Karma i-Lite Transit Wheelchair

Description

The spare chair that still carries a full-size adult

The i-Lite is Karma Mobility’s entry-level transit chair. It does not have the S-Ergo seating system or the engineering of the Ergo range, and it is not pretending to. What it does have is a 115kg capacity at the lowest price in the Karma line-up.

The one thing it does better: capacity for the money. Most budget transit chairs stop at 100kg. This one takes 115kg — the same as the S-Ergo 115 and the Ergo 3 — for a fraction of the cost. If you need a chair that will reliably take a larger adult but it is a spare, a loan chair, or an occasional-use chair rather than the one someone lives in, this is the honest choice.

Who it suits

• A second chair for the car, the caravan or a relative’s house
• Occasional use — hospital appointments, days out, holidays
• Users up to 115kg
• Anyone who needs a wheelchair now and cannot wait for a prescription chair

If the chair is going to be used for hours every day, look at the Ergo Lite 2 Transit or the Ergo 125 Transit instead — the seating makes a real difference over a long day.

Standard features

• Lightweight folding frame — 11kg complete, 9kg with the footrests off
• Detachable footrest hangers
• Attendant slowing brakes on the push handles
• Seat belt fitted as standard
• Black wheels and castors against a metallic frame

Specification

Karma do not publish a full technical data sheet for this model. Figures above are as published by Karma Mobility UK and its dealer network.

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.

Get the width right

This model comes in one seat width. If it is not right for the user, a free equipment assessment will tell you what is, and we will point you at a chair that fits rather than sell you one that does not.

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