so does not need swing-away footrests
- Anyone regularly travelling in an adapted vehicle or on community transport
- Carers who want the absolute minimum to lift
Standard features
- S-Ergo Seating System — anatomically contoured seat and backrest
- Fixed footrests and 14″ transport wheels — the reason it is this light
- Push & Pull attendant brake
- Folds to 852 x 245 x 710mm
Specification
| Seat width | 400mm (16″) or 450mm (18″) |
|---|---|
| Seat depth | 420mm |
| Front caster / rear wheel | 6″ / 14″ |
| Seat surface height at front edge | 490mm |
| Backrest height | 420mm |
| Armrest to seat distance | 210mm |
| Footrest to seat distance | 395 – 420mm |
| Seat plane angle | 6° |
| Overall L x W x H | 962–970 x 560 x 905mm (16″) / 962–970 x 610 x 905mm (18″) |
| Folded L x W x H | 852 x 245 x 710mm |
| Total mass | 8.6kg (16″) / 8.8kg (18″) |
| Mass of heaviest part | 8.6kg / 8.8kg — the footrests and wheels are fixed, so the chair does not break down further |
| Maximum user weight | 100kg (15st 10lb) |
| Frame material | Not published by Karma |
| Crash tested | Yes — Karma lists this model as crash test approved |
| Warranty | Karma Mobility UK manufacturer warranty — ask us for the current term on this model |
Karma’s published figures, subject to ±10mm and ±0.5kg.
VAT relief
Prices exclude VAT. Karma wheelchairs qualify for VAT relief under HMRC Notice 701/7 where the user is chronically sick or disabled, or a charity buys on their behalf. The declaration is completed at checkout.
Worth knowing before you buy
The fixed footrests are what make this chair light, but they also make a side transfer harder. If the user cannot stand to transfer, the Ergo Lite 2 Transit has detachable swing-away footrests for 0.6kg more. A free equipment assessment will settle it in ten minutes.
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