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Velotechnik
Your new bicycle has been assembled by your
dealer and adjusted together with you as des-
cribed on the previous pages under "Adjusting
your new bicycle". Before you mount your bike
and enjoy your first ride please make yourself
familiar with the instructions on the riding
technique and the handling.
Learning the new riding technique
To ride this recumbent you will have to make
yourself acquainted with the different riding
position. Make sure that you and all other fu-
ture users of this bicycle will have read this
manual carefully prior to the first ride. If you
are in doubt please consult your local dealer.
Before the first ride the users of this recum-
bent have to practice and make themselves fa-
miliar with the different handling.We recom-
mend to practice on a quiet road away from
traffic. Before you ride the bicycle in traffic you
must master the handling completely.
Go to a road where you can ride straight ahe-
ad without being hindered. Hold your bike at
the handlebars and pull a break.Then mount
your bicycle and lean back. Leave one foot on
the ground and put one on the pedal.
Therefore rotate the crank in the top position
so that you can pedal immediately with power.
Try to keep your balance in that position.
Assure yourself that you can stop whenever
you want to and hold the bicycle with one
foot on the ground.When you feel safe put
pressure on the pedal, loosen the brake, pedal
with a lot of force and immediately put your
second foot on the other pedal.
Do not care on which side of pedal you are
currently pedaling in the beginning. Hold the
handlebar loose but steady and accelerate with
a few pedal strokes.Your bicycle needs speed
to stabilize.
Look ahead in the direction where you want
to ride, not on the handlebar, at your feet or
the front wheel.
In order to stop brake carefully with both bra-
kes until the bicycle has come to a complete
stop. Only then do put a foot on the ground
and keep the balance.
Learning the new riding technique
Danger! Never touch the ground with your
feet while the bicycle is still moving.The feet
could be caught on the ground and be pulled
backwards which could lead to a serious in-
jury.
Danger! With a compact recumbent like
the Street Machine GT it is possible that a
foot of the rider contacts the front wheel
when riding sharp corners with a pedal in a
low position.You will have to avoid this situ-
ation at all times since in extreme situations
it may lead to a fall and injuries.
To control the bicycle you will therefore ha-
ve to apply the following cornering techni-
que: when you ride a curve stretch the leg
on the inside of the curve, stop pedaling, on-
ly then start steering into the curve. Only
when you ride straight ahead again should
you resume pedaling.
Danger! Please note that due to your low
seat height other road users may notice you
very late. Ride anticipatory with this in mind.
This is especially important while riding in
darkness.You yourself have a much better
view than others perceive you. Ride defensi-
vely.We recommend you to mount a well vi-
sible and reflecting flag to the bicycle while
using it in traffic. Please ask your dealer for
more information.