Merida BIG.NINE E-LITE 600, Руководство пользователя

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Adjusting the saddle to the correct height
The correct saddle height depends on the length of your
legs. When pedaling, the ball of your foot should be po-
sitioned above the center of the pedal axle. With your
feet in this position you should not be able to stretch
your legs completely straight at the lowest point, other-
wise your pedaling will become awkward
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.
Check the height of your saddle with flat-soled shoes.
This is best done with suitable cycling shoes.
Sit on the saddle and put your heel on the pedal at its
lowest point. Your leg should be fully stretched and your
hips should remain horizontal.
To adjust the saddle height loosen the quick-release le-
ver
(f) (see chapter “How to use quick-releases and thru
axles“) or the binder bolt of the seat post clamp at the
top of the seat tube
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. The latter requires suitable tools,
e.g. an Allen key, with which you turn the bolt two to
three turns counterclockwise. Now you can perform the
vertical adjustment of the seat post.
Be sure not to pull out the seat post too far – the mark
on the seat post (end, max., min., stop or the like) should
always remain within the seat tube
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– and always
grease the part of an aluminum or titanium seat post
that is inserted into a seat tube made of aluminum, ti-
tanium or steel. Do not grease carbon seat posts and/
or carbon seat tubes in the clamping area! Use special
carbon assembly paste instead.
Align the saddle with the frame by using the saddle nose
and the bottom bracket or top tube as a reference point.
Clamp the seat post tight again by closing the quick-re-
lease, as described in the chapter “How to use quick-re-
leases and thru axles” or by turning the seat post binder
bolts clockwise in half turns. You should not need much
strength in your hands to clamp the seat post sufficiently
tight. Otherwise the seat post does not match the frame.
Verify in between that the seat post is sufficiently tight
by taking hold of the saddle at both ends and then try-
ing to rotate the seat post inside the seat tube. If it does
rotate, gently retighten the binder bolt of the seat post
clamp by half a turn and do the check again.
Does the leg stretch test now produce the correct re-
sult? Check by moving your foot and pedal to the lowest
point. When the ball of your foot is exactly above the
pedal center in the ideal pedaling position, your knee
should be slightly bent. If this is the case, the saddle
height is adjusted to the correct height.
Check whether you can touch the ground safely while
sitting on the saddle by stretching your feet to the floor. If
not, you should lower the saddle until you can, at least
to begin with.