HASE Bikes LEPUS, Руководство пользователя / Техническое обслуживание

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Like any sport, bicycling involves risk of injury and damage. By choosing
to ride a bicycle, you assume the responsibility for that risk, so you need
to know – and to praktise – the rules of safe and responsible riding and
of proper use and maintenance. Proper use and maintenance of your
bike reduces risk of injury.
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The Lepus comes with very powerfull brakes with excellent modulation.
Beside of having a excelent modulation it is still possible to block the wheels.
Make yourself comfortable with the brake setting, before riding in the trafic
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A Recumbent-trike allows you very fast cornering-speed due to it’s low
center of gravity. But riding to fast through corners will result in tipping the
Lepus or in skidding wheels. This might causes accidents. Hectic manouvers
might also tip the bike. Avoid hectic manouvers.
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For your own safety: Allways wear an approved helmet when riding your
bike and follow the helmet manufacturer’s instruction for fit, use and care of
your helmet.
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On the Lepus, the rider should wear clothing that is close-fitting enough to
make it impossible for garments to get caught in the wheel or the drive.
Watch out also for hanging string/tying cords for example from jackets or a
scarf.
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Do not reach into spokes with hands, fingers or other body parts while the
trike is in motion. This also applies for the drive train. Due to its recumbent
rider-position, your feet might slip from the pedal. Make shure that you have
enough hold on the pedal or use spd-style Pedals or our Special-pedals with
hooks and straps.
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Allways cycle with lights from dusk til dawn.
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In order that you can be seen by other road users, the flag supplied must be
secured to the trike.
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The Lepus must be checked by a professional workshop frequently.
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The Lepus has been designed with numerous adjustment sites to make it
adaptable to many different riders. Therefore, it was not possible to
completely avoid joints that pose a crushing hazard. To prevent injury, be
careful not to get your hands or feet caught or pinched in the trike’s parts
when riding or adjusting the trike.
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The seat cover is made of a flammable material. If exposed to an open flame,
such as a lighter, the seat cover could catch fire, which could cause severe
burns to the Lepus rider. Therefore, avoid any use of fire near the seat cover.
Be sure to Risk of flammabilityfire, which could cause severe burns to the
Lepus rider. Therefore, avoid any use of fire near the seat cover.
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Please keep in mind that using a seat pad to raise the sitting position can
change the center of gravity and thus also the handling of the Lepus.
Therefore, before riding in traffic, the rider should take time to familiarize
herself with the handling of the Lepus with the seat pad in an open area away
from traffic.
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