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up, I want the front of my chair stable. I get as long a wheel base as I can squeeze into a chair without making it extra long. You can pick up stability that way, and it doesn’t really hurt your performance.”
Rider-Centered Details
Experienced K0005 users won’t need to change their routines to use Ethos. “For transfers, because the casters aren’t tied to the front frame, it gets rid of that bar or tube that’s usually there,” Ludovici said. “You can get closer
to things when you transfer. As far as pulling it in and out of the car, the crossbrace is placed in pretty close to a medium balance point, so if you pick it up by the cross tube, it’s not heavy one way or the other.
“People say that monotube frames are the easiest and the most compact, but it’s not really true because you’ve got a bunch of parts sticking out from underneath that monotube. If you pull it across your chest to put it in a car, you’ll usually bump yourself. With the Ethos, there are three different heights of the bottom frame to try to keep the distance between the seat and the bottom of the frame relatively minimal.”
Ethos is available in seat widths from 12" to 20"
and seat depths from 14" to 20", with a 275-lb. weight capacity. Its transport weight is 11.6 lbs., and seat-to-floor heights are 13.5-20.5" (front) and 13-20" (rear). Choose the best polymer to further dial in the ride; Ki provides the ISO TECH guide to help.
“Alan doesn’t like to sense any compression on the front end of the chair, so he rides a very dense polymer,” Rettler said. “For someone that might go into spasms when they ride over a rough surface, a really soft polymer might be preferred to help minimize spasticity.”
Ethos challenges conventional wisdom: It’s an ultra- lightweight, highly adjustable chair that can also reduce the vibrations that users feel. No loss, all gain.
“It doesn’t sacrifice weight,” Rettler said. “The chair responds the way a full-custom dual-tube does. The ride is incredible. Then to have this opportunity to tailor the ride experience and have adjustability that no other chair gives you? Through changes in abilities, injury, sensitivity, age, etc., Ethos can adapt. The ability to optimize the
ride without a sacrifice to weight or performance while also providing the vibration damping benefits for a more comfortable ride? It’s a beautiful thing.” m
— Laurie Watanabe
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