The one a carer can lift with one hand
The Ergo Lite 2 Transit is the attendant-propelled version of the world’s best-selling lightweight travel wheelchair. Someone else does the pushing; you get a chair that weighs 9.2kg complete and strips to 6.7kg once the wheels and footrests come off.
The one thing it does better: weight, and what that weight costs a carer. Most transit chairs sit around 12–14kg. Lifting three kilos less into a car boot four times a day is the difference between a carer who can still do it at 6pm and one who cannot.
Who it suits
- Someone who can walk a little but not far, and has a partner or carer to push
- A carer who is loading and unloading the chair alone, repeatedly
- Holidays, hospital appointments, days out — it folds to 635mm long
Standard features
- S-Ergo Seating System — contoured to spread weight from the hip bone to the lower thigh rather than concentrating it under the seat bones
- Detachable, swing-away footrests, removed without tools for side transfers
- Push & Pull attendant brake — parks the chair without the carer bending down to the wheel locks
- Desk-length armrests
- Lockable attendant brakes and reflective side accents
Specification
| Seat width | 400mm (16″) or 450mm (18″) |
|---|---|
| Seat depth | 420mm |
| Front caster / rear wheel | 6″ / 14″ |
| Seat surface height at front edge | 490mm |
| Backrest height | 420mm |
| Armrest to seat distance | 210mm |
| Footrest to seat (calf length) | 360 – 410mm |
| Seat to backrest angle | 95° |
| Seat plane angle | 6° |
| Overall L x W x H | 970 x 570 x 900mm (16″) / 970 x 615 x 900mm (18″) |
| Folded L x W x H | 635 x 280 x 700mm (16″) / 635 x 295 x 710mm (18″) |
| Total mass | 9.2kg (16″) / 9.3kg (18″) |
| Mass of heaviest part | 6.7kg (16″) / 6.9kg (18″) with quick-release wheels |
| Maximum user weight | 100kg (15st 10lb) |
| Frame material | Not published by Karma |
| Crash tested | No — not approved as a seat in a moving vehicle. Ask us about the Ergo Lite 2 Tall if you need that. |
| Warranty | Karma Mobility UK manufacturer warranty — ask us for the current term on this model |
Karma’s published figures, subject to ±10mm and ±0.5kg.
VAT relief
Prices exclude VAT. Karma wheelchairs qualify for VAT relief under HMRC Notice 701/7 if the user is chronically sick or disabled, or a charity is buying on their behalf. The eligibility declaration is completed at checkout.
Transit or self-propel?
If the user can push themselves on the flat, the Ergo Lite 2 SP has 20″ rear wheels and handrims. If they cannot, this is the lighter and narrower choice. Unsure, or unsure about seat width? Book a free equipment assessment.
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