DAHON Folder 1987 User Manual page 5

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Caution: Failure
to
retract caster
wheel
hitting
it
against
a hard object
can resulI
damage
to this part!
or
ln
ct
easter whcel
by
st€pping down cn
actuator.
AfteTDAHON Folder
is fully
unfolded,
it is
necessary
to
adiust
the
height
of
the seat posts and nandlebar stem
to
fit
the individual rider-
This
bike can be adjusted
to any rider with
an inner leg
length of 25
inches
to
35
inches
(approxim*ely
4Yz
to 6/z feet
tall),
and can support
a rider weighing
up to 250
pounds. Remember
to always
firsl
raise
thc lower scat post.
Warning: Both
of
the
seat posts and
the
handlebar
post
have safety marks
indicating maxir,\,um height adjustments. Never
extend these posts past this
level.
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Folding
I
'To
fold DAHON
Folder,
you
may use
in
reverse
basically the
same
method as unfording. There are, however,
a few
additional steps. Outlincd
hereafter
is an ei'lry
way to fold the Hon Convcrtiblc
l.
Rotate
left
crank
to vertical position, unlatch thc right crank and
flip it
up
into its folded position.
Fig.
1
Fig.2
2.
Release
the handlebar clamp and lower the handlebar completely.
3.
Pull up on handlebar pin and disengage
the handlebar
from the
brace.
4.
Raise
the brace
to
a
vertical position.
5. Flio down the handlebar and
turn the
wheel
to
the left
until
stopped
by the
bicycle frame.
6.
Step down on the caster
wheel
as
shown (Fig.
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)
7.
Depress
the safety spring
hook
as
you pull out
and
unlock the
mid-frame
latch (Fig. 2). Partially fotd bicycle so
it
rests
on all three wheels.
(Note:
lf
you do not
depress
the safety spring
hook sufficiently,
the
mid-frame latch
cannot be
unlocked.)
8.
Rotate the front end
of
the bike inwards
in
a
180
degrees
arc
a;d fold
the
bicycle
in
half.
(Caution: Failure
to
turn the wheel
all
the wa;'
to the left
bcfore doing step
8
can
result
in
damage
to the handlebar system
)
DAHON Folder
is
now
in its
pushing mode.
lf
you
wrsn
to
carry
it
by
hand,
simply
release the seat
post clamp and push down the seat,
lift
the bike
to
a
standing
position, and retract the
caster wheel.
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