Moneymagpie Team
20th Aug 2025
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We’re big fans of family-owned Fenetic Wellbeing, as shown by our previous review of their amazing recliner chair. Recently, they sent us the Nitro Sprint Rollator to review and we’re thrilled to share our thoughts.
Our Testing Process
We put the Nitro Sprint Rollator through its paces with not one, but two reviewers. One is a young 40ish person with chronic pain conditions (let’s call them Andrea), and the other is an older person in recovery from a very long hospital stay (let’s say Roger). This made it possible for us to test the rollator both as a long-term mobility aid and as a recovery aid. The Nitro Sprint Rollator is affordable, making it ideal for anyone who needs help with walking any distances or getting around their home, whether that’s long-term or for injury or post-surgery recovery. Both uses have different needs, which is why we put it through its paces in both situations, to make sure we’re presenting a fair review.
As always with MoneyMagpie reviews, while we were provided with the product, this does not influence our review process or guarantee a positive review. We pride ourselves on making sure we’re bringing honest consumer reviews to our readers.
What is the Nitro Sprint Rollator?
A rollator is a walking aid to help people move around more easily, as it provides balance support. They also have a perching spot in the form of a seat, which means longer walks are made possible, because the user can sit down whenever they need to. The Nitro Sprint also has a bag which can be attached in three different places, depending on how you like to use the mobility aid, making it easy to carry your essentials with you while keeping your hands free.
The Nitro Sprint got the Which? Best Buy award in June 2025, thanks to many safety functions and its easy usability. The front wheels are slightly larger than the back, making it super mobile and light to move around, with a tight turning circle which is ideal for small spaces or moving around indoors. It folds really easily too, with a simple upwards tug from the seat handle – making it easy to store away when it’s not in use, or put in the car boot when you’re out and about. To set it up from folded, just push down on the seat and it folds out again – it takes three seconds.
The rollator is also really light, which is important when you have pain and mobility limiting conditions.
The First Test: Flat Ground
Andrea can walk quite well on flat ground for short distances, but finds anything over a couple of minutes causes pain and breathlessness. She has walking sticks but has found this puts lots of pressure on her hands, and it can be awkward when she needs to rest but there isn’t anywhere to sit. Using the Nitro Sprint Rollator on flat ground, she could walk a lot further and found she used different muscles – so her back pain from using walking sticks went away, and she was able to take a pause by sitting on the seat when she needed.
Roger is recovering from double hip surgery with complications. He has been finding it difficult to even move around his flat. The Nitro Sprint Rollator made it easier for him to get from room to room, including carrying things he needed in the attached bag. Outside, he was able to walk further than he has managed in any of his physio sessions, and was able to take several short daily walks around the block within the week – so it helped to significantly advance his recovery. He didn’t have the confidence to walk around the block before, but found the rollator gave him plenty of balance and opportunity to rest, and began to look forward to leaving the house again.
The Second Test: Cobbles
Andrea took the Nitro Sprint Rollator into the city centre. She lives in York, which is famous for its cobbled streets. They might look pretty, but they’re dangerous for anyone with wobbly legs! She finds using walking sticks in the city centre challenging, because the ground is so uneven it means she often misplaces the foot of the stick, making her more unstable than before. With the rollator, she was able to navigate the cobbles with ease, and spent longer walking around the city centre to do some shopping and run a couple of errands than she has been able to manage in years (this is not an exaggeration). She was incredibly pleased to get her independence back, just from a simple walking aid.
Roger did not do the cobbles test, because it was too soon in his recovery stage at the time of writing. Both Andrea and Roger are looking forward to walking into the city centre to get a coffee in a cafe together soon, though.
The Third Test: A Long Park Walk
Finally, Andrea took Roger in the car to a local park. They took Roger’s NHS supplied rollator and the Nitro Sprint Rollator to compare the two. Getting the NHS one into the car boot required some serious logistics, and almost a lost finger in the seat hinge. The Nitro Sprint took seconds to fold and was easy to lay in the boot of the car.
The park has flat, tarmac paths and there’s a cafe in the centre – for a nice reward halfway around! While the NHS rollator did the job, it felt much heavier to both of them, each getting tired faster when using that one compared to the Nitro Sprint.
