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product_id: 48638331
title: "Lightweight Aluminium Folding Transit Travel Wheelchair with handbrakes - Weighs only 11kg ECTR01 (Blue)"
brand: "elite care"
price: "KD 94.85"
currency: KWD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
category: "Elite Care"
url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/48638331-lightweight-aluminium-folding-transit-travel-wheelchair-with-handbrakes-weighs-only
store_origin: KW
region: Kuwait
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# quick-release adjustable footrests puncture-proof solid tyres 11kg ultra-lightweight Lightweight Aluminium Folding Transit Travel Wheelchair with handbrakes - Weighs only 11kg ECTR01 (Blue)

**Brand:** elite care
**Price:** KD 94.85
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🛋️ Travel Light, Live Large — The ECTR01 Wheelchair That Keeps You Moving

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Lightweight Aluminium Folding Transit Travel Wheelchair with handbrakes - Weighs only 11kg ECTR01 (Blue) by elite care
- **How much does it cost?** KD 94.85 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/48638331-lightweight-aluminium-folding-transit-travel-wheelchair-with-handbrakes-weighs-only)

## Best For

- elite care enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted elite care brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Durable Ride:** Solid puncture-proof tyres ensure worry-free journeys, no matter where your day takes you.
- • **Compact Fold Design:** Half-folding back and swing-out footrests make car storage and transport a breeze.
- • **User-Centric Comfort:** Supports up to 18 stone with a design that balances sturdiness and ease-of-use for all-day outings.
- • **Effortless Portability:** Weighs just 11kg for seamless travel and storage—never miss a moment on the go.
- • **Reliable Safety Brakes:** Attendant handbrakes double as slowing and locking brakes for ultimate control on any terrain.

## Overview

The ECTR01 is a premium lightweight aluminium folding wheelchair designed for effortless portability and robust daily use. Weighing only 11kg, it features quick-release, height-adjustable footrests, a half-folding backrest, and solid puncture-proof tyres. Attendant handbrakes provide reliable control with both slowing and locking functions. Supporting users up to 18 stone, this wheelchair folds compactly for easy car storage and transport, making it ideal for active lifestyles and extended outings. VAT exempt pricing is available with a simple medical qualification.

## Description

Lightweight Aluminium Folding Transit Travel Wheelchair with handbrakes - Weighs only 11kg ECTR01 (Blue) : desertcart.co.uk: Health & Personal Care

Review: Solid, robust, extremely easier to use; ticks all the right boxes - and not just for short trips! - I purchased this to help my elderly Mother still get out and about and enjoy herself, as she is finding it harder and harder to walk more than a short distance now without severe pain/discomfit. I wanted something that was light, "portable" (as much as a wheelchair can be!) and yet still strong and robust. This was because it was not really just to be used as a "get you from the car to the hospital type wheelchair"; I really wanted a wheelchair that could be used for days out, and yet could be stored easily in the car. Well, I have to say that this wheelchair ticks all those boxes with aplomb! This simply could not be easier to use. The two sides push together to become much flatter for storage in the car (on the in the house) and has two sturdy fabric hand pulls on the seat which you use to pull it back out to full width when you need to use it. This does not take a lot of strength to do as everything moves quite easily.. The footrests (with their metal bar that you can see going up almost to the seat in the picture) simply slot over small bars (literally line up and then drop into place) and then swing over into place (clicking securely into place with a simple "finger release" bar to get them undone again). No nuts, bolts etc. All done in seconds. The black sturdy plastic footrest part itself can flip up (vertically) so you can easily get in and raise one foot into place at a time.They have sturdy fabric "ribbons" which the the user can place their feet into to feel more secure (but can easily get out of themselves if need be; there is no fastener/lock; it just makes you feel more secure and that your feet won't slip etcetera). To get the entire footrest bar off (for the car/storage) again you simply press the metal release bar with your thumb/fingers and you can then swing to the side and lift off the bars; fold the black plastic footrests up verticalls and you now have a vertical "flat packed" footrest for easy storage in the car etcetera. So, put simply: you can push and pull the main width of the chair by hand; the footrests simply pop on and off by hand, swing over and click into place and you're ready to go! The brakes have a "car hand brake" functionality (simply pull/push down on the entire brakes and they click reassuringly into place); I have to say I was surprised how well these seem to work. Even on a slope the wheelchair was going nowhere once the brakes were engaged. If you're moving the person on a hill, for example, you also have the brakes there that work like "bike brakes". All in all, I really don't think I could have hoped for an easier to use model and design. Just what you need for getting in and out of the car in a jiffy. Also, as I said earlier, I did not just want a "short trip" solution; I wanted a wheelchair that could be packed away easily in the car but also be up to the job of transporting my Mum around all day on days out. Thus far I have had no problems doing just that with this chair. It's actually even quite comfortable without an additional cushion. However, if you were doing longer journeys in one (like we do) I would still recommend one. Build quality seems fantastic and, for this price, unbelievable to be honest. I would not be disappointed with the build quality if it cost 3 times as much quite frankly. My Mother is a slim build and pushing this wheelchair (on a straight path anyway!) with her is barely any harder than walking by myself. Seriously. Fenetic Wellbeing themselves were fantastic. Turned up uber-quick and well packaged. Highly recommended!
Review: Good value, suitable quality - but no seatbelt - Wanted a good value but reasonably robust wheelchair to take my 87 year old mother to medical appointments, shopping, or around the village; and this seemed to fill the bill. Ordered it on Friday morning and it was delivered (for free) on Monday lunchtime! Wow! Disappointments: Slightly dificult to open out the first time as it had got squashed together in transit, but really easy to fold and unfold now. One of the front tyres arrived slightly damaged, but hope it will be OK and not tear away ... will have to keep an eye on it. The biggest "fault" with the chair is that there is no seat belt - surprising in this health-and-safety conscious day and age. I recently took a 90 year old neighbour to hospital in her own wheelchair, and we struck an inch high kerb across the wheelchair route (!!!) - whereupon the wheelchair stopped abruptly but the occupant didn't. Oops! So we have bought a separate seatbelt for my mother's chair, which gives us both more confidence. The footrests seemed very unbalanced, but improved when my mother repositioned herself, as the wheelchair frame isn't rigid. (They are still slightly different heights, but she says no longer enough to bother her.) My mother was reluctant to get a wheelchair, but after being lent one for a recent hospital visit, decided one would be useful. We made our maiden voyage to meet friends at the local pub a day after the chair was delivered, and my mother found it comfortable enough even without additional cushion. Good points: not too heavy for lifting into the car; footrests are quick and easy to slot on / lift off; back folds in half so that the handles fold down and do not protrude too much and thus it is easy to fit into a car when folded. As I have a slight walking problem myself, I find foot brakes difficult to use, so particularly like the hand operated parking brakes on the wheelchair handles. It remains to be seen how well the chair will last, but for now it seems robust enough for our purposes. Great on flat hospital floors; adequate on a slightly uneven pavements​ - but I wouldn't want to use it on cobbled streets or country walks! I would have given four and a half stars if I could: four seemed mean in view of the chair's many good points, but five feels over-generous in view of the (mostly minor) shortcomings. Most serious gripe is the lack of a seatbelt.

