To adjust the 700C Cycle (upright) seat: (1) Pull the adjust pin out and allow the seat to
drop to the lowest position. (2) Place your feet in the pedals and stand up above the
seat. (3) Grasping the "horn" of the seat, pull the seat up underneath you, allowing the
ratcheting adjust mechanism to lock into the correct position. To adjust the 700R
Recumbent Cycle seat, use the handle under the right side of the seat.
For best results, pedal at 64 RPM or faster. If you have the built-in CardioTouch™ heart rate
monitor, you must keep your hands on the handles to get a heart rate reading on the display.
Bicycle Mode and Exercise Mode
The 700 series cycle offers two types of controlled resistance to give you your choice of
workout. In manual mode or during a race, the 700C Cycle and 700R Recumbent Cycle is in
bicycle mode; during a program (including custom and heart rate programs), it is in exercise
mode.
• Bicycle mode simulates riding a real bicycle across level ground. You choose from
21 gear settings; at higher settings, there is more resistance (it's harder to pedal), but
you go farther for every pedal revolution. At any given setting, you can do more work
by pedaling faster. You can reach the highest work level only at high pedaling speeds.
Higher speeds require much more work than lower: 20 mph, for example, takes three
times as much effort as 10 mph. At high speeds, you can stop pedaling temporarily
and "coast," just as on a real bicycle.
• In exercise mode, the level you set determines the amount of work you do when you
pedal. If you change your pedaling speed, the 700C Cycle and 700R Recumbent Cycle
adjusts the resistance so you are doing the same amount of work. If you want to do more
or less work, you change the setting, not your pedaling speed. This lets the 700C Cycle
and 700R Recumbent Cycle control the amount of work you are doing at any time, so you
get the maximum benefit from the various programs.
If you slow your pedaling speed below 64 RPM, the 700C Cycle and 700R Recumbent
Cycle decreases the resistance (and workload). This is necessary so you can begin
pedaling from a stop.
In summary: In manual mode and during races, you are in bicycle mode: changing the level
setting changes the resistance on the pedals, just like shifting gears on a real cycle. During
programs, you are in exercise mode: changing the level changes your total workload; the
700C Cycle and 700R Recumbent Cycle adjusts the resistance on the pedals to keep the
work constant as you change pedaling speeds.
Your Workout
There are two basic ways to use the 700C Cycle and 700R Recumbent Cycle: In manual
mode or using one of the preset workout programs. The following sections tell you how to
use each of these modes.
The advanced features (races and goal setting) are covered in Chapter 4.
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