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Never ride at night without a front and rear light!
Never, ever. Your Vision is equiped with a full reflector set, but
these are not intended to make the bike meet state and federal
regulation for night time riding. Be sure to add front and rear
lights if you ride at night. See your local dealer for a selection of
lights to fit you needs and budget.
Adjustments
Experiment with different seat and handlebar positions during
your practice period. Your Vision recumbent has many adjust-
ments and special features that fit the bike to you. Try them all!
Be careful when riding in wet conditions
No brakes, whatever their design, work as effectively in wet
weather as they do in dry. Stopping distances and brake lever
pressures will increase.
Keep your pedal cadence high
You can overstress your knees with the tremendous leverage you
have on a recumbent. We recommend that you pedal in the 80-
90 RPM range. If you experience knee pain, spin faster and check
your leg length setting. It is probably too short - see Chapter 2
for leg length adjustment.
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don't have to take your hands off the handlebar at all to shift - just
grab the grip between your thumb and forefinger, and twist!
Now let’s get on the bike. I tend to al-
ways mount from the left, like on a
horse, but the important thing is to es-
tablish a pattern and do it the same way
every time so it be-
comes a habit.
Grab the seat back
with your right
hand, the middle of
the handlebars with
your left hand. Now
step through the space between the seat
and the handlebar with your right leg, and
sit down on the seat. Grab the brakes and
apply lightly. Settle yourself into the seat and get comfortable.
Sit awhile, rock back and forth and from side to side. Notice how
the seat cradles you, and how comfortably close to the ground
you are. Grasp the handlebars and rock the front wheel from side
to side. Squeeze the brake levers. Yodel a few times. Do what-
ever it takes to relax. Many first time riders try to sit forward on
the seat, not being used to the relaxed, laid back position. Sit
back! Enjoy the comfort!
Now pick a dominant leg. For most people this is your right leg,
but go with whatever is most comfortable for you. Pick your leg
up and swing the crank arm around so you can easily reach the
pedal. If you are using toe straps, flip the pedal clip over your
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pter 3: Riding the
Riding the
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Riding the VISION
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