## Features

- Our best selling Lightweight folding wheelchair complete with attendant handbrakes and puncture proof tyres.
- Lightweight folding wheelchair with Quick release / swing out height adjustable footrests.
- Half folding back mechanism. Attendant handbrakes. Solid puncture proof tyres. Attendant handbrakes can be pulled up to use as slowing brakes or pushed down to lock on to stop the wheelchair rolling.
- 18 stone maximum user weight. Fold up easily and compact so it can be stored and transported easily.
- The listed price is VAT exempt. We just require a short message with the name and medical condition of the user to qualify for this price.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00B285TF0 |
| ASIN  | B00B285TF0 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 24,021 in Health & Personal Care ( See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care ) 9 in Attendant & Transport Wheelchairs |
| Brand | Elite Care |
| Country of origin | China |
| Country of origin  | China |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (925) |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (925) |
| Date First Available | 17 Jan. 2013 |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | ECTR01 |
| Manufacturer  | Elite Care |
| Product Dimensions  | 93.98 x 53.34 x 99.06 cm; 10.89 kg |
| Units | 1 count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Elite Care
- **Colour:** Blue
- **Item weight:** 24 Pounds
- **Product dimensions:** 100D x 57W x 94H centimetres
- **Style:** Adjustable

## Images

![Lightweight Aluminium Folding Transit Travel Wheelchair with handbrakes - Weighs only 11kg ECTR01 (Blue) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71VrUZGpNFL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this wheelchair come with a bag for transportation?**
A: No.  The back is simply robust material, and flexes when the chair is folded.  There is no bracket across the back on which you could hang a bag.  You could string a bag with a long flexible handle - a shoulder bag - across the back of the chair, but it would sit at the level of the side handles, so would be rather low.

**Q: what are the tyres made of?**
A: The tyres are solid rubber

**Q: Can you tell me the height of the handles of this wheelchair please? (Not the height of the brakes beneath, thanks!)**
A: From the floor  to the highest point on the handle is 95 cms 37 inches. Hope this helps.

**Q: can this wheelchair  have a battery pack fixed to it**
A: Why would you want a battery pack? There's no motor to drive the wheels.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid, robust, extremely easier to use; ticks all the right boxes - and not just for short trips!
*by K***T on 30 July 2014*

