Drive Medical RTL10266 Nitro Euro-Style 4-Wheel Rollator Walker With Seat, Red

After extensive research, purchased this walker/rollator for 91 year old mother. You never know if the right choice, but hope for the best (especially since this is not returnable). Luckily, an EXCELLENT choice …mother loves it. It is well made, doesn’t have the cables hanging out where they can get caught on something (thank goodness - this is a really great feature) and is very maneuverable. Seat and adjustable seat back…comfortable. Nice little mesh bag to carry stuff. HOWEVER, its’ claim to fame (and deserving of recognition) is how it folds up and is still maneuverable and stable (I’m sure everyone knows it’s not designed to be used all the time in a semi “folded” position). An elderly person with arthritis and mobility issues (as my mother) can easily grab the handle in the center of the seat and lift…folding it such that she can roll it through narrow doorways (she also folds it into a narrow position to have it right next to bed …and then rolls it easily from the bedside to open floor area). Then, push the seat back down into locked position. VERY easy. I cannot emphasize enough how wonderful this feature is. (The first time you’re trying to maneuver a walker/rollator in a tight space, you’ll be grateful…and there are ALWAYS tight spaces at some point). She can also put things on the seat to carry them from place to place. She can sit in seat when in kitchen doing “stuff”, sits in seat and is comfortable out on patio when taking her dog out, etc., etc…. Additionally, I’ll note that I can lift it into, and out of, the back seat of car (I’m 72) when needing to take her to doctor, etc. (that’s a 4-door car). Note: when totally in “folded” position, it stays locked so doesn’t try to open up when loading/unloading from vehicle. Just set it on ground and push down on handles and it will start “unfolding” and open up. Directions included with walker/rollator explain this. I did purchase a Nitro cane holder attachment (comes in 2 pieces … the cane “clip” and a bottom rest for the foot of the cane) as well as a “hook” attachment (S-shaped with Velcro) to hang her purse or bag on. I will note I couldn’t find a cup holder of any kind that would work (appears the Nitro “sprint” model has a cup holder attachment point). I ended up retrofitting the cup holder made for the Nitro Sprint model by using Velcro wrap, the bottom/foot rest of the cane holder (the cup holder sits on the cane rest and then I wrapped Velcro around the cup and rollator frame). Not elegant, but it’s secure. The cup holder also holds her over-sized cell phone. FYI - regarding the cane holder … the “clip” portion of the cane holder securely holds her cane so I was able to leverage using the bottom/foot rest of the cane holder when doing my retrofit for the cup holder. Quick point … observe the main frame is not round (so it can hide cables), thus it’s more difficult to find generally available walker/rollator accessory attachments so keep that in mind. However, I could either get what I needed, or came up with a retrofit. Like the other features so much I’d still buy it again. So, the manufacturer let us down on a cup holder mount for this model, but I figured out a workaround and didn’t take a star off since because of it. (Maybe they’ll read this and fix their faux pas. LOL) I seldom write reviews, but felt this was deserving of it (and the price was reasonable). Final note … waited over a month, with my mother constantly using it, before writing review.

This walker is very well built and comes fully assembled. The frame is very strong, but the weight is less than a less expensive walker we bought. The wheels grip well. The back support is comfortable. The seat is comfortable. The brakes work well. It folds easily just by pulling up on the seat. It's more expensive than other walkers, but the quality makes up for the expense. In my opinion, this walker has no shortcomings. My husband, who has shrunk to 5'9" and weighs 150, loves it.

The Nitro "Rollator" is a great piece of mobility equipment.This Drive Medical offering is clearly beautifully well made, superbly finished and offers great design. One thing that attracted were the large 10" dia. front wheels. I'm going to use on a trip to our second home in southern Italy where sidewalk paving is sometimes poorly maintained and many streets one needs to cross are rough cobblestones. The Nitro should easily roll over them. It comes fully assembled and folded. To deploy it all you have to do is push the handgrips apart which "unclicks" a unique mechanism that secures it when in a folded condition, so you can pop it into the trunk of your car. The whole thing only weighs about 17 pounds, but is constructed like strong. solid heavyweight. To fold it, a quick pull on a sturdy strap handle on the seat collapses the side together in a compact package. The handgrips are fully adjustable so they're comfortable to users of varying heights. When you pop it open a large, comfortable seat unfolds which would comfy for a wide range of derrieres. Unlike most conventional walkers that usually have easy-to-snag cables that can catch on things, the brake cables on the Nitro are routed THROUGH the inside of handle frames, making them catch proof for careless airline baggage assistants who may be handling your folded rollator. The brakes themselves are fully and easily adjustable for consistently positive braking. The Euro-styled Nitro is also an eye-catcher that makes conventional walkers look out-dated. Just this morning at a physical exam a nursing assistant declared, "Wow! That is SOME walker! Where did you get it?" Amazon Prime of course and for a very attractive price.

