How Wheeleez™ Wheels Changed My World
2025 Competition Winners

This year, stories poured in from all over the world — heartfelt, creative, and inspiring accounts of how Wheeleez™ wheels have changed lives. From kids pushing carts on soft sand, to families rediscovering the ocean, to innovative DIY builds, every entry reminded us why these wheels matter.

After careful judging, we’re proud to announce the winners of the 2025 “How Wheeleez™ Wheels Changed My World” competition.

 Adventure Unleashed

?Leif Nielsen – New Zealand

Leif’s family first bought their Wheeleez™ Jet Ski dolly to make launching easier on soft sand. But they quickly discovered it could do much more. Its buoyancy allowed them to tow it behind their Jet Ski to a remote island holiday spot, where it surprised fellow campers and even carried gear across the beach. The kids had their own fun too — turning the trailer into a ride straight into the ocean! For Leif, Wheeleez™ has become a holiday staple and a source of adventure.

? Jenifer Cary – United States

For Jenifer, beach holidays used to mean multiple exhausting trips from hotel to shore. Chairs, boards, toys, snacks — there was always too much to carry. Then came her Wheeleez™ folding beach cart. Suddenly, everything fit. Her 12-year-old son could even push it across soft sand with one hand, making family beach days effortless. As Jenifer says: “It makes me want to give a sales pitch to everyone I see lugging hard-wheeled carts!”

 Barrier Free Living

? Elias Aznaran – United States

Elias is a fighter — born a micro-preemie, a cancer survivor, and living with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy. His Make-A-Wish dream was for a Wheeleez™ Sandpiper beach wheelchair. That gift transformed his life. Now Elias can play in splash pads, visit farms, roll through grassy fields, enjoy mulchy playgrounds, and return to the beach. As his mum put it: “The possibilities seem endless now, and his joy radiates even more brightly.”

?Bill Adamson – United States

For over 11 years, Bill has been building electric wheelchairs using Wheeleez™ wheels. What started as a project for a family member became a mission. Today, his chairs give freedom to countless people who can now join family days at the beach. Bill has taken his chairs to SMA events in San Diego, shared them with families, and found joy in seeing others experience access that was once out of reach.

?Roger & James Gribble – Australia

James, once a top athlete, became a C5/6 quadriplegic after a freak accident. With Wheeleez™ wheels and custom chairs, James was able to return to the ocean, competing in open-water swims and inspiring thousands through Empower Golf — a foundation he created that has supported over 50,000 people. His father Roger’s entry shared not only James’s grit, but also the role Wheeleez™ wheels played in making the ocean accessible again.

 Innovation in Action

?Matthew Yin – Australia

When Matthew’s French Bulldog lost mobility, he refused to give up on their beach walks. With a DIY wheelchair fitted with Wheeleez™ balloon wheels, his pup was back exploring sandy shores — proving that innovation can come from love.

?James Brown – United States

James combined creativity with family care by engineering an electric fishing cart for his father. Built on Wheeleez™ wheels, the SandRover allows effortless transport of heavy gear, making beach fishing a shared joy again.

?Adrian Parnell – New Zealand

Adrian’s story is all about reconnecting with the coast. By adapting Wheeleez™ wheels for drone fishing, he’s back by the water, enjoying both innovation and relaxation in one.

The Wheel Behind Every Story

At the heart of every entry is the original Wheeleez™ balloon wheel —  tires… USA designed and made from 100% USA materials, specially engineered to roll where ordinary wheels sink or seize. From soft sand and rocks to snow, grass, and gravel, Wheeleez™ wheels perform reliably in conditions that stop others in their tracks.

 

For more than 20 years, Wheeleez™ has been developing and refining its unique designs, creating products that open the outdoors to people, pets, and adventurers worldwide. It’s this foundation that made each of these winning stories possible.

 

 

Celebrating Community

Every entry showed how Wheeleez™ brings freedom, fun, and possibility — whether for families, innovators, or those overcoming personal barriers.

We thank everyone who entered this year’s competition. Your stories remind us why Wheeleez™ continues to innovate, so that more people, pets, and adventurers can explore the world without limits.

Wheeleez™ – Go Anywhere.