SMOOV One – Powered Attachment

Item Description:
Small rear power assist attachment that clips onto the back of your manual wheelchair, along with a speed controller that attaches to the front of the chair. Both items are black and weigh about 7kg. My main unit also has iridescent star stickers on it.

Battery Life:
Up To 20km – I usually charge mine every couple of weeks.

Source of Item:
Celtic Rehab & Therapy

Diagnosis:
Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS)

Personal Opinion:
I absolutely love my Smoov! It lets me go so much further, allows me to remain comfortable, and access places I would never have managed to self propel in the past. I use it mostly to get around a city, as it likes smooth-ish surfaces and can manage ramps/slopes as long as they’re not ridiculously steep! It’s not a big fan of rough/uneven ground or off-roading, although I have used it on the grass in a park by pairing it with an RGK FrontWheel.

It’s slightly trickier to attach to my RGK Tiga FX because there’s an extra bar underneath the seat that was put on before I got in the chair. Otherwise, it would be easy enough to mount/take off. Finally, because it’s 7kg, it’s not very light to lift in/out of my car, but I can manage it.