After researching dozens of road laser style walkers with a seat I ended up with this one. You can find rollators for as little as $58 but do you want one that is the quality of a $58 rollator? Is your stability important? It's worth saving 50 to $100 to sacrifice or risk your safety? My wife suffered a full infected her leg and from the hospital with giving a drive medical wheelchair. After several weeks she's now been able to walk with the help of a walker and wanted to make sure she got one that was strong easy to roll easy to fall and into the transport including inside our Kia soul vehicle. Pros 1. Looks and feels solid as a rock 2. Wheeling it is a pleasure no matter if you're on wooden floors or outdoor cement 3. Folding it and setting it in place securely is a breeze 4. It is relatively lightweight 5. Yeah that's a little foot push bar on the back right side near the wheel to assist in getting over bumps or curbs 6. The handles are adjustable in height up to a comfortable level for most average height 7. The zipper basket is plenty Ruby for convenience items and the basket can be removed 8. The hand brakes are excellent for general use and for locking the walker in place while you're getting up or down from it for safety purposes 9. Is manufactured by a brand name drive medical with even the same name on the wheelchair given to us by the hospital 10. It came completely assembled!!! 11. On the seat it's a small loop hook used to pull up and fold the Walker which I also used to assist in putting the unit into my vehicle Cons: more expensive than others...but worth it. Do yourself a favor and just buy this one. Don't let price alone be your decision guide...let safety and convenience

Let me start with two minor complains. First, I ordered this on a Thursday with standard shipping and it wasn’t shipped until the following Wednesday. Secondly, I was under the impression that this was light-it’s not. It isn’t real heavy but it’s not light either. That being said, I do love it. It’s not light but it is very sturdy and I feel safe with it. I have a rare disease called Erdhiem Chesters Disease which causes me to have very poor balance and weak legs. Therefore, I need something I can’t put my 230lbs of weight on knowing that it will support me. The Drive Nitro allows me to have freedom from my wheelchair and confidence that it will support me. I had a cheap drugstore rollator that was flimsy and had very poor breaks. I never felt safe with it so I didn’t use it. The breaks on the Nitro work great and I’ve never felt as though I was going to fall. It also adjusts to fit me perfectly, my physical therapist adjusted it to suit my needs, and the seat is very comfortable to sit in when I get to tired to walk. The problem I had with a traditional walker was when I had to lift it to go over something I would lose my balance and I did fall once for that reason. With the large wheels on the Nitro I have been able to roll over everything in my path with ease. Know that I’m not hiking in the woods or anything like that. I try to stay on smooth flat walkways but even they have cracks in them; not a problem for the Nitro. Lastly, I have received many complements over the looks and style of the Nitro. Everywhere I go people love it. Just today an elderly lady told me it was cute. That’s not the word a man like myself would have used but I took it and appreciated it. I call it sporty.

Excellent comfort for sitting and solidly built. Large wheels make it easy to use. No cup holder included. Expensive but worth it especially for bigger men like me @ 235 lbs. Not as light as I’d like so I wrestle a bit collapsing it and getting into my car but it’s very doable. Overall it’s definitely a good product it’s holding up well in the past year of fairly regular use

I am 73 and can walk fine just not for any distance, four blocks is the max, then I have to sit even if only a curb is available because of my back. Found that I could last much longer if hanging onto a shopping cart, hence my purchasing a walker. I was concerned about how a mobile person would "look" with a walker, then I took a trip to with my grown children and found many more like myself. After the first hour the "look" was no longer a concern. They drug me through San Antonio for 8 hours with only food and beverage breaks and I held out just fine. What a joy to be able to participate. I had declined previous invitations for fear of being a burden. My first walker was a Medline Empower Rollator, which is a fine piece of equipment while in use. I did have some problems with folding and shipping. After it is folded (like a lawn chair, front to back) it becomes extremely unwieldy and tends to unfold if not holding it just right. For shipping on airline cargo I had to Velcro the brake lines to the frame in several places and velcro the frame closed because I was concerned with it being damaged in normal baggage handling. Even then one brake cable was damaged. When folding and carrying onto a bus or down stairs (my wonderful son-in-law took care of this) it was very cumbersome, therefore I didn't feel comfortable using it when I was traveling alone. So it sat in my garage where is took up much needed space. Now to the Nitro Euro Rollator; all of the problems with my previous walker are eliminated. The two walkers weigh the same, 17 pounds, but the difference in handling is enormous. The Nitro folds side to side and will still roll easily with one hand. The brake lines are enclosed in the frame, and there is a brake lock, which was absent on the Medline. By picking it up, folded, by the seat carry strap, I can easily move it on and off of buses or in and out of the car. As a safety measure when shipping in airline baggage I will still use one velcro strap around the frame, although would probably not be necessary. When folded it is very compact and it will live in the house rather than the garage, when it is not in my car. The many adjustments on the Nitro make it even more useful. I can place the back strap in perfect position to support my back and the handles have a wide up/down variance. Lastly, it is sleek and good looking.

This is a great walker. It is much easier to put behind the front seat of the car, it folds smaller than the older roller walker's and us lighter too. It has a place in the front to hold items, my mom puts her purse inside it, and zips it shut. The larger wheels makes it easier to maneuver over bumper terrain. It was a good purchase for our family.