Ride Custom Back and Quickie Sedeo Pro Seating System – A Perfect Fit Just Got Better!

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A few months ago, we were thrilled to introduce a bracket that interfaces the Ride Custom Back with the Quickie Sedeo Pro and Sedeo Advanced Pro seating systems. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, with Ride Certified Practitioners appreciating the ease of mounting, and the strong, sleek design that takes up minimal seat depth.  However, we’re always striving for excellence, and we’ve been hard at work making some exciting improvements.

We’re excited to announce that the redesigned and improved Quickie Sedeo Pro and Advanced Pro brackets will be released later this week!

What’s New?

Enhanced Vertical Positioning Options:  The redesigned brackets feature the ability to adjust the height of the receiver blocks, to position the Ride Custom Back higher or lower on the Sedeo Pro or Advanced Pro seating system if needed. 

Why You’ll Love the New Quickie Sedeo Pro and Advanced Pro Design

We listened to your feedback and have made the interface between the Ride Custom Back and The Quickie Sedeo Pro and Advanced Pro seating systems even better, ensuring it meets and exceeds your expectations.  The redesigned brackets are designed to deliver the most exacting fit and optimal postural support. 

Installation Tips

  • The Quickie Sedeo Pro Interface Bracket (RCB2-QSIB) is compatible with Quickie Sedeo Pro Recline and Tilt and Recline systems.
    • For Quickie Sedeo Pro systems without recline, order the Ride Designs FlexLoc Adapter Plate (RCB2-FL-MCI-P1), and let the Sunrise Medical Built 4 me team know you are ordering a Ride Custom Back with a Sedeo Pro non recline seating system. 
  • Order small FlexLoc hardware when ordering the Quickie Sedeo Interface bracket, regardless of your wheelchair width. 
  • The Quickie Sedeo Pro interface bracket is currently available as a single hardware mounting option. Contact Ride Technical Support at 866-781-1633 for options if double FlexLoc hardware is needed. 

Offer your clients a better seated experience by combining the Quickie Sedeo Pro and Sedeo Advanced Pro seating system with a Ride Custom Back! For assistance, please contact us at 866-781-1633. 

Easing Modifications: Ride Custom Back with AccuSoft Foam Liner Product Update

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In an ideal world, custom molded wheelchair seating systems would always fit perfectly right out of the box. In reality, modifications to custom back supports and cushions are sometimes necessary. Changes in a rider’s anatomy or other factors can create the need for adjustments to ensure optimal outcomes.

At Ride, we understand the importance of making these modifications as seamless as possible. When adjustments to Ride custom products are needed, they can often be completed in the field by certified professionals. While modifying the shape of a Ride Custom Back or Ride Custom Cushion requires expertise, our commitment is to design our products to facilitate these changes with ease.

You Asked, We Listened!

We are excited to introduce a significant improvement to our Ride Custom Back. We have added a textile backing to the AccuSoft® foam liner, which enables the foam to be peeled away from the back shell without tearing. This enhancement simplifies the modification process, allowing for more efficient and precise adjustments.

This new feature is now standard with every Ride Custom Back ordered with AccuSoft foam liner and is available immediately. We are confident that this improvement will greatly benefit our Ride Certified Practitioners and the clients they serve, making it easier to achieve the perfect fit every time.

Learn more about Ride Products or Modifications

If you want to get more hands-on with our products, we offer an attached Hand Skills Lab to our Ride Certification Courses.

In our classes, you get to learn:

  • Early and late intervention seating strategies
  • How to differentiate traditional seating science from orthotic and prosthetic based seating principles
  • Hands-on experience with actual wheelchair users
  • Discover a better approach to seating — unlike anything in today’s market.

Expanded Class Sizes for Elevated Skills

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Did you know Ride offers an optional, one-day course that is designed to elevate the custom seating skills of those who attend?

Our Hand Skills Lab takes place on the day prior to, or the day after each Ride Level 2 certification course. Guests experience intensive, hands-on training with the industry’s top wheelchair seating experts.  Students will learn best practices in the use of Ride Shape Capture tools to ensure the best outcomes for clients.

