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Firefly Electric Handcycle Wheelchair attachment - Next Generation 2.0
The Firefly Attachable Electric Handcycle turns your everyday chair into a speed machine. Let the compact hub motor do the hard work while you steer.Our unique "Quick Dock" attachment system easily transforms your chair to a handcycle and back again by connecting and disconnecting 2 latches. Our patent pending design ensures easy on and off of your everyday chair. The handcycle uses many off-the-shelf standard bicycle parts, which make it easy to service.
Designed to fit most folding / rigid, adult and pediatric chairs. Firefly has been improved so that it fits a wider range of width wheelchairs. Due to this improvement, you will notice the attachment arms are now more square in shape, for some pictures will show the old design with the round shaped attachment arms. All firefly's will come with the square shaped arms.
Attaches Quicker Than Ever Before
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Unscrew and detach the mounting arms from the New Firefly for easy and compact transportation. | It's now much easier for a single wheelchair user to load their own Firefly Power Assist into their own vehicle. |
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Experience the New FireFly from Rio Mobility
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The All New Firefly Dash DisplayThe New Rio Mobility Firefly's dash display is easy to read and navigate. It will give you all the necessary readings like your speed, your current distance driven and much more! Instead of pushing everywhere on you wheelchair, start racking up the miles on your Firefly. Your shoulders will thank you! |
Updated Headlight for the FireflyThe updated headlight on the New Rio Mobility Firefly is compact, bright and out of the way. It works great for dispersing light in front of you while your driving at night or indoors. |
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Take Your Firefly to the ParkThe Firefly is perfect for trips to the park. Climbing hills and driving over grass is easy with the Firefly. Places that were once too difficult to visit in a wheelchair are now fully accessible with your Firefly! |
Full Electric PowerThe Firefly is a full electric-powered version of our handcycle. It can also be easily detached and stored in any trunk so there is no need for an expensive custom van. |
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Digital Control CenterAll the controls are within easy reach:
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Maintenance-Free Electric MotorThe Firefly is powered by a powerful, compact, and quiet brushless electric hub motor. Sealed and maintenance free, it will give years of reliable service. |
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Lightweight Removable BatteryOur high-capacity lithium battery has an extra-long life and gives you long range is a lightweight, compact package. It slides off easily for storage or charging. |
Totally AdjustableThe Firefly is totally adjustable for all wheelchairs and wheelchair users. |
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Easily RemovableThe Firefly can be easily snapped on and off with our patented attachment system. |
Technical Specifications
Tubing Sizes
Standard Sizes | Custom Sizes |
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Firefly Specifications
Top Speed: | 12 mph / 18 kph |
Range: | 15 miles / 24 km (stop and go and hills) |
Product weight: | 25 lbs / 11.4 kg (with battery) |
Maximum combined wheelchair/user weight: |
280 lbs / 130 kg |
Tire: | 12.5" x 1.75" x 2.25" (47-203) |
Wheel: | Aluminum rim with stainless steel spokes |
Hub motor: | 36V, 350W geared brushless hub motor |
Battery: | 36V - 6.6Ah lithium polymer (5.9 lbs / 2.7 kg) |
Charger: | 100V - 240V, 50-60Hz input (plug adapter may be required) |
Charging Time: | ~4 hours if battery is fully discharged |
Frame: | Aluminum 6061 |
Paint: | Durable silver powder coat |
Shipping dimensions: | 36" x 13" x 9" / 93 cm x 32 cm x 22 cm |
Shipping weight: | 31 lbs / 14 kg |
Seat Width |
It can accommodate seat widths from 14 - 22 inches, and that measurement is to the outside of the tubing. |
Please Note: Assembly and Installation
You will need to assemble and install the Firefly on your own chair. You can choose to have Living Spinal assemble and install the Firefly on your wheelchair, but you will need to schedule a visit to our work shop in San Diego, California. For those of you assembling and installing the Firefly at home, please follow this video.
PDF Manuals for Firefly Electric Handcycle
Firefly Owner's Manual
Speedometer Instructions
Wheelchair Compatability Chart for Firefly Electric Handcycle
Device compatbility
As part of our quick installation process, you will attach clamps onto the frame of our wheelchair. However, not every wheelchair will fit our clamps.
