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SECTION 5—OPERATION

Recumbent Handcycle Series 28 Part No 1114850

Hands-On Rapid Fire Shifter/Brake System: Twenty-seven Speeds

NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.3onpage29.

NOTE:ThisprocedureappliestotheTopEndXLTPro,XLTGold,andForceONLY.

Toshiftgears,youMUSTturnthecrankforwardwiththechainundersometensionwhile

thebikeismoving.DONOTattempttoshiftgearswhilebikeisstationary.

Therearetwoshiftersinstalledonthehandcycle.Therightshifteroperatestheninegears

onthelowerderailleurandthemanualshifteroperatesthethreechainringsontheupper

derailleur.NinegearsXthreechainrings=Twenty‐sevenspeeds.

Shiftingthechainonthe

lowerderailleurtowardsthecenterlineofthehandcycleisfor

climbing/accelerating(easiercranking)(leverA)andiscalledadownshift.Movingthe

chainonthelowerderailleuroutoraw ayfromthecenterlineofthehandcycleisforspeed

(hardercranking)(leverB)andiscalledanupshift.

Refertothe

chartbelowforanexplanationanduseoftheupperderailleurchainringsin

combinationwiththelowerderailleurgears:

Eachshifterhasalargelever(brakehandle),amediumlever(shifterlever“A ” ) anda

smalllever(shifterlever“B”).Therightandleftshiftersworkinanoppositemanner.

CAUTION

DO NOT press both shifter levers down at the same time. Doing so may damage

the shifter and will void the warranty. The gears WILL NOT shift when both levers

are pressed simultaneously.

DO NOT use excessive force. This may damage the shifter and void the warranty.

Lower Derailleur (Right Side Shifter)

•ShiftingfromHarderGearstoEasierGears(Downshift)‐Pushshiftlever“B”and

release.Repeatuntilthedesiredgearisachieved.

•ShiftingfromEasierGearstoHarderGears(Upshift)‐Pullshiftlever“A ” and

release.Repeatuntilthedesiredgearisachieved.

Upper Derailleur (Manual Shifter)

•ShiftingfromEasierorSmallerChainringto

HarderorLargerChainring(Upshift)

‐Pushleverupuntilchainrunssmoothlyoverthechainringteethwhilethe

handcycleismoving.

•ShiftingfromHarderorLargerChainringtoEasierorSmallerChainring

(Downshift)‐Pushleverdownuntilchainrunssmoothlyoverthechainringteeth

whilethehandcycleismoving.

LOWER DERAILLEUR

GEARS (RIGHT SHIFTER)

UPPER DERAILLEUR CHAIN

RINGS (MANUAL SHIFTER)

USE

1 - 9 Smallest Climbing Hills or Strong Headwinds

10 - 18 Medium Flats or Gradual Rolling Terrain

19 - 27 Largest Descending Hills or Strong Tailwinds

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