Instructions / Assembly

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Content
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. General information
1.1 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
2. Before you take your trike on the road
2.1
Pretrip checks & inspections . . . . . . . . . 45
2.2 Checks as you get going . . . . . . . . . . . 45
2.3
Assembly and disassembly of the frame . . 46
2.4 Screws & nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.5 Brakes & brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.6 Saddle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
2.7 Handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.8 Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.9 Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
2.10 Adjusting the suspension . . . . . . . . . 47
2.11 Lighting system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.12 Adjusting the headlamp . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.13 Activating & deactivating the
dynamo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.14 Gear system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.15 Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
2.15.1 Chain tension in tandems . . . . . . . 49
2.16 Initial test drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2.17 Special instructions/
ScooterTrike characteristics . . . . . . . . 49
2.17.1 ScooterTrike seating position . . . . . 49
2.17.2 ScooterTrike handlebar position . . . 51
2.17.3
Special features of the ScooterTrike 51
2.17.4 Starting and the rst meters . . . . . 52
2.17.5 ScooterTrike reverse option . . . . . . 52
2.17.6 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.18 Special instructions/
Tandem characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 52
2.18.1 Steering system/steering position . . 52
2.18.2 The rst meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
2.18.3 Special driving characteristics . . . . . 53
3. Care & maintenance
3.1 Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.2 Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.3 Spokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.4 Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.4.1 Special safety instructions . . . . . . . . 54
3.4.2 Adjusting and loosening the
brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.4.3 Adjusting the brake pads . . . . . . . . . 54
3.4.4 Brakes & brake pad adjustment . . . . 54
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.4.5
R
eplacing/adjusting the brake pads
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. 55
3.5 Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.6 Front wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.6.1 Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.6.2 Bearing clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
3.7 Rear wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.8 Pedal crank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.9 Lighting system components . . . . . . . 57
3.10 Dynamo setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4. Intended use
4.1 Load specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.2 Street trikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.3 Tips on environmental protection . . . . 57
4.4 Tips for your safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.5 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
4.6 Road trafc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.7 Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
4.8 Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
5. The power assist system
5.1
Basic information on power assist
systems
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Appendix
Exploded drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 - 71
handover protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Maintenance log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Bicycle passport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Declaration of conformity . . . . . . . . . 75 - 77