I've got three wheelchairs.
I've got an everyday chair which is like a pair of trainers to me.
It does everything with you, it goes everywhere,
it's kind of your life really.
And I've got a basketball chair because I play basketball,
and tennis from my days of playing it.
I have two wheelchairs. I have a day chair
which I use for everyday getting to work,
and a racing wheelchair which I use for doing track athletics and marathons.
So I chose my day chair because I wanted to have one which was really lightweight
so I could get it in and out of the car,
and I wanted it to have a low back and to be as small as possible.
(Robby) I would look for a chair that's quite stylish and quite cool
because if I'm going out
I'm not going to want a chair that's got handlebars on it,
that goes right up to my back, or one that's a horrendous colour.
I want something that looks quite small and it almost blends away.
(Nikki) I wanted my chair to be low,
so it's the same height as a normal chair if someone sat next to me.
RGK, in particular, do an ergo seat,
so they get you sitting in sort of a foam.
So I have a lot more stability in it because it fits round my bum
so it's a pretty exact science really.
(Robby) The chair I've got now is titanium.
So good luck trying to break that.
It's not really going to break. I've had it for about eight years now
and if I polished it up, it would look like it's brand new.
Comfort is an issue. I've got to feel comfortable in a chair
but because of my disability it's not so much of a problem.
It's more having the right back support because of my balance.
But overall it is its style, really.
I love my chair for being the thing that gets me around but I'm so bad with it.
It just gets thrown around
and the wheels get destroyed because I never replace the tyres.
My race chair is the complete opposite.
If that has the slightest loose screw I'm tightening it
and replacing tyres the whole time. I won't race on an old tyre.
(Robby) Your wheelchair is like an item of clothing, so it's got to look good.
And I think what they are looking at now is more the small details on chairs.
Like even down to how the front wheels look,
and the housings of those, they're designed beautifully.
So all it put together, you'll get a really nice chair.
The chairs that I used to have when I was younger,
it was definitely like your mum picking your clothes.
They were picked by her, but they served the purpose of what I needed.
But from the age of 13, it's "Right, I can do everything for myself now."
You want to be able to go everywhere and do everything.
I don't want to be slower than friends when they're walking,
I don't want to not be able to enter a club
because my chair is wide and knocking people over.
(Robby) Sport is just a massive part of my life and my growing up.
The purpose of the sports chairs is so that they are a lot more manoeuvrable,
they are a lot quicker.
If you try and do the same sort of moves in an everyday chair
that you do in a sports chair, it's not going to happen
because the wheels are smaller on the front, the bearings are nice and smooth,
the wheels are actually slanted out, which means you can turn on a sixpence.
There are three different brands that really make the racing chair.
And I just went for the one that was given to me,
but it's measured to the millimetre to fit me.
Mine is quite a nice-looking race chair
but people have started getting carbon fibre ones.
And they're heavier, so it sort of defies the point.
But I think, because we always try to stick with the cyclists,
the stuff that goes into it is probably as high tech
as they use on the Tour de France bikes.
My wheels are bike wheels, which they changed the axle in,
so it's the most lightweight carbon fibre and it's really aerodynamic.
(Robby) The basketball chair is generally a lot more narrow
because you don't have to turn as quickly,
and obviously you've got ten guys on a court.
You've got to be able to fit in
and you've got to be able to slink through small spaces,
so it's manoeuvrability, quick turning on your basketball chair.
A tennis chair is all about being able to turn quickly
but go fast in one direction because you've got to chase the ball.
So the wheels are angled in a lot more, so it gives you a nice quick turn
but also you're able to push fast and get to the ball.
The day chair I have now is a fixed frame,
so there's no change in the frame.
But if I knew I was going to go out somewhere muddy
I might put some thicker tyres on that have a bit of tread on,
or going somewhere where I know there's a possibility I might get punctures,
I might just swap my wheels over.
It's like you wouldn't go hiking in trainers,
you'd put a pair of hiking boots on. I change my wheels.
It's all about needs really.
There's a new wheelchair and it's amazing.
It's made out of carbon fibre, it's got full suspension,
plus it's got extra features, so you can take off the side wheels,
and when you're in a plane it's narrow enough
that you can just push down, and the wheels go in the overhead locker,
whereas I have to get my chair put in the hold.
It's the most invisible chair you've seen.
It's incredible. So that's what I want.
(Robby) I feel like my chair is something that I need every day.
I don't really think about it too much because it is just part of life.
I never think, "My wheelchair's standing out," or something like that.
I'd like to think that it's me standing out, not my wheelchair.