thank you for buying a recumbent bike designed by HP V
ELO
-
TECHNIK
and congratulations on the purchase of your new
GrassHopper or foldable GrassHopper fx! With the
GrassHopper, a high-quality touring bike, you will enjoy many
years of exhilarating riding pleasure.
Your safety and your satisfaction are our main concern. On the
following pages, this manual will inform you about important
safety issues as well as maintenance and care instructions.
Even if you have many years of experience with bicycles please
do take your time to read this manual carefully before the first
ride.Your recumbent bike is designed with the latest bicycle
technology by HP V
ELOTECHNIK
that partly needs special treat-
ment and care.
In this manual you will find detailed instructions on how to
optimise your GrassHopper to meet your demands and riding
style as well as your size and weight. In addition to this, we have
put together a collection of information on care and mainte-
nance as well as special technical advice from our engineers.
Important: Please send us the attached warranty registration
form for your extended warranty (see
page 58
.)
This guide helps you to keep your GrassHopper in perfect con-
dition so that you will always have maximum fun, comfort and
safety.
Enjoy yourselves and have a great ride!
Paul J.W. Hollants, Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Pulvermüller
and the HP V
ELOTECHNIK
team
1
HP
Velotechnik
Introduction
Dear customer,