Safety Equipment; Simple Steps To Learn To Stride - StreetStrider 7i Owner's Manual

4| 7 SIMPLE STEPS TO LEARN TO STRIDE

STEP 1
Safety first. Before you stride, wear a CPSC (Consumer
Product Safety Commission) approved helmet. Children
under 18 years old must wear helmets in some states. At
night, make sure to wear light colored and/or reflective
clothing and equip your StreetStrider with front and rear
lights. Before starting any exercise program, check with your
doctor to make sure you are physically healthy enough.
STEP 3
Become familiar with the brakes and grip shifter.
Straddle your StreetStrider with both feet on the ground
and practice squeezing the front brake lever at the left grip
and the rear brake lever at the right grip. At the right grip,
rotate the grip shifter clockwise to shift to a lower gear
and counter clockwise to shift to a higher gear. To start
striding on a flat place, rotate the shifter to a middle gear.
STEP 5
Find the best gear. As you increase speed, shift to a higher
gear in order to get the smoothest arm and leg motion.
When climbing a hill, shift to a lower gear. Try different
gears to achieve the optimum speed and cadence for your
striding style and exercise goals.
STEP 7
Have fun! Now get out there and enjoy your
StreetStrider! You'll have a blast and burn calories too!
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STEP 2
Find a safe, flat place. An ideal location to practice
striding is a large flat area such as a parking lot with
little to no traffic.
STEP 4
Step on and start rolling. While straddling the
StreetStrider and with both hands on the grips, step
onto the lowest foot platform, placing your foot near the
middle of the platform. With the other foot, give yourself
a push forward to start rolling, then place that foot onto
its platform. Use your legs to move the platforms in the
forward elliptical path and focus on using your arms to
move the poles back and forth.
STEP 6
Lean to steer. To make a turn, simply lean or shift your
body weight a little bit in the direction of the turn and the
StreetStrider will begin to turn. The more you lean, the
more the StreetStrider turns. You can pedal while turning.
Practice right and left turns, shifting gears, and braking to
a stop while standing on the StreetStrider.

5| SAFETY EQUIPMENT

WARNING: Many states require specific safety devices. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws of the states where you
stride and to comply with all applicable laws, including properly equipping yourself and your StreetStrider as the law requires.
Helmets. While not all states require bicyclists to wear approved protective headgear, common sense dictates that you should wear a
CPSC-approved or other helmet whether the law requires it or not. Most serious vehicular injuries involve head injuries that might have
been avoided if the rider had worn a helmet. To do a proper job, your helmet must fit correctly, be worn correctly and be properly secured.
WARNING: Always wear a helmet when riding your StreetStrider. Always keep the chinstrap securely buckled. Failure to wear an approved
helmet may result in serious injury or death.
Reflectors. Reflectors, an integral part of your StreetStrider, are important safety devices designed to reflect street lights and car lights in a
way that helps you be seen and recognized as a moving rider. Federal regulations require every StreetStrider to be equipped with front and
rear wheel and foot platform reflectors. The size, performance and location of each reflector are specified by the U.S. Consumer Products
Safety Commission. CAUTION: Check reflectors and their mounting brackets regularly to make sure they are clean, straight, unbroken
and securely mounted. Replace damaged reflectors and straighten or tighten any that are bent or loose.
WARNING: Do not remove the reflectors or reflector mounting brackets from your StreetStrider as they are an integral part of the safety
system. Removing the reflectors may reduce your visibility to others on the roadway. Being struck by other vehicles often results in serious
injury or death.
Lights. If you ride your StreetStrider after dusk, it must be equipped with lights so that you can see the road and avoid road hazards, and so
that others can see you. Vehicle laws treat StreetStriders like any other vehicles, meaning you must have operational white front and red
rear lights if you are riding after dusk. Front and rear lights may not be standard equipment on your StreetStrider. You can purchase lights
and get recommendations from the StreetStrider online store or your local bicycle shop.
WARNING: Reflectors are not a substitute for proper lights. It is your responsibility to equip your StreetStrider with all state and locally
mandated lights. Riding at dawn, dusk, night or any other time of poor visibility without a lighting system that meets your local and state
laws or without reflectors is dangerous and may result in serious injury or death. If you intend to ride at any time under poor visibility
conditions, you must have front and rear lights and reflectors that are adequate for those riding conditions.
reflectors may not be adequate to insure that motorists will see you under all conditions.
Eye Protection. It's always a good idea to wear protective eyewear—tinted when the sun is bright, clear when it's not – as any kind
of outdoor riding can involve airborne dirt, dust, bugs and other objects. Most bicycle shops carry protective eyewear, some with
interchangeable lens systems. CAUTION: To avoid injury, always wear suitable protective clothing, including footware.
Wet Weather Striding. In wet conditions, the stopping power of all brakes - yours as well as the brakes of other vehicles sharing the road - is
dramatically reduced and your tires don't grip a wet surface nearly as well. This makes it harder to control speed and easier to lose control. To
make sure you can slow down and stop safely in wet conditions, ride more slowly and apply your brakes earlier and more gradually than you
would under normal, dry conditions.
WARNING: Wet weather impairs traction, braking and visibility, both for the StreetStrider and for other vehicles sharing the road. The
risk of accident is dramatically increased in wet conditions.
Night Striding. Even if you have excellent night vision, many other people with whom you are sharing the road may not. A StreetStrider,
like any object, is more difficult for motorists and pedestrians to see at dusk, night, or any other time of poor visibility. Make sure you
comply with all local laws about night riding, and take the following additional precautions:
• Make sure your StreetStrider is equipped with correctly positioned and securely mounted reflectors.
• Purchase and install adequate battery or generator powered front and rear lights.
• Wear light colored, reflective clothing and accessories, such as a reflective vest, reflective arm and leg bands,
reflective stripes on your helmet and flashing lights.
• Any moving or flashing reflective device or light source will help get the attention of approaching motorists,
pedestrians and other traffic.
• Make sure your clothing or anything you may be carrying on the StreetStrider does not obstruct a reflector or light
• Stride slowly and avoid areas of heavy traffic, dark areas, and roads with speed limit over 35 mph. Avoid road hazards.
If possible, ride on routes already familiar to you.
WARNING: StreetStriding under poor visibility conditions without reflectors or a lighting system that meets local and state laws can result
in serious injury or death.
CAUTION: Lights and
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