free wheel attachment

wheelin 48 · 04-14-2012, 12:16 PM

im ordering a new chair should i get a wider footplate i want to get the free wheel to and want to make sure of the width of the plate is ok for the freewheel like how wide is the part that attaches to the footplate

BRASWELLF5 · 04-14-2012, 12:47 PM

My ZR 10.5" footplate is kinda tight and my AeroZ 11" footplate is just right.

chasmengr · 04-14-2012, 02:05 PM

Doesn't the right footrest width depend on your shoe width?

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jschism · 04-14-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelin 48

im ordering a new chair should i get a wider footplate i want to get the free wheel to and want to make sure of the width of the plate is ok for the freewheel like how wide is the part that attaches to the footplate

put on the biggest(widest) shoes you wear and add a couple of inches. I have a 14" wide ZR with no taper and that's about perfect for the freewheel and my snow boots. The footplate measures 11" between the bends. I wear a size 9 shoe.

wheelin 48 · 04-14-2012, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jschism

put on the biggest(widest) shoes you wear and add a couple of inches. I have a 14" wide ZR with no taper and that's about perfect for the freewheel and my snow boots.

you mean the plate is 14 inches wide or the tubes on your chair are 14 and by no taper do you mean you have a v front

jschism · 04-14-2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelin 48

you mean the plate is 14 inches wide or the tubes on your chair are 14 and by no taper do you mean you have a v front

the chair is a 14" wide seat, measured to outside of tubes. I have "no taper" the down tubes in front are same width as the seat, no "V", no taper at all. The footplate is 11" measured between the bends.

DaleB · 04-14-2012, 03:02 PM

The Freewheel attachment piece takes up right about 3/4", between your feet.

I would never add inches, personally. I spec mine exactly the width of my favorite shoes. Really helps me control the chair from the hips when my feet can't slide around.

9.5" at the end of the down tubes is perfect for me. 10.5", with a Freewheel.

SCI_OTR · 04-14-2012, 05:36 PM

Josh Anderson and I debated this at ISS last year. I've been adding 1" on a V front end.

diaspora · 04-14-2012, 06:13 PM

that's my problem with the freewheel,
I have a CUSTOM FOOTPLATE that is large (I like them that way so my feet don't slip around, they tend to hate staying in one place) and it seems I have to go to the stock plate? who uses the stock plate? how do you keep your feet from moving around and keep the heels touching the plate.

Patrick Madsen · 04-14-2012, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by diaspora

that's my problem with the freewheel,
I have a CUSTOM FOOTPLATE that is large (I like them that way so my feet don't slip around, they tend to hate staying in one place) and it seems I have to go to the stock plate? who uses the stock plate? how do you keep your feet from moving around and keep the heels touching the plate.

Or, Pat may make up a custom hitch for you. Email him, he's a good guy.

04-14-2012, 12:16 PM	#1
wheelin 48 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: illinois Posts: 965	free wheel attachment im ordering a new chair should i get a wider footplate i want to get the free wheel to and want to make sure of the width of the plate is ok for the freewheel like how wide is the part that attaches to the footplate __________________ to alcohol the cause of-and solution to-all of lifes problems [homer simpson]

04-14-2012, 12:47 PM	#2
BRASWELLF5 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 562	My ZR 10.5" footplate is kinda tight and my AeroZ 11" footplate is just right. __________________ "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy **** what a ride!" Pete C6/'97

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chasmengr Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 2,048	Doesn't the right footrest width depend on your shoe width? Ask Pat: __________________ Chas TiLite AeroZ1 I am a person with mild/moderate hexaparesis (impaired movement in 4 limbs, head, & torso) caused by RRMS w/TM C7&T7 incomplete Last edited by chasmengr; 04-14-2012 at 02:10 PM.

04-14-2012, 03:02 PM	#7
DaleB Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Tidewater, VA Posts: 5,108	The Freewheel attachment piece takes up right about 3/4", between your feet. I would never add inches, personally. I spec mine exactly the width of my favorite shoes. Really helps me control the chair from the hips when my feet can't slide around. 9.5" at the end of the down tubes is perfect for me. 10.5", with a Freewheel. __________________ __________________ He who hears not me but the Logos will say: All is one.

04-14-2012, 05:36 PM	#8
SCI_OTR Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,239	Josh Anderson and I debated this at ISS last year. I've been adding 1" on a V front end. __________________

04-14-2012, 06:13 PM	#9
diaspora Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 226	that's my problem with the freewheel, I have a CUSTOM FOOTPLATE that is large (I like them that way so my feet don't slip around, they tend to hate staying in one place) and it seems I have to go to the stock plate? who uses the stock plate? how do you keep your feet from moving around and keep the heels touching the plate.

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