A wheelchair (1) is described which has two large propulsion wheels (5) for manually propelling the wheelchair, and a steering arrangement comprising a steering bar (8) on which are mounted smaller wheels (6). The small wheels may be free pivotable, as castors, or they may be locked by locking pins (12). A back-rest (4) can be tilted or rotated in a lateral plane about an axis (4') by the user leaning his or her upper body to the left or the right. Movement (19) of the back-rest is transmitted by lever (20) and Bowden cable (21) to the steering bar (8). In this manner, the wheelchair (1) may be steered by the user leaning to the left or right.