One of the advantages to Ride custom products is that they can be modified in the field. Students of our Hand Skills Lab will learn and practice modification techniques such as accommodating for growth and weight change, adjusting lateral support width and size, adding enhanced reliefs, altering custom cushion contours, and so much more!

All practitioners who are seeking to transform custom seating skills are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Starting in March 2024, class size has been expanded to allow for all individuals to attend this instructional session if desired.  Please let us know your coming by registering today!

Find upcoming, open courses here. We hope to see you soon!

Sunrise Medical Completes Strategic Acquisition of Ride Designs

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Sunrise Medical, a world leader in advanced assistive mobility solutions, is pleased to announce its strategic acquisition of Ride Designs, a renowned industry leader in premium custom seating systems for wheelchair riders. This acquisition marks a significant expansion of Sunrise Medical’s custom seating offerings, clinical expertise, and service capabilities, perfectly complementing the extensive range of manual and powered mobility products Sunrise Medical already offers.

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Denver, USA, Ride Designs has built its reputation as an industry leader in designing and delivering highly specialized seating systems for wheelchair riders. In recent years, Ride Designs has also been successfully developing, implementing, and optimizing the advanced 3D printing technologies for mass production of such highly customized products.

The company has thrived by adhering to a set of core principles backed by the in-depth expertise of its founders Tom Hetzel and Joe Bieganek, and the heritage from the prosthetics and orthotics industry, which include direct rider engagement through the Aspen Seating Clinic. In addition, the portfolio of Ride Designs benefits from evidence-based product and technology development supported by broad collaborations and research with reputable institutions and universities. This ensures that the company’s leading-edge innovations are always well integrated with user centric approach and science backed data. The unique market reach of Ride Designs, through extensive clinical education and certification of skilled complex rehabilitation technology clinicians and providers, also demonstrates a steadfast commitment to clinically differentiated solutions that are optimized to personalized customer care.

Thomas Babacan, President and CEO of Sunrise Medical, stated: “We are very excited to welcome Ride Designs into the Sunrise Medical family. We firmly believe that this acquisition has high strategic importance and offers mutual benefits for both parties. By joining forces with Ride Designs, Sunrise Medical adds a high-end custom seating offering to our Seating and Positioning product portfolio, similar to RGK for the manual wheelchairs range and Magic for the power wheelchairs range. The acquisition not only addresses and significantly expands the broad spectrum of seating and positioning requirements for wheelchair riders worldwide, but also brings highly valuable clinical expertise and advanced 3D printing technologies and competences into the Sunrise Medical group. Together with Ride’s seasoned management team and highly skilled workforce, Sunrise Medical now has an even stronger product range, clinical expertise, and operational competences to offer the best suited seating solutions to all wheelchair riders. This optimizes their mobility in terms of clinical functionality, comfort, posture, and skin integrity.”

Tom Hetzel, CEO and Co-Founder of Ride Designs, commented: “We are thrilled to become part of the Sunrise Medical group. Ride Designs has always been dedicated to helping wheelchair riders achieve the best possible fit to enhance their quality of life. This aligns seamlessly with Sunrise Medical’s mission of improving people’s lives.”

He continued, “Ride Designs and the Aspen Seating Clinic have long been pioneers in specialized seating development. We are especially proud of our latest 3D printing technology manufacturing capabilities. We are very passionate to bring our advanced, clinically differentiated solutions to as many riders as possible. The strengths of the two companies complement each other very well. Sunrise Medical’s existing comprehensive mobility offering, global sales networks, business resources, and infrastructure will significantly accelerate Ride’s global outreach and expansion. We are committed to providing uncompromising solutions to address skin and postural challenges, and we believe that Sunrise Medical is our strongest partner in achieving our mission.”

