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Congratulations on your purchase of Tandem family. Performer recumbent is made to enhance performance and to fit your various needs on touring, shopping and communicating. Let’s have fun with your new recumbent. When you receive your new recumbent, please make sure all parts referred to in the instructions have been included.
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Low Racer parts in the carton Quick release Cable housing Pedal Rubber Reflector Tool Chain Brake wire Shifter wire Rear derailleur...
Assembly guide Assembly main frame and wheels 1. Install rear derailleur (pic 1) 2. Install rear wheels on the main frame by rotating the quick release on rear wheel (pic 2) 3. Install front wheels on the main frame by rotating the quick release on front wheel (pic 3) 4.
Routing chain Normally, our recumbent is suitable for people with 165cm~195cm tall. As a result, we always make our front boom long enough to fit various peoples’ height. Some people need to cut boom shorter to find suitable position. Insert front boom to main frame then sit on seat and step vertically on pedal and move front boom in or out to adjust a comfortable leg length.
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1. Attaching the chain through the front derailleur cage (pic 6) 2. Run over the sprockets and down through rear derailleur (pic 7) 3. Link the chain (refer to page 3) 4. Synchronize the front crank leg and rear crank leg 5.
Adjust the chain length The proper chain length is determined by the sitting place of rear derailleur (pic 10). When the derailleur cage is sitting too high, the chain is too long (pic 11). On the other hand, the chain is too short Pic 11 Pic 10 Shift onto the smallest chainring in the front and shift down to the smallest cog in...
Install Brake and shifter cable Install handlebar There are two handlebar of Family. Please install the rear handlebar first. Remove top cover from the steering (pic 12) Place handlebar and tighten top cover Install the front handlebar by removing top cover (pic 13)
Install Brake and shifter cable The routing way is not important, while sharp bends are avoided. If your hand shifter is twister, it has been installed on handlebar and been threaded shifter wire. As for bar-end shifter, please slide the shifter wire into the small hole of bar-end shifter first.
Adjust derailleur 1. Check whether the chain can shift to the largest and smallest cog. 2. If doesn’t work, loosen L/H on rear derailleur. 3. When rear shifter won’t go to the largest cog, you need to loosen the L. When it won’t shift to the smallest cog, you need to loosen the H.
Adjust brake Performer Family is equipped with disc brake brake. Please read the manual from brake manufacturer. Disc brake 1. Spin the wheel 2. Rotor should run freely in the center of disc brake without any drag. 3. If not, turn the adjusting knob clockwise until the rotor is in the center 4.
Install pedal Grease pedal and screw in right pedal clockwise and left pedal anti-clockwise. Make sure it’s tight enough. Seat Install seat onto the seat bracket, once you find your prefer position. Lock seat clamp and headrests tightly. Then, install the seatpost and saddle. Please make sure the seat is completely tight, otherwise the loosed bolts on FRP seat will break the seat from the bottom after a period of time.
The decision to repair and replace is at the sole discretion of Performer. This warranty coverage extends only to the original purchaser, and is not transferable.
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