Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have waited awhile to write this review as I wanted to give the chair a chance to have problems, My previous chair was bought through a medical supply company and was much... much ... more expensive. Originally, it also came with plastic foot rests and they broke when I was trying to transfer into the chair when I lost my balance. So, they replaced them with metal ones. My husband almost immediately switched the foot rests from the plastic ones to the metal ones from my old chair to this one. That being said... I knocked it down one star for not having metal footrests. My previous chair had plastic wheel guards (the plates next to the top of the wheel on the seat). This chair had metal ones, which is much better as the plastic ones on my old chair broke and made the chair sound like I had a playing card in the spokes. I don't know about you all but I don't always want to sound like I am riding a motorcycle. I have been very pleased with this chair for the most part. I mostly need it for longer walks. This chair does fold and the legs do raise. However, I find that the foot rests get moved up accidentally from time to time, although that is easy enough to fix. My previous chair's legs could not be raised. This chair is lighter than my old chair. The seat is like a nylon fabric. My old chair was like a vinyl. I actually find the fabric more comfortable but do not expect it to be as long lasting. My previous chair's max weight load was 250lbs. So by the time, I was in it with my backpack onboard, and my 50lb son. My weight is 255-265lb depending on the day... I was well above the weight level and feared disaster. On this chair, the weight limit is much higher. I feel much safer when my son insists on riding on my lap and together we are under the maximum weight limit. My only complaint is that as it gets closer to the max weight limit, the wheels squeak. I do not find wheeling it myself very comfortable and the leg extentions can make it hard to get into bathroom stalls without help. It seems to take more space. It fit through most standard doors but can be tricky in doorways that require turns immediately, because the legs do stick out a little more. My husband says that this chair is easier to push than my old one. I would indeed recommend this to a friend. The price of this chair is a quarter of what the medical supply place charged my insurance for my old chair.