Steintrikes Wild One, Руководство пользователя

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Test Ride
If you followed all the steps in the assembly manual, your trike is ready for use.
For your first ride, pick a safe place, without traffic or obstacles (an empty street
without traffic or an empty parking lot).
Regardless of the fact that everything has been properly set up, the gear
shifting or the braking system might need additional adjustment – not being
capable to stop in time can lead to an accident.
You might find that your seat angle or handlebars, brake levers or shifter need to
be moved into a slightly different position and the test ride is the best way to find
out if everything is set up to your liking.
Give yourself some time to get used to the position of the brake levers and
shifters and the new position of your body.
When riding, to not use a tight grip on the handlebars and try not to move your
whole body while pedaling – that will induce weering your trike sideways. Use
only your legs with your chest and shoulders being relaxed.
If you hear rubbing, creaking or other unusual sounds, re-check all the
connections and bolts for loose spots.
If the shifting is not smooth, check the drivetrain components and shifting cables
and re-adjust. Sometimes the quick links can get stuck, and can cause noise, miss
shifting or gears skipping. Check the chain.
If you feel that the seat is leaning, stop as soon as possible, lock the front brakes
(or the rear parking brake if installed), dismount and check if the rear wheel is
properly aligned – if the back end is tilted you didn’t tighten the frame joint and
the seat sufficiently.
Repeat the procedure described in step 7, page 23 of this manual (Modular
frame assembly).
If the front suspension springs are not pre-loaded sufficiently, the front end
might feel soft and spongy, also causing tilting sensation while cornering –
especially pronounced with models which have bigger rear wheels.
Tighten the suspension shocks by turning each spring and the preload ring
clockwise until you feel resistance.
Insuficient tire pressure can also cause similar behavior. Pump up the tires to
recommended pressure.
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