How
to
Ride
Manually
Step
1:
Mount
the
Trikke
First, find some smooth, flat and open terrain to ride on. Parking lots, basketball courts or tennis
courts are perfect places to learn. It is best to spend plenty of time riding on flat ground before
attempting hills
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up or down, and do not assume that you already know how to ride a carving
vehicle. Even though it has familiar features like handlebars and hand brakes, carving vehicles have
unique riding and balance characteristics that require a familiarization period. The vehicle is easy
to stand on. We recommend that you step up onto the vehicle and spend a few minutes getting
used to the riding position, the braking system, and especially the range with which you can rock
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the steering column left and right. This is especially important because it is exactly this rocking
capability that propels the vehicle forward. Get used to letting your arms do the rocking
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not
your body.
Step
2:
Rock
the
Trikke
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We recommend that you push off a few times like a scooter and simply ride around for a few
minutes to get used to the feel. It is especially important to establish a good riding position that
properly balances your weight between the front and rear wheels. First time riders have a
tendency to pop unnecessary wheelies. This can be dangerous because you can fall back and
injure yourself. Scooting your toes to the front of the platforms and riding on the balls of your feet
will help to distribute your weight to the front wheel. Also, properly set, the handlebar height
should force you to lean a bit forward
This riding posture will give you much better stability
should force you to lean a bit forward. This riding posture will give you much better stability,
control, and quick braking response. Never lean back or pull back on the handlebars.
You can actually start moving without touching your
feet to the ground by rapidly turning the front wheel
back and forth. You will begin to pickup speed but will
peak at only a few miles an hour. Here is where it all
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comes together!
You are now turning the wheel back and forth to
generate forward motion and establishing a rhythm.
No matter how bad you might be as a dancer, the
Trikke experience is very rhythmic in movement and
timing Stick with it You’ll get it The beauty of what
timing. Stick with it. You ll get it. The beauty of what
drives the Trikke carving vehicle’s design forward is the
addition of one final ingredient:
ROCKING THE STEERING COLUMN LEFT AND RIGHT AS YOU TURN THE WHEEL LEFT
AND RIGHT. A LEFT HAND TURN GETS A LEFT HAND ROCK.
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Owner's
Manual
V1
10/1/08
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