HOW TO: JUMP A CURB/ WHEELIE IN A WHEELCHAIR 

Thanks Chelsie! I was determined not to do wheelies at first. But when the wheelie bars wore out and I took them off, the wheelies came naturally. Jumping curbs - going up - takes some practice! And speed. What you do is get back about 8 feet and take a hard run at the curb. At the last second, pop your front casters over the curb and let your weight carry you up and over. The back wheels will mount the curb pretty good. Be ready the grab the hand rims and give it a final push if your speed was not quite enough. Natural fit hand rims help immensely. Everyone else around you gets excited or worried but there is nothing to it. Just make sure you get the casters up high enough. Too high is not generally a problem as you will be hitting the curb and driving the casters back down shortly anyway. Give it a try! Remember, speed is your friend!

Im fairly new to my injury and Im terrified of doing wheelie but watching this video is inspiring. I'll be watching more

I remember in my powerchair, a while back, going SLOWLY up a kerb. Big mistake. The anti tip wheels caught on the side of the kerb. The rear wheels were up in the air and had no contact with the ground. There i was, at a curious angle, going HELP ME. When i got my chair serviced, i was told that if i need to go up kerbs, i had to go quickly.

Yay so excited to try this after I have my baby!! Thank you. I've been in the chair for 10 years now and I never got taught any of this so im excited to give it ago 😁

To go up a curb; you need to be rolling towards the curb (faster the better) and pop a wheelie at the last moment to lift the front wheels onto the curb. Then in the same motion move your weight forward and try to put weight down towards your feet, so it bounces your back wheels up over the curb. Like I said the faster you do it the easier it is, but you have to get your timing right. Practice on a low level curb and work up to deeper curbs...... Next you need to learn how to get down a flight of stairs in your chair and then the hardest of all is getting up a flight of stairs in your chair (I can’t do it anymore, to old & fat...lol) but I can still do down a flight of stairs (I learnt both back in the mid 1980’s).....

Who else is watching this and realizing you tried this kinda stuff in your wheelchair 🦼 and it gives you major anxiety 👍🏻👋😂🙁 not the video it itself lol

Hi Chelsea.. I am T8 paraplegic for 1 year now 😢.. So good to watch your video.. I Will definitely practice the wheelie now.. Thank you

I can jump curbs pretty easily its the going down that scares me so much I've bit the dust one to many times I will say after working with my PT I feel like I have skills down enough that if I was forced to drop down a curb I could do it with minimal pain or danger.

I'm popping wheelies while I am watching. Thank you so very much Chelsie!

I’m a chicken and I have to have the anti tippers on. Also I was approved for the smart drive system. Yay!!! You make it look awesome and easier than pushing yourself for hours.

Hai Chelsey, I watch now your 4 (push girls) friend in wheelchair and you’re there into (little time ago, like your videos .. And little bit jealous on your great life, but I wish you the best and you earned that don’t mis understand me, but you’re glamour but so normal to anyway that’s makes you a beautiful person, beautiful and a big hart best combi a person can have… Grtzzz from Holland, I’m since last year in a wheelchair, so I watch and learn a lot on RU-vid and you are a part of it, so thank you anyway

Love this - I feel like I’ll never master this! Think I need my COG further forward z thanks honey!

I'm struggling with wheelies as I am a double above knee amputee, I can't get the wheelie high enough as I have no weight on the front of the wheelchair. Can you help me.

Awesome. I'm still not great at jumping steeper curbs. Proper chair fit definitely helps, for sure. Suggestion for a future how-to video: going up and down an escalator in a chair. Going up is okay (kind of 😝), but going down without a spotter still terrifies me.

Do a wheelie and have a little speed to pop up curb

This is amazing! Thank you so much for this video- I've been feeling quite lost on how to do things with my fairly new wheels. I have a question though- when you're spinning with your wheelchair, is it important to have a light chair? I'm an ambulatory wheelchair user and mine is around 13kg heavy- I guess yours might be lighter. Is it harder to do this with a heavier chair? Love your insta and youtube❤

I’m terrified at the thought of jumping a curb. Even doing a small wheelie scares me lol.

Anya's life has a video that she jumps a curb.

Thanks for teach me that💖 i love you❤

Does your back hurt cuz no support on the back how can you sit that way

Thank you Chelsie. Been wanting to try doing this in my chair for awhile, but as you probably know they don't usually set you up with your first chair that can do much; just so you can get used to using it. But now I am soooooo ready to try. Out of curiosity, is there a type of chair you think is better for wheelchair dancing over others?

Hi Chelsea. Quick question for you? Are you still using the smart drive on your wheelchair? I'm thinking of getting one. Para T5/6 Comp. I've been injured going on 31 year's. Wish they had these types of videos back in those days. I never learned how to do a wheelie. ADA was just being born then. I also had to ware a upper body brace for a year after being discharged. Thank you for your videos. Even though I've been injured all these year's. I've learned a lot by your RU-vid channel! Keep up the good work. Take care. Tony

You make it look so easy 😭

Hey Babe I love jumping up curbs I get a running start and pop a wheelie and jump up the curb 😊😊😊😊 and I always give people heart attacks when I jump and going off them....

nice video

Hi! Love your attitude:) I am able bodied. But I do have some severe arthritis that is begining to show in my feet and ankles. I can't really be on my feet for long periods of time anymore, like if I were to go to a zoo, mall, ect for a day. I am looking to save for a wheelchair such as yours so that I can have more freedom in mobility. Is there any good resources that you would recommend for research? I am not looking to spend for completely custom, as I will not be a full time user

Hello. My name is Perry. I have never ever commented on anything. I am in need of someone I can trust to explain what happened to me, and some MUCH needed advice! I would rather not air my stuff to everyone at the moment, so, if you could contact me, I would immensely appreciate it!!

Ty so much for this video! It’s been 11 years in my chair and I still can’t do wheelies or go up or over curbs. 😔 I’m gonna go practice now! Lol Let’s hope I don’t hurt myself. 😅 Happy Holidays to you, Chelsie! ❤️💚

Hmmmm.. I wonder if you can pop a wheelie with just your left hand. Is it possible?

Thanks for the great tips it will help me greatly. Makes more sense to me to learn from an expert rather than someone who is just telling me how to do it. THANK YOU 👍👍💪💪😁😎❤️!

All well and good but watch out for dog poo on your hands and green snot on the path, hense why i use a powered wheelchair outside and a manual wheelchair inside

Hii my sci injury level D,10,D,11🇮🇳

Thanks Chelsea Ma'am For Teaching How to wheelie, I want More Like This Lots Of Love From India 💚❤️🤗

You make that look flawless. Awesome job, thank you for sharing. ❤️♿️❤️

if u wanna go up a crub u gotta go backwards hi btw love ur vids thanks for entertaining me

Hi Chelsie, do you still using SmartDrive every day?

what wheelchair do you have/ what type is it?? i can't find the information anywhere and my wheelchair absolutely cannot do anything like this, but i'd love to have an easier to maneuver one

Thank you Chelsie ❤️

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I from India be a pyaralice i can do it...

Yes, hopping up a curb is very intimidating at first! What you have to do is take a running start, pop a wheelie at the last second and commit 100% to the push (soild hard push) the second your castors land on top of the curb well maining your crunch. Definitely with someone behind you while you are learning!!!