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Step Three: Attach Resistance Shifter
Remove the screw taped to the resistance shifter. Raise the resistance shifter to the top of the handlebar.
Slide the shifter onto the shaft located at the front of the handlebar assembly making sure the “H” or high
RPM side of shifter is closest to the seat. Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to fasten the shifter to the shaft.
Do not over-tighten.
Step Four: Attach Pedals
Warning! Do not use Loctite 242
on any of the plastic parts on the bike. Loctite 242
is not
normally recommended for use on plastics, particularly thermoplastic materials where stress
cracking of the plastic could result.
Caution! Never leave the pedals loose on the crank arms as the pedals may pull out and cause
serious bodily injury and damage to the bike.
Most pedals bear a stamp at the end of the threaded shaft to indicate the side on which they will be
installed. Apply full resistance to the flywheel by moving the shifter to the maximum counter-clockwise
position. When threading the pedals be careful not to cross-thread them on the crank arms. Apply two
drops of Loctite 242
to the threads of the pedals (as illustrated below). Thread the right-side pedal
(marked “R”) into the right crank arm rotating clockwise until snug. Tighten the right pedal to 35 ft-lbs.
using the 15mm crowfoot on the torque wrench (as illustrated below). Thread the left-side pedal (marked
“L”) into the left crank arm rotating counter-clockwise until snug. Torque the pedal to 35 ft-lbs. with the
15mm crowfoot on the torque wrench.
Warning! Failing to install the pedals with Loctite 242
,
crossing the threads, and/or failing to properly torque the pedals will void the warranty and could
cause serious injury.
Apply Loctite 242
Torque to 35 ft-lbs.
MANEUVERING THE BIKE
Release the resistance on the flywheel by moving the shifter to the
maximum clockwise position. Stand behind the bike and grasp the nose of
the seat, pulling back until the bike is resting on the flywheel. Maneuver
the bike much like a wheelbarrow, using the handlebar to steer. The bike
is stable when resting on three points- the two small wheels and flywheel,
and can be left in this position (as illustrated).