A quarter of the way into the stroll, they took a rest. They perched on their rollator seats for five minutes. The NHS rollator seat is quite hard without much cushioning, and a solid base, while the Nitro Sprint is made from a fabric so it acts more like a sling that moulds to the user. This meant the NHS rollator caused soreness after a short while sitting on it, but there were no such issues on the Nitro.
In the cafe, they had to leave the NHS rollator outside as there wasn’t room to move it around or leave it unfolded – and they didn’t fancy risking a finger on the seat hinge again! The Nitro folded in seconds and was easy to put against the wall behind their table.
Our Favourite Parts
High weight limit
One of the best features our testers loved was the upper weight limit. Many rollators and other mobility aids have a lower weight limit than the 350lbs (158kg/25 stone) offered by the Nitro rollator. One of our testers put it through it’s paces, weighing in at 349lbs at the time of testing. They said that at no point did this feel like a wobbly or unstable rollator, and when they sat on the seat it felt really sturdy and comfortable beneath them. They didn’t worry it might collapse under them, unlike some other aids they have tested!
Adjustable height handles
Andrea is quite tall, and Roger is over six foot. Both have found that some walking aids have shorter handles and less adjustability, causing pain in other areas like their lower back as they lean to use them. The Nitro Sprint Rollator was very adjustable, allowing the handles to be raised to a comfortable height even for our 6’3″ Roger.
Quick to Fold
It took mere seconds to put this rollator down and open it up again. That made it so easy to store away when it wasn’t in use, which was important for both of our testers who have small flats. It also meant when they were out and about, they could find somewhere to store it in a cafe once they’d found a seat, which isn’t possible with non-folding rollators or walkers.
Very lightweight
Neither of our testers are particularly strong – they’re not in the gym every day lifting weights! But both were able to move the Nitro Sprint rollator around with ease, without it feeling flimsy. It was even easy to get it folded and lifted into a car boot.
Easy to Use Brakes
The brakes on the Nitro Sprint Rollator have three really easy settings: open, slow, and parked. It took no time at all to learn these different positions, and it was smooth to press the brakes to slow down on a downhill incline to stop the rollator going too fast. Compared to the NHS rollator, which had very stiff brakes, the Nitro Sprint was really intuitive and responsive.
Side-to-Side Folding
When rollators fold, they usually do so near the seat. This involves (as on the NHS one we compared it to), flipping a solid seat upwards – and that means either bending down or lifting the rollator up to reach. Which isn’t ideal if you’re on your own and have mobility issues! The Nitro Sprint was SO easy to operate – it could even be done with one hand. The pull-up handle from the seat is all it takes to fold it in half, without any bending down or fiddling with hinges.
Possible Improvements
While we like to provide honest reviews, it was genuinely difficult to find things we would have improved about the Nitro Sprint Rollator. If we’re being very picky:
Different Colours
While black is a very standard colour and much better than ‘hospital steel’, people who use mobility aids longer term often want something that matches their style a little more. It would be great to see this available in a few different colours.
A Secure Bag Hook When Folded
We did find that the bag – while it could be put in three different places (which we loved) – didn’t really agree to being folded with the rollator. It was a bit stiff, and when it had things in it, would stick out at odd angles, adding to the space it took up. It would be great for a clip to be included on a side, so that when it is folded the bag can be hung and still be easily accessed. When trying to get into the bag at the cafe while it was folded, it was a bit of a faff – if there was a side position to clip it to, it would be easier to access when the rollator is tucked away but you still need your things. Because the bag attaches, it’s a bit tricky to take it off each time so really it’s a case of “decide where it goes and it lives there”.
Where to Buy (and VAT Exemption Details)
You can buy the Nitro Sprint Rollator from Fenetic Wellbeing. It’s currently on sale, with an £84 saving. The price is now £215.99 with VAT or £179.99 with VAT relief.
What is VAT Relief?
When you buy something purposely designed or adapted to help you manage a long-term condition or disability, you can claim VAT relief. It’s really easy to do this on websites like Fenetic Wellbeing, which lets you select the VAT exemption at checkout. This effectively gives you 20% off any retail price, including on sale prices, and is valid for a huge range of things not just mobility aids. For example, a recliner armchair could be VAT-free, or even home adaptations like changing a bathroom to a wet room or installing ramps and handles.