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when you ride. If you do have an accident and fall over, you'll
probably catch yourself with your hands, so save your palms and
wear gloves. You should also wear protective eyewear; road grit
and flying insects do not make for happy eyes. Wearing cycling
shoes, shorts and jerseys can help you be more comfortable, but
they are not as essential as the helmet, gloves and glasses.
Now you're all set to hop on your Vision and pedal away into the
sunset, right? Wrong! The key to riding smoothly and in a con-
trolled fashion on any bicycle, recumbent or not, is to be com-
fortable enough to relax. If you are nervous and tense, you will
tend to ride in a jerky, overcontrolling fashion. Not only does this
make you more uncomfortable, which leads to even worse riding,
but it doesn't look cool. So you need to approach the bike as your
friend, someone you'll enjoy spending the day with. The intent
here is to spend some relaxed time getting to know your bike
before you get 20 miles into nowhere, or involved with city traf-
fic. Pack a lunch and head for the park, relax and enjoy the day
for a bit, and then set yourself up to ride in the parking lot, or any
open space with no traffic.
Before you start to ride, look at your gears and make sure that
you are set in a good gear to start in. On a flat surface this usually
is in the middle range of the internal hub ("2" on the left shifter)
and in one of the three largest cogs. If the bike is not in one of
these gears, have someone hold the rear wheel off the ground so
you can spin the cranks and shift the gears. Don't forget that you
should only shift the rear derailluer when pedaling, although you
can shift the internal hub when standing still by kicking the ped-
als backwards as you shift the left lever. As you gain experience
you will find yourself thinking ahead and shifting into your fa-
vorite "start-up" gear before you come to a stop. Your VISION's
gears are shifted with "twist grip" type shifters - they're right un-
der your hands, on the forward part of the handlebar grips. You
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There are no assembly instructions included in this manual, your
Vision Recumbent dealer will have put your bike together and
set the adjustments for you. This section is intended to familiar-
ize you with the adjustments you can make on your R32 to fit the
bike to you. We will also discuss several of the unique features of
the R32.
The Handlebar
The handlebar can be adjusted up or down, as well as toward or
away from the rider. These adjustments are intended to help you
find the most comfortable position for you. Never attempt to ad-
just the handlebar while riding. You will need a 6mm hex wrench
to do these adjustments, see the illustration below.
Loosen this bolt to adjust the
height of the stem.
Adjustments
Adjustments
Adjustments
Adjustments
Loosen these
bolts to adjust
the stem
Fore and Aft.
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