18
HP
Velotechnik
Adjusting the suspension
The adjustment ring should be turned not
more than five turns (measured from the re-
laxed position) towards the spring. If the sus-
pension compresses still too far even after six
turns, the spring is too soft and has to be re-
placed by a harder spring.A too high preload
with a too soft spring will not take advantage
of the full comfort potential.
You can find more information on changing
springs in this manual under "Maintenance and
Care",
page 42
.
Steel spring suspension element with fixed damping rate.
The suspension travel is adjusted by adding clips to the piston
rod of the spring element.
Danger!
Take care that the rear wheel or
mudguard or suspension element never hit
the frame, seat, rear rack or luggage box
while the suspension is fully compressed.
Therefore relax the spring completely by
turning the spring retention disc on the
thread of the spring element as far as possi-
ble (before this, push the possibly existing
safety spring ring from its slot in the thread-
ed section as far as possible). Have a second
person sit down on the tricycle and make
the suspension bottom out by leaning on
the seat or the rear rack.
If the distance between the wheel or mud-
guard and the frame, seat, or rear rack is
smaller than 1 cm you will have to mount an
additional spacer. In case you don't, the mud-
guard may break suddenly or the rear wheel
might be blocked which can lead to serious
crashes.
Danger!
The adjustment ring has always to
be screwed on so far that the spring has no
play when unloaded. Otherwise the adjust-
ment ring could come loose through shocks
while riding and the slotted rear spring re-
tention disc comes off. In that case the sus-
pension element may be damaged or the
rear wheel can hit the frame or rear rack,
which may lead to serious falls.
Always have an initial preload of at least half
a turn on the spring.