The Ordering Process
Paraboards is a small company and we build each board to order customized for each person's specific needs and chair. As such, our ordering process is so personalized that each order will be handled by the founder. Follow these steps if you are ready to get riding and want to start the process:
3. We will begin building your board right away.
Price List for Current Paraboards Available
Paraboards have three available base models. The Hub-driven motors in 1600/2000 watt varieties do 18 or 25 mph respectively. The 3600 Watt board is belt-driven and has considerably faster 0-25 mph times. Batteries with upgraded capacities offer longer range if you want to use your Paraboard to get across town you can travel an estimated 15 miles or more on a single change.
Custom Colors (available)
Do you want a Paraboard is your style?
We can do custom powder coating to match your chair or vehicle or personal style. (exact color matches may vary).
For an additional $600 dollars we will customize the art on your deck with a copyright free image of your choosing and do custom colors on your chassis. For an extra $150 we can customize the deck on your board.
Check out the Black and White Custom board we built for a recent customer.
How do other devices measure up to Paraboards?
We know you are careful when you choose what devices to buy. There is nothing like a Paraboard, not even close. The current offerings for power add-ons for wheelchairs are slow and not designed for speed. At Paraboards we believe that many wheelchair users enjoy lots of fun sports, speed, and adrenaline. Your products should reflect you and your personality. We think products that move you should be fun, and fast, like you. You are the hero out there braving the streets, pounding the pavement, and kicking butt at life out there. If your personality is all about fun, excitement, speed, and enjoying everything life has to offer, then you are in the right place. Check out the side by side comparison to see how the competition compares to Paraboards.
Choose Paraboards for a thrilling, custom personal electric vehicle for manual wheelchairs that boosts your speed and supercharges your ability. Enjoy long-lasting durability, relatively easy repairs, and tons of fun. Don't miss out on these early limited runs – Get your order in now and feel the rush of the power boost, with Paraboards!
Paraboards are built for you!
Built to enjoy adrenaline pumping thrills, designed for long lasting fun. Modular parts means easy and inexpensive repairs at the shop or at home. Paraboards are made to get you riding parallel to your friends no matter how they roll. (representative photo, the final version may vary slightly)
Paraboards Features
Easy Mount and Go!
After initial setup the board can be mounted to your chair in seconds and you are off.
Once the initial fitting is completed your Paraboard takes only a second to mount and go. You can leave it by the door and zip across town with ease on this fun and versatile device.
An Unparalleled Ride!
People will notice when you roll by, and you will love the way it feels to make your chair really move.
Tackle bumps, cracks and potholes with ease due to the large rolling diameter and four powered front wheels. People will hear you coming as your motors wind up for a pass and everyone will look to see what the heck you are riding.
Built For You!
Designed from the start by a wheelchair user and meant to fit your active lifestyle.
Designed, tested, and built with you in mind! Our founder and inventor of paraboards is a paraplegic who has used a manual wheelchair for over 20 years. Paraboards are built for you by someone a lot like you.
A World of Possibilities!
We are excited by the ride Paraboards offers, but we can't wait to see what you do with yours.
We have found it to be great fun riding Paraboards along with friends, zipping to the store, running the dog, getting across campus, going on long days on concrete, and just a whole lot of fun for exploring and recreation. What are you going to do with it? Tag us on social media and we would love to show off how you ride!
Make Paraboards part of your story!
At Paraboards we know many wheelchair users are the kind of people who want to live life to the fullest, often that is how we end up needing a wheelchair in the first place.
But to be the adrenaline-fueled badass you have always been, you now need expensive equipment. The problem is that wheelchair-oriented products are overpriced, and usually the more fun they are the more they cost to get started. Which makes people like us feel frustrated and left out of a lot of the fun being had by our able-bodied peers.
At Paraboards we believe Wheelchair products should be reasonably priced and just as fun as similar products made for able-bodied people. Not medical and boring, or made so safe that we can’t hurt ourselves again. That's why our slogan is:
Have fun, ride safe, and don't break your back, again.
We understand at Paraboards how it feels to be filled with passion for life but not have the same options for cool toys that everybody else has. That’s why we invented Paraboards: to make it easy to have fun, ride safely with appropriate safety gear, and ride smart and aware so our favorite people, customers, do not get hurt.
Do you want to be part of a movement and one of the first Paraboarders?
Here’s how you can get started:
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Get on the waiting list and put down your deposit.
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Get a call from our founder to discuss options and the perfect style for your Paraboard, then pay the invoice in full.
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We will get started building your new Paraboard right away to your exact specifications.
You should have your Paraboard delivered approximately 1-4 weeks after ordering (Depending on the availability of parts).
