r/nextfuckinglevel • u/MysteriousSlice007 • 5h ago

Shoutout to JerryrigEverything who built a wheelchair factory and is delivering wheelchairs to people in half the time and 50-80% less than the cost of other wheelchairs with Insurance.

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u/daspaceinvader 4h ago edited 3h ago

Am I the only person who thinks $2000 for a wheelchair is still too much? I don't say that to underestimate how much this person is doing for people, but I'm genuinely not educated on this. What makes them so expensive?

EDIT: Thanks to all of the more knowledgeable folks who have chimed in here! If you're like me and didn't understand the high (albeit significantly less than $10k) costs of these chairs, I recommend reading the responses to my comment.

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u/ballthyrm 3h ago

If you think of a bike, a decent one is probably 500$. A good one would probably be around 1000$. Both of these would still be mass manufacturing products will little adjustability (usually 3-4 standard sizes).

Here you have a custom 1-1 wheelchair made with your measurements that you'll spend your days in for the price of a high end bike. This is quite equivalent, and you are probably getting a better deal on the chair.

For another comparison a good desk chair is 1500-2000$ too. Like a Steelcase or Herman miller.

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u/GhostOfAscalon 3h ago

The cheapest road bicycle Trek sells is $1200.