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SECTION 5—OPERATION

Part No 1114850 29 Recumbent Handcycle Series

FIGURE 5.3 Shifting Gears - Hands-On Rapid Fire Shifter/Brake System: Twenty-seven

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

Backing-Up

Usetherearwheels(i.e.likeamanualhandcycle)tobackup.Whenbackingup,keepthe

frontwheelstraight.Theweightofthehandcrankmayengagethereversingdrumbrakes

(TopEndXLTandXLTjr.modelsONLY)whilebackingup.Liftthepedalsuptoavoid

thisproblem.

CAUTION

If backing up in the XLT PRO, XLT Gold and Force models, take care not to tangle

the cables.

Braking

TopEndXLTHandcycleshaveeitherinternalgearing(7speeds)orexternalgearing(24

or27speeds).Internalgearedhandcycles(7speeds)areequippedwithreversingdrum

brakes.Externalgearedhandcycles(24or27speeds)havehandbrakes.

Reversing Drum Brakes

NOTE:TopEndXLTandXLTJr.withthesevenspeedhubhavereversingdrumbrakes.

Usethebrakesintermittentlyonyourhandcycletobringittoacompletestop.Applyby

pedalinginreverse.

Shift Lever “B”

Shift Lever “A”

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