Reach out today so you can stop feeling like you used to be a thrill seeker.
Start riding Paraboards today like the badass you are meant to be!
Technical Specifications
Range: up to 15 miles per charge (depending on conditions, rider, and specifications of your custom paraboard).
Maximum speed: 18 mph or up to 25 mph.
Motor power: 4 x 400/500/900 Watt hub motors.
Wheel size: 90mm flat polyurethane wheels or105 mm lightly treaded impact-absorbing wheels
Contained battery type: Lithium-Ion
Battery power: 2 x 36v 5/7.5 aH.
Nominal operating voltage: 36 V
Electric charger: dual 2 amp chargers with 120V plugs.
Wheelchair Compatibility: Manual Wheelchairs with Rigid frames and fixed footplates.
Push wheel Compatibility: Spinergy Sport SPOX or HD Sport SPOX wheels.
(All others user takes all assumption of damage, our standard wheels were destroyed during testing)
Compatible wheel diameter: 22, 24, 25 or 26 (501, 540, 559 or 590 mm)
User weight Capacity: 100 to 300 lbs (45 to 136 kg)
Dimensions:
Width 30 in. Depth, 13 in. Height, 4 in.
Mount height varies based on application.
Total weight: Approximately 28 lbs (~12.7 Kilo).
Operating Temperature:
1° F to 100° F (-17° C to 38° C).
Higher temperature will affect service life. Lower temperatures will also affect charging and will reduce the effective capacity by 20%-30% (affecting the mileage). It is recommended to store the battery in a dry environment of 30° to 80° F and charge it with the supplied chargers.
The stated values are from testing with a 200 lb. occupant. The range, speed, longevity etc. vary depending on rider, rider style, battery age, and driving conditions.
Paraboards are here to create fun products for you to shred on!
Our mission is to provide affordable, fun, high quality custom wheelchair attachments that blur the lines between mobility aids and recreational vehicles. Our goal is to continue innovating cool fun and functional machines for the wheelchair community to enjoy. We intend for the next generation of wheelchair users to have new sports and sporting possibilities available because of what our devices make possible. We know how wonderful it feels to be included in outdoor activities and be able to keep up. You can trust paraboards to deliver high quality, fun and exciting products like the flagship Paraboards currently available.
Benjamin S. Woodford Ph.D. invented and founded Paraboards because he is a T4 Paraplegic with a Spinal Cord Injury from 20+ years ago. After riding almost every wheelchair toy available and owning most of them during his time as a wheelchair user, he wanted more fun, more speed, more reliability, and more affordability. To increase the smiles per hour in his personal everyday chair, he invented Paraboards. After riding various prototypes and refining the idea for almost 7 years, finally Paraboards LLC as a company was born.
Testimonials
Stephen Mackelprang
(adventurer/amputee)
@realmacksteve
"It will give far more access to people who need a power chair to travel distances, be more affordable, and practical. It's Brilliant!”
Gabriela Lipson
(Scooter User/Stanford Student)
@gabilipson
"I was impressed and amazed seeing one of the Paraboards zip around. I've seen many different adaptive sports with surfboards, wakeboards, etc. but never anything like this! Paraboards are going to be awesome for skaters!"
Anna Tee
(Early Prototype Demo Rider)
@annatee.co
"Paraboards are incredible! The controls are easy to use, and the board maneurvers the chair so well. It goes so fast and is so much fun to ride!"
Janine Morris
(able body companion)
“We went through town pulling me on rollerskates behind the Wheelchair on a Paraboard. It was such a fun experience! People stopped to watch and one person even yelled: 'that's the coolest thing I've ever seen!'"
Frequently Asked Paraboards Questions
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Tired of the wheelchair power that can't keep up?
Paraboards boost your ride and make your chair move!
Designed to meet your needs. - Be the first of your friends to be rolling in style with a custom Paraboard built just for you. Paraboards is a brand-new custom recreation product purpose-built for wheelchair users and currently with limited availability for enthusiastic early adopters. Get one while you can! - The biggest problem with new wheelchair products? Spending the money is a big risk. The company might go out of business and you can't get parts. Then what if the product is junk or can't be fixed? - Unlike other companies, our products are compatible with available hardware. So, no matter how long you ride, you can repair it yourself, even if Paraboards LLC isn't around. Once you ride you will want to all the time because it’s that fun to ride! - Don't get left behind while your friends ride all over on their personal electric vehicles. Start riding with Paraboards today and set the trend for personal electric mobility badassery!
Learn More About Paraboards
Click on each of the links below to learn more about the story of how Paraboards was founded, features, help with learning how to ride, or what gear you need to be up and running when your own Paraboard arrives.
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