Ride Designs adds to Sunrise Medical’s strong track record in M&A which is a key pillar in its business strategy. Recent successful strategic acquisitions in 2022 include The Helping Hand Company, a UK-based company specializing in pressure management and pediatric products, and Budapest-headquartered NOW Technologies, a technological research and development company focusing on digital and software innovations of wheelchair control systems. In 2020, Sunrise Medical also acquired James Leckey Design, along with its subsidiaries Firefly Friends and Vida Global, a global leader in specialized pediatric therapeutic devices, as well as Oracing, a Spanish designer and manufacturer of innovative made-to-measure sports wheelchairs and power assist products. With the Ride Designs acquisition, Sunrise Medical and Ride Designs aim to revolutionize the world of custom seating and further empower wheelchair riders to live their lives to the fullest.

To find out more, please visit www.sunrisemedical.com For additional information, please contact Carol Liu; carol.liu@sunmed.com.

New! Redesigned mounting hardware for Ride® Java® Decaf Back

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Introducing Pediatric Flexloc® 2 on the Ride Decaf Back for growing and developing children.

A better wheelchair interface for a better seating outcome!

Pediatric FlexLoc 2 hardware offers all the adjustability of the original Pediatric FlexLoc but with an innovative, streamlined and lightweight* design that eases wheelchair attachment and client fitting.

Beginning April, 2023 all Ride Decaf back supports ship with newly designed Pediatric FlexLoc 2 hardware.

• Mounting and adjustment instructions will be included with each shipment.

• All Pediatric FlexLoc 2 hardware is quick-release as shipped from the factory. Hardware to easily convert to fixed mount is included with each back.

• Customers will be asked to select either small or medium hardware based on the width of the wheelchair back canes from 10” – 14”.

 *Pediatric FlexLoc 2 hardware weighs .5 lbs less than original Pediatric Flexloc hardware

Learn more about the Ride Java Decaf Back here

Ride Custom Back – Important Product Update

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New 3D printed Ride Designs Custom Back

But first, are you familiar with the Ride Custom Back?  It has long been the premier wheelchair seating solution for achieving optimum postural support, balance and control. 

The ultra-breathable mesh liner option allows for a thin profile and helps to keep the sitter dry and comfortable in virtually any climate.

In addition, an AccuSoft® foam liner option provides a softer, more forgiving user interface with the exacting support of the Custom Back shell.

Leading the way in seating technology once again,

we have an important announcement!

Ride Designs has made a quantum leap forward in custom seating manufacturing.  Effective November 1, 2022 we will be utilizing the very latest in 3D printing technology to manufacture the Ride Custom Back.

This first-to-the-industry manufacturing method brings with it some amazing benefits:

  • Unparalleled accuracy and quality assurance.
  • Simplification (as follows):

Here’s the VERY IMPORTANT fine print:

  • As of November 1, 2022 you will see new part numbers on the Ride Custom Back order forms, and on quotes.
    • What was originally part number “RCB100” will now be part number “RCB200”.
    • Options that used to begin with “RCB” will now begin with “RCB2”.
  • HCPCS coding, pricing and product name stay the same.
    • Rest assured, we won’t disrupt your funding for current orders by changing part numbers mid-stream.
    • All open quotes and orders for RCB100s will remain unchanged, and those backs will be built in the original method.

As always, we’re here to help you in any way we can.

Call us at 866.788.1633 or email customerservice@ridedesigns.com.

Thank you, and Ride On!

Specify vertical position of the lateral supports when ordering a Ride Custom Back with no scan

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We’re proud to introduce yet another exciting enhancement to our Ride Custom Back ordering process. Building on the success of our “no-scan” option, we’re now offering the ability to specify the vertical position of the lateral supports on the finished back – giving you even more tools to optimize your clients’ seating solutions.

Overview: Let’s talk
about our existing no-scan solution

In case you missed it, let’s revisit the option to order a Ride Custom Back without a shape capture and scan.  

Ride’s traditional shape capture process allows the Custom Back to be made to fit virtually any size and contour and remains the best method by which to order the Ride Custom Back for clients who present with significant postural asymmetries and require substantial support to maintain optimal posture. 

