Invacare Force Mobility Aid User Manual


 
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
Usetherearwheels(i.e.likeamanualhandcycle)tobackup.Whenbackingup,keepthe
frontwheelstraight.Theweightofthehandcrankmayengagethereversingdrumbrakes
(TopEndXLTandXLTjr.modelsONLY)whilebackingup.Liftthepedalsuptoavoid
thisproblem.
CAUTION
If backing up in the XLT PRO, XLT Gold and Force models, take care not to tangle
the cables.
Braking
TopEndXLTHandcycleshaveeitherinternalgearing(7speeds)orexternalgearing(24
or27speeds).Internalgearedhandcycles(7speeds)areequippedwithreversingdrum
brakes.Externalgearedhandcycles(24or27speeds)havehandbrakes.
Reversing Drum Brakes
NOTE:TopEndXLTandXLTJr.withthesevenspeedhubhavereversingdrumbrakes.
Usethebrakesintermittentlyonyourhandcycletobringittoacompletestop.Applyby
pedalinginreverse.
Shift Lever “B”
Shift Lever “A”