Ice Trike 2012, Assembly Manual

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Your trike will have been supplied with a mesh
or hard-shell seat. There will be 2 plastic clips
on the tube on the underside of the seat, and a
top seat mount clipped to the back face of the
seat near the top.
2.6d Fit front drum brake
wheels
Identify the left-hand and right-hand wheels
(the labels are fastened to the spokes). Locate
the front wheel 12mm axle bolts with their
washers and 6mm nylock nuts. Remove the
zip tie. Slide an axle bolt through the hub from
the outside of the wheel (the side with the five
webs on the hub flange).
There is a small spacer inside the hub and
it should be fitted like the one in the picture.
(Note the brake plates are handed, and should
be fitted so the brake lever arm points forward
and down towards the ground. Now slide the
bolt with the complete wheel assembly through
the kingpost, locating the single hole in the
black brake plate onto the drum brake pin as
per the picture below.
Put the washer and the M6 nylock nut onto the
axle bolt which is protruding on the inside of the
kingpost. Tighten using a 13mm (1/2”) wrench
and a 10mm wrench are needed to tighten the
front wheels. After the first time the nut has
been installed and removed, the 13mm wrench
will not be necessary; you can lock the axle in
place by leaning gently on the wheel.
Before tightening the axle bolt (see table in
Appendix A for torque setting), check that the
drum pin is properly located. It is important that
these bolts are tight; you will not damage the
bearing by tightening to the required torque.
Repeat the fitting procedure for the other
wheel.
Slide the brake cable adjuster into the lower
slot in the brake plate.
The brake cable clamping
barrel has been installed onto the brake cable, but
not adjusted or tightened.
Hook the barrel over
the actuating arm and pull the slack out of the
cable; clamp the barrel onto the cable.
Adjust the brake by screwing out the adjuster
until the wheel starts to drag slightly when
spun. Screw in again slightly until the wheel
runs freely. Screw down the locking ring
tightly.
CAUTION:
Make sure the brake plate is
located on the pin as this stops the
plate rotating.
This is essential for proper
operation of the brake.
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2.7a Mesh seat
The mesh seat is supplied with the cover
installed, but not tightened. Tighten the bottom
5 straps so they are tight. The rest of the straps
can be adjusted to your preference after you sit
on the trike. A good starting point is to tighten
them gently by pulling the strap held only
between your thumb and forefinger. Be careful
about over-tightening the straps on the back
of the seat; too loose is more comfortable than
too tight. When all the straps are adjusted,
press the loose tails onto the velcro so they
don’t flap about.
2.7b Assembling the seat
- hard-shell seat
The hard-shell seat comes fully assembled
except for the optional ‘Air-Pro seat pads’.
These can be installed and adjusted for a more
custom fitted seat.
2.7 Seats