Wheelchairs Given Design Makeover

by Geoff Adams-Spink BBC News, 10 Jun 2006 Mike Spindle has spent the past five years designing the wheelchair from scratch. After the designer spotted a man in an airport departure lounge, in a metallic purple wheelchair, it occurred to him that somebody ought to be able to do an awful lot better. The Trekinetic K2 dispenses with the old tubular chassis and uses a carbon fibre monocoque instead. Read more