1. The linkage rod attaches the rear steerer to the front fork. Notice that one end
of the linkage rod has the bearing and nuts tightened against each other with no
gap. The other end has a gap and the nuts are tight. Also notice that the hard ware
necessary to attach the linkage rod to the brack ets is installed on the linkage as-
sem bly. To install the linkage rod, you will need to remove the hardware.
2. Attach the side of the linkage rod with NO gap to the bracket on the fork using
an M6 x 25mm bolt. IMPORTANT: The linkage rod must be in stalled to the
bottom face of the mount ing brackets on the fork and rear steerer tube. Place two
fl at washers between the bearing and the fork bracket. Tighten the bolt to 90-100
in/lb.
3. Adjust the linkage rod length so that the fork is centered and facing forward and
the bracket of the rear steerer is per pen dic u lar to the main frame of the bike.
4. Using a 10mm wrench, tighten one nut on the linkage rod against the bearing
(11mm wrench). Tighten the other nut against the linkage rod.
5. Attach the linkage rod to the bottom face of the rear steerer bracket with one fl at
washer between the bracket and the bolt head and one fl at washer between the
bearing and the nut. Tighten the assembly to 90-100 in/lb. Wheelbase Conver-
sion
Wheelbase Conversion
Some Burley recumbent models can be con fi g ured as either a short wheel base
[SWB] or medium wheelbase [MWB] recumbent. This fea
ture pro
vides two
distinctly dif fer ent han dling char ac ter is tics. In the SWB setting, the bike delivers
a quick-handling, sporty ride. In the MWB setting, the bike has a slightly slower
steering feel and is smoother over bumps.
Please review the following procedure to perform the wheelbase con ver sion on
bikes with this feature. Such bicycles are assembled in the Medium Wheelbase
(MWB) setting at the factory, hence these instructions cover the conversion from
MWB to Short Wheelbase (SWB).
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