Adjusting your new tricycle
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possible seat length, move the 2 upper screws
from the top to the middle holes.
Tighten all 4 screws with 5 – 6 Nm. Move the
seat back rest to the preferred angle and
close the quick release lever firmly. Reinstall
the seat cover
Attention
! Do not loosen or
tighten the 4 screws in the lower seat part
to adjust the seat length. Maximum tighten-
ing torque of these screws is 3 – 4 Nm.
Attention!
To avoid noise from
the seat when loaded, the contact surfaces
between the two seat shells need to be
separated by self-adhesive plastic sheets
and all contact surfaces of seat and seat
mountings and frame need to be lubricated
with grease.
Length adjustment of the Airflow cushion
The optional Airflow-cushion consists of two
parts that connect in a V-type shape. Loosen
the Velcro mounting of the upper part, and
place it in the desired position, than fasten the
Velcro.
Adjusting the seat back angle
A great advantage of the BodyLink seat on
your recumbent tricycle is the possibility to
adjust the seat back angle very quickly. For
beginners or rides in the city you can choose
an upright seat position for a better view, and
for longer rides you can choose a flat position
for better aerodynamics.
The seat back is fastened with a quick release
lever on a slotted aluminium seat mounting.
You can adjust the seat back angle by 10 de-
grees by simply opening the quick release le-
ver. In the medium seat position the angle is
about 35° from horizontal.
Adjusting the seat back angle is easy when you
push the seat back with your hands on the
backside close to the seat mounting into the
desired position. By pulling at the upper seat
edge, tension may be created which causes
the adjustment mechanism to lock up.
Because of the flexibility of the BodyLink seat
and the special shape of the seat mountings,
the seat effectively pivots around a central
axis, approximately in the area of the lower
lumbar vertebrae. This is the place where you
support most of your pedalling force while
riding, so this point determines the distance
to the pedals. The advantage of this design is
that you adjust the distance from the seat to
the bottom bracket only once as described
above; a change in the seat angle does not re-
quire an adjustment of the front boom.
Adjusting the front seat edge
The front seat edge can be slightly lowered to
accommodate smaller riders. With a lower
front seat edge, it is easier to put your feet on
the ground without pressure from the seat
edge on the back of your legs. With a higher
front seat edge, the seat will give more sup-
port and avoid the feeling of „sliding down the
seat“ that occurs with upright seat angles.
To adjust the front seat edge, open the quick
release lever at both the lower and the upper
seat half, so that the seat is not under inner
tension. Thus you need less force for the ad-
justment. Push or pull the seat front edge
firmly to reach the desired position and close
the quick release lever firmly. Then adjust the
seat back angle as described above.
If the quick release lever pressure is to loose
when closed, open the lever and turn the
screw on the end of the quick release axle
clockwise. The low profile design of the screw
head gives more clearance for the drive train.