Use this guide to determine if our devices are right for you, if you are unsure you can always send a picture of your wheelchair below and we will let you know if it will fit!
Firefly Installation Video Feb 2019
FITS ANY RIGID FRAME WHEELCHAIR
As a general rule, our device fits any rigid frame wheelchair, or wheelchairs without moveable footrests.
SEAT WIDTH
In terms of seat width, our devices can accommodate chairs that are 35.5 to 55.8 cm / 14 to 22 inches.
TUBE DIAMETERS
Our devices current support:
- 22.2 mm or 7/8 inch
- 25.4 mm or 1 inch
- 28.6 mm or 1.125 inch
- 30.5 mm or 1.2 inch
- 31.8 mm or 1.25 inch
FOR CHAIRS WITH MOVEABLE FOOTRESTS
All of our devices require about 1.25″ of clearance on the tubing, above the area where the footrests would attach to.
SEND A PICTURE OF YOUR WHEELCHAIR AND WE WILL DETERMINE IF OUR DEVICES WILL FIT
Send your wheelchair pictures to Sales@livingspinal.com and our Firefly Exports will email you
back with in 6-12 hours. M-f
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BEST PERCHASE EVER!
I purchased this prior to my honeymoon to Disneyworld and the Firefly totally MADE my trip. Super light, easy to use once you get the hang of it, great battery life and really fast. It was amazing to be able to simply detach it and not have to transfer at all for many rides.
The inital installation was tricky but a call to Andrew made everything run smoothly. Be forwarned to pay attention to the tips page that comes in your Firefly shipment. It will definately be a tremedous help and might even save you said call.
The customer service cannot be matched and Andrew is wonderful and helpful. I will be purchasing from them again. Thank you so much! -
Best electric handcycle I've ever used.
I've tried quite a few electric handcycles at various abilities expos over the years and the new Firefly is by far my favorite. It's also a pretty decent price compared to some of the other ones out there. I really like how they changed the kickstand for this one. The older Firefly would lay on the floor, but this one stands upright, which makes it much easier to attach.
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Firefly
I bought the Firefly next generation for a great friend of mine. She has been in a chair for 25 years. The mobility she has regained is awesome.
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Huge upgrade!
I found the previous Firefly clumsy and it took a while to get used to them. This "Next Generation" is really easy to use. I like the 2 point attachment so much better than the 4. I'm not sure if the motor has changed, but this thing gets up and goes!
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Firefly next Generation
It is a good product, after you figure out all the different angles, to fit your chair ,along with getting the best weight on the front wheel, I explain why further in review. I do understand this is so it will fit many different wheelchairs. It does move riggt along nicely. The only problem i can see is because of my upper body weight, it make the front power wheel spin, going up a grade, of 3% or more, even in 1st gear. Other then that it is a lot of fun.
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Just clip on and go
Love love love my Firefly! It is so awesome. I can stay in my regular chair and just attach this thing and my regular chair becomes fully motorized! I love that I don't have to push everywhere and I also love how easy this attaches/ detaches, so that I can go to a restaurant, and detach and sit up to the table like normal.
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Customer service
To me customer service is as important as the product. I called to get some information and found a company who had a large % of there employees being handy capped. When you speak to someone they have had first hand experience with there products. I was impressed because they knew what you where taking about and could deal with your concern on a one to one basis. They are a complete facility. They are worth a call . I was impressed.
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I'm touring all over the place
I've taken my new FireFly electric handcycle all over the place since I bought it in late 2016. The motor has WAY more torque than I expected. I was thinking of adding weights to the front wheel to give it more traction. I'm also looking into using a knobby tire on the front. I'm a tinkerer so I'm always looking for an edge. Lol
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Better design
I've used both the old design and this new design, and this new design is way easier to disassemble and store. The problem with the old design was that when you went into a restaurant and left the firefly on the ground, the attachment arms would slide out, forcing the firefly to lay flat on the ground. That made it really hard for me to pick up the firefly while in my chair. This next generation firefly doesn't have this problem. The attachment arms function as a kickstand. It's way easier to attach the Firefly to my wheelchair now. If you don't have an electric handcycle for your wheelchair, I'd highly recommend the Firefly!