The innovators at Ride Designs® understand there are cases that call for the ability to order a Ride Custom Back without the need to physically capture and scan a client’s shape.  For example:

  • Clients who may have been considered for custom linear/planar seating.
    • The Ride Custom Back provides a better shape, a more intimate fit and is easier to clean than traditional custom linear/planar seating.
    • Unlike traditional linear/planar seating, the multi-axially adjustable FlexLoc® mounting system allows adjustment in every plane.
  • Clients who present with unique postural deviations that can be corrected or accommodated with seating with a universal contour, but require other options and customizations and adjustability not available with a prefabricated back support.
  • Clients who are unable to participate in or tolerate the shape capture process for the scanned method

The Ride Custom Back can be ordered with client-specific measurements and desired finished product dimensions. No scan required! 1 Also no certification is required to order a Ride Custom Back made from measurements!

Instructions for
our new lateral measurements

Instructions for ordering have been added to our order form. They involve providing us with a few client-specific anatomical measurements, and some desired dimensions of your finished Ride Custom Back: Back height, back width, and now…

Give us the desired finished overall lateral height, and the desired finished lateral pad height and depth. This will allow you to specify a gap between the bottom of the lateral support, and the seat surface.  

Here’s what it looks like on the Ride Custom Back order form:

Take a look at Step 3a. This is where you tell us the what the height of the top of the lateral supports should be, as measured from the bottom of the back.

Next, in step 3b, you’ll tell us how tall and deep to make the lateral pads.  If you don’t want a gap between the bottom of the lateral support and the seat surface, the measurement in Step 3a and the measurement in Step 3b. (tall) will be the same.

For example:

If the order form is completed as follows:

3a.  Client’s left side height at top of lateral __10_____”

Client’s right side height at top of lateral, ___11____”

3b.  Client left lateral pad ___7___” tall x ____6____” deep

Client right lateral pad ___8__” tall x ____6___” deep

The laterals on the finished product will look like this:

In another example, if the order form is completed as follows:

3a. Client’s right side top of lateral, ___11____”

3b. Client right lateral pad ___11__” tall x ____6___” deep

The client’s right lateral on the finished product will look like this:

We’re committed to empowering our Ride Certified Practitioners with innovative solutions that enhance the seated experience of those we serve.  

Stay tuned for more updates from Ride Designs as we continue to push the boundaries of possibility in seating technology.

Learn more about the Ride Custom Back here.

Call us with questions at 866-781-1633.

Ride On! 

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  1. Clients who present with significant postural asymmetries and require substantial support to maintain optimal posture will do best with a Ride Custom Back made from a captured shape that is scanned and submitted to Ride. ↩︎

Ride Custom Back and Quickie Sedeo Pro – a great fit!

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The Ride® Custom Back is the CRT industry’s superior solution for exacting support for the widest range of needs. Available to order from a scanned captured shape, or from client-specific measurements and desired finished product dimensions, the Ride Custom Back can be made to fit virtually any size and contour.

The Quickie SEDEO PRO seating system combines a highly adjustable and configurable seating frame with an excellent choice of support options, now including easy integration with the Ride Custom Back.

Introducing the new Quickie Sedeo Pro Interface Bracket from Ride Designs.

Available now, this new mounting option easily bolts to the Quickie Sedeo Pro seating system, creating an interface between the Ride Custom Back and Quickie Sedeo Pro that is strong, sleek, simple and takes up minimal seat depth.

Here are some important details:

  • The new bracket (RCB2-QSIB) has been added to all Ride Custom Back order forms effective January 8, 2024.
  • Order small FlexLoc hardware when ordering the Quickie Sedeo Interface Bracket, regardless of your wheelchair width.
  • The Quickie Sedeo Pro interface bracket is currently available as a single hardware mounting option. Contact Ride Technical Support at 866.781.1633 for options if double FlexLoc hardware is needed.
  • When FlexLoc hardware is ordered with the Quickie Sedeo Pro Interface Bracket, the center tube is installed upside down for easy access to adjustment screws.

