Correcting The Fore-To-Aft Position And Tilt Of The Saddle - BMW Mountain Bike Enduro Owner's Manual

Bring the A.H.S. grips into a position that matches your personal needs.
To do so release the clamping bolts at the joint.
After you have found the ideal position for you, retighten the clamping
(a)
bolts to a tightening torque of 5.5 Nm.
Adjust the shift/brake levers and grips on the handlebars to your wishes.
Slide the expander cones of the bar ends onto the outer ends of the
A.H.S.
Make sure the clamping surfaces are always clean and free of
grease!
Position the bar ends to your personal needs.
Tighten the clamping bolts of the bar ends to a tightening torque of 23
Nm.
Do not forget to insert the according plugs into the ends of the A.H.S.
(b).
a b
11.3 correcting the Fore-to-Aft position
and Tilt of the Saddle.
The inclination of your upper body, and hence your riding comfort and
pedalling power, are also influenced by the distance between the grips
of the handlebars and the saddle (c). This distance can be altered
slightly by changing the position of the saddle rails in the seat post
clamp. However, this also influences your pedalling. Whether the saddle
is positioned more to the front or to the back of the bicycle will alter how
rearward the pedalling position of your legs is.
You need to have the saddle horizontal in order to pedal in a relaxed
manner. If it is tilted, you will constantly have to lean against the handle-
bars to prevent yourself from slipping off the saddle.
The setting range of the saddle is very small. Replacing the
stem allows you to make far bigger adjustments to the rider's
fore-to-aft position, as stems come in different lengths (d). In
doing so you may achieve differences of more than ten centi-
metres. In this case you usually would have to adjust the length
of the cables – a job best left to the mechanic of a bicycle
specialist shop of your trust!
c
d
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