I purchased this to help my elderly Mother still get out and about and enjoy herself, as she is finding it harder and harder to walk more than a short distance now without severe pain/discomfit. I wanted something that was light, "portable" (as much as a wheelchair can be!) and yet still strong and robust. This was because it was not really just to be used as a "get you from the car to the hospital type wheelchair"; I really wanted a wheelchair that could be used for days out, and yet could be stored easily in the car. Well, I have to say that this wheelchair ticks all those boxes with aplomb! This simply could not be easier to use. The two sides push together to become much flatter for storage in the car (on the in the house) and has two sturdy fabric hand pulls on the seat which you use to pull it back out to full width when you need to use it. This does not take a lot of strength to do as everything moves quite easily.. The footrests (with their metal bar that you can see going up almost to the seat in the picture) simply slot over small bars (literally line up and then drop into place) and then swing over into place (clicking securely into place with a simple "finger release" bar to get them undone again). No nuts, bolts etc. All done in seconds. The black sturdy plastic footrest part itself can flip up (vertically) so you can easily get in and raise one foot into place at a time.They have sturdy fabric "ribbons" which the the user can place their feet into to feel more secure (but can easily get out of themselves if need be; there is no fastener/lock; it just makes you feel more secure and that your feet won't slip etcetera). To get the entire footrest bar off (for the car/storage) again you simply press the metal release bar with your thumb/fingers and you can then swing to the side and lift off the bars; fold the black plastic footrests up verticalls and you now have a vertical "flat packed" footrest for easy storage in the car etcetera. So, put simply: you can push and pull the main width of the chair by hand; the footrests simply pop on and off by hand, swing over and click into place and you're ready to go! The brakes have a "car hand brake" functionality (simply pull/push down on the entire brakes and they click reassuringly into place); I have to say I was surprised how well these seem to work. Even on a slope the wheelchair was going nowhere once the brakes were engaged. If you're moving the person on a hill, for example, you also have the brakes there that work like "bike brakes". All in all, I really don't think I could have hoped for an easier to use model and design. Just what you need for getting in and out of the car in a jiffy. Also, as I said earlier, I did not just want a "short trip" solution; I wanted a wheelchair that could be packed away easily in the car but also be up to the job of transporting my Mum around all day on days out. Thus far I have had no problems doing just that with this chair. It's actually even quite comfortable without an additional cushion. However, if you were doing longer journeys in one (like we do) I would still recommend one. Build quality seems fantastic and, for this price, unbelievable to be honest. I would not be disappointed with the build quality if it cost 3 times as much quite frankly. My Mother is a slim build and pushing this wheelchair (on a straight path anyway!) with her is barely any harder than walking by myself. Seriously. Fenetic Wellbeing themselves were fantastic. Turned up uber-quick and well packaged. Highly recommended!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value, suitable quality - but no seatbelt
*by H***S on 28 April 2017*

Wanted a good value but reasonably robust wheelchair to take my 87 year old mother to medical appointments, shopping, or around the village; and this seemed to fill the bill. Ordered it on Friday morning and it was delivered (for free) on Monday lunchtime! Wow! Disappointments: Slightly dificult to open out the first time as it had got squashed together in transit, but really easy to fold and unfold now. One of the front tyres arrived slightly damaged, but hope it will be OK and not tear away ... will have to keep an eye on it. The biggest "fault" with the chair is that there is no seat belt - surprising in this health-and-safety conscious day and age. I recently took a 90 year old neighbour to hospital in her own wheelchair, and we struck an inch high kerb across the wheelchair route (!!!) - whereupon the wheelchair stopped abruptly but the occupant didn't. Oops! So we have bought a separate seatbelt for my mother's chair, which gives us both more confidence. The footrests seemed very unbalanced, but improved when my mother repositioned herself, as the wheelchair frame isn't rigid. (They are still slightly different heights, but she says no longer enough to bother her.) My mother was reluctant to get a wheelchair, but after being lent one for a recent hospital visit, decided one would be useful. We made our maiden voyage to meet friends at the local pub a day after the chair was delivered, and my mother found it comfortable enough even without additional cushion. Good points: not too heavy for lifting into the car; footrests are quick and easy to slot on / lift off; back folds in half so that the handles fold down and do not protrude too much and thus it is easy to fit into a car when folded. As I have a slight walking problem myself, I find foot brakes difficult to use, so particularly like the hand operated parking brakes on the wheelchair handles. It remains to be seen how well the chair will last, but for now it seems robust enough for our purposes. Great on flat hospital floors; adequate on a slightly uneven pavements​ - but I wouldn't want to use it on cobbled streets or country walks! I would have given four and a half stars if I could: four seemed mean in view of the chair's many good points, but five feels over-generous in view of the (mostly minor) shortcomings. Most serious gripe is the lack of a seatbelt.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quality Without Compromise
*by B***4 on 12 May 2025*

I purchased this wheelchair for my Mum who has Osteoporosis and is unable to walk more than a few metres. As I have arthritis myself, I was looking for a chair that was lightweight, easy to manoeuvre and fold up to lift into the car boot. Having looked at many others I settled on this one because it looked uncomplicated and good quality as well as being very reasonably priced. Most of all it is from a small UK retailer which is important to me rather than all the cheap and tacky imports currently flooding the market. Unusual these days but it exceeded my expectations, I was absolutely thrilled with it and my Mum (who usually finds fault with everything ;-) ) even commented how comfortable it was, didn't even need any cushions. This, along with the excellent communications and speedy delivery in less than a day, means that I cannot recommend this wheelchair or the company it came from highly enough.

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