Revolve Folding Wheel

The Revolve Air wheelchair in its folded and usable states

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Folding-wheel carry-on Revolve Air wheelchair is now available for purchase

When it comes to air travel, wheelchair users definitely face some challenges. That's where the Revolve Air wheelchair comes in, as it can be folded up – wheels and all – to qualify as carry-on baggage.

A rear view of the Revolve Air wheelchair, opened up (left) and folded down (right)

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Wheelchair with folding wheels could be stowed as overhead baggage

Back in 2018, we heard about a full-size foldable wheel known as the Revolve. Its inventor, Andrea Mocellin, has now incorporated the technology into a wheelchair that folds down to fit inside an airliner's overhead baggage area.

"I didn't design a wheel for single bicycle, but a wheel for many different products that can have the same full-sized bicycle wheel, but can now be folded and reduced in size in many different ways" Andrea Mocellin, founder of Revolve Wheel.

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Revolve folding 26-inch wheel could be a game-changer

The Revolve wheel folds to a third of its diameter and back in an instant, yet provides a safe, stable, full-size 26-inch wheel for a folding bicycle or wheelchair. Announced this week in Munich, the Revolve will enable a renaissance in folding vehicle design