The Melrose Rhino, our custom built rugby wheelchairs, are fabricated after careful consultation with the athlete. They are all manufactured to comply with International rules of the IWRF.
All our Rugby wheelchairs are built by highly experienced fabricators who are working for a company that has over 15 years involvement in the sport.
As a small customer focused company we encourage you to talk directly with the fabricator of your new wheelchair to ensure you get the product you desire, this is a service we are committed to offering you.
We use the highest quality materials and components to build our wheelchairs, many of the components are built in-house by our team of qualified engineers using the latest CNC technology.
Some of our design features include:
- pickbars mounted to the front that are designed to strike and in some cases hold opposing wheelchairs,
- wings, positioned in front of the main wheels to make the wheelchair more difficult to stop and hold,
- rear mounted anti tip guards positioned at the rear to also make the wheelchair more difficult to hold, and
- all our rugby chairs have spoke guards, to prevent spoke damage, and to make it more difficult to stop and hold.
Offensive chairs with various wing alternatives or defensive chairs with variations of pickbars can be built. You can view these on the Rugby wheelchairs options page.
If you are committed to the game, we are committed to providing you with the best equipment.
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
- Offensive or Defensive chair
- Choice of pick bar styles in alloy
- Fixed camber bar between 12° and 20°
- Cross spoked wheels 24”, 25” or 26” with high pressure tyres
- Hard anodised pushrims and quick release axles
- Rollerblade castors
- Adjustable height footplate
- Adjustable height back
- Adjustable tension seat sling, back upholstery, fabric skirt guards,
foot strap
- Single wing (on offensive only)
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