Invacare Force Mobility Aid User Manual


 
SECTION 5—OPERATION
Recumbent Handcycle Series 28 Part No 1114850
Hands-On Rapid Fire Shifter/Brake System: Twenty-seven Speeds
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 5.3onpage29.
NOTE:ThisprocedureappliestotheTopEndXLTPro,XLTGold,andForceONLY.
Toshiftgears,youMUSTturnthecrankforwardwiththechainundersometensionwhile
thebikeismoving.DONOTattempttoshiftgearswhilebikeisstationary.
Therearetwoshiftersinstalledonthehandcycle.Therightshifteroperatestheninegears
onthelowerderailleurandthemanualshifteroperatesthethreechainringsontheupper
derailleur.NinegearsXthreechainrings=Twentysevenspeeds.
Shiftingthechainonthe
lowerderailleurtowardsthecenterlineofthehandcycleisfor
climbing/accelerating(easiercranking)(leverA)andiscalledadownshift.Movingthe
chainonthelowerderailleuroutoraw ayfromthecenterlineofthehandcycleisforspeed
(hardercranking)(leverB)andiscalledanupshift.
Refertothe
chartbelowforanexplanationanduseoftheupperderailleurchainringsin
combinationwiththelowerderailleurgears:
Eachshifterhasalargelever(brakehandle),amediumlever(shifterlever“A ” ) anda
smalllever(shifterlever“B”).Therightandleftshiftersworkinanoppositemanner.
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)
•ShiftingfromHarderGearstoEasierGears(Downshift)‐Pushshiftlever“B”and
release.Repeatuntilthedesiredgearisachieved.
•ShiftingfromEasierGearstoHarderGears(Upshift)‐Pullshiftlever“A ” and
release.Repeatuntilthedesiredgearisachieved.
Upper Derailleur (Manual Shifter)
•ShiftingfromEasierorSmallerChainringto
HarderorLargerChainring(Upshift)
‐Pushleverupuntilchainrunssmoothlyoverthechainringteethwhilethe
handcycleismoving.
•ShiftingfromHarderorLargerChainringtoEasierorSmallerChainring
(Downshift)‐Pushleverdownuntilchainrunssmoothlyoverthechainringteeth
whilethehandcycleismoving.
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