Offer your clients a better seated experience by combining the Quickie Sedeo Pro seating system with a Ride Custom Back! For assistance, please contact us at 866.781.1633.

Order a Ride Custom Back made from measurements!

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Need custom seating that doesn’t require a captured shape or a scan?

Ride’s got your back!

The Ride® Custom Back is the CRT industry’s superior solution for exacting support for the widest range of needs.

Ride’s shape capture process allows the Custom Back to be made to fit virtually any size and contour and remains the best method by which to order the Ride Custom Back for clients who present with significant postural asymmetries and require substantial support to maintain optimal posture. 

The innovators at Ride Designs® understand there are cases that call for the ability to order a Ride Custom Back without the need to physically capture and scan a client’s shape.  For example:

  • Clients who may have been considered for custom linear/planar seating.
    • The Ride Custom Back provides a better shape, a more intimate fit and is easier to clean than traditional custom linear/planar seating.
    • Unlike traditional linear/planar seating the Ride Custom Back is adjustable in all planes.
  • Clients who present with unique postural deviations that can be corrected or accommodated with seating that has a universal contour, but require other lateral dimensions and positions that are customized and not available with a prefabricated back support.
  • Clients who are unable to participate in or tolerate the shape capture process for the scanned method.
  • Clients who require precise adjustability in the back hardware for proper alignment and support.

We are passionate in our belief that every person who needs custom wheelchair seating to help protect skin, enhance mobility, improve function and optimize posture should have access to the industry’s best – Ride custom seating. 

Now available! The Ride Custom Back can be ordered with client-specific measurements and desired finished product dimensions. No scan required! *

How to order:

New order forms dedicated to ordering the Ride Custom AccuSoft Cushion and Ride Custom Back made from measurements are now available. Find them here.

  • This method requires no captured shape and no scan.  Only client measurements and desired finished product dimensions.
  • The client measurements that must be provided to Ride are:

  1. Height from cushion to top of iliac crest_______”
  2. Height from seated surface (mat table) to axilla _______”
  3. Height from seated surface (mat table) to top of shoulders_______”
  • The desired dimensions of the finished product that must be provided to Ride are:

A. Finished Back Height

B. Finished Back width from outside right lateral to outside left lateral. *Note, client using the Ride Custom Back will compress the foam approximately ¼” to 3/8” inside each lateral.

C. Finished lateral height, right and left.

D. Finished lateral depth, right and left.

E. Finished lateral pad height, right and left.

Simply assess and measure your client for necessary seating dimensions, options and customizations, complete a Ride Custom made from measurements order form, and email it to customerservice@ridedesigns.com. For more detailed information about how to measure for a Ride Custom Back or Custom AccuSoft Cushion made from measurements, click here and look for “How to Order Using ‘Made-From-Measurements’.

No Ride Designs Certification Required!

Any Ride Designs customer can order a Ride Custom Back from measurements.  Contact your Ride Designs representative to submit a new supplier application.

The finished product:

When a Ride Custom Back is ordered using client measurements and finished product dimensions, we’ll build the same, industry-leading 3D printed Ride Custom Back that would be made from a scanned shape, with AccuSoft foam liner. (Spacer mesh liner is only available on a Ride Custom back made from a scanned shape).

  • Most other options and customizations available on a Ride Custom Back made from a scan are available on a Ride Custom Back made from measurements.
  • The manufacturing method, pricing, and part numbers are all unchanged.

* Clients who present with significant postural asymmetries and require substantial support to maintain optimal posture will do best with a Ride Custom Back made from a captured shape that is scanned and submitted to Ride.

The Ride Custom Back works best when paired with a Ride Custom Cushion!

The Ride Custom AccuSoft Cushion can also be ordered from measurements rather than a scan and is available without Ride Designs Certification. Learn more here.

Please call us at 866-788-1633 or email customerservice@ridedesigns.com with any questions.