Hp-velotechnik Spirit User Manual download pdf (Page 32)

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Velotechnik

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Gear System

With the gear system you can adjust the peda-

ling frequency, that means the number of revo-

lutions of the crank per minute, to the terrain

and the desired speed.

Your pedaling frequency should stay between

80-100 revolutions per minute and should not

fall below 60 while going uphill. If necessary

consult your local dealer and have him adapt

the gear range to your style of riding.

Your Spirit comes with DualDrive gear system

by SRAM that combines a 3-gear internal hub

gear system with an 8-gear derailleur gear to

24 gears in total, which are easy to handle.As

an option, you can order the Spirit with a 14-

gear internal hub gear system made by

R

OHLOFF or only a derailleur gear system.The

following section refers to the DualDrive gear

system only. Please also refer to the manual of

the gear manufacturer.

With the left-hand twist grip you operate the

hub gear system.You can turn the grip while

standing as well as while riding with or wi-

thout pedaling.The most comfortable and ea-

siest way to shift gears is to shift while peda-

ling with reduced power.

According to the terrain choose between the

uphill mode "I", standard mode "2" and speed

mode "3".We recommend you to ride mostly

in the standard mode since the transmission

then operates at highest efficiency.

With the right-hand twist grip you operate the

derailleur gear.You can only change the gears

while you keep pedaling, smoothly and without

applying great force, all the time that the chain

is moving between the sprockets.

Choose between the easiest gear "I" and the

heaviest gear "8".

Due to the long cables that expand under

pressure and the housing that compresses un-

der pressure, it may be helpful for changing ge-

ars quickly to turn the twist grip a little bit

farther than necessary to select a gear and

turn it back to the indexed position once the

chain has properly shifted ("overshift").

Riding a recumbent requires foresighted gear

shifting. Before stopping you should timely

change in a low gear to make it easy to start

off again, without having to pedal heavily strug-

gling with your balance.Also while standing

you can still operate the left-hand twist grip to

the uphill mode "I".

In case your gear system does not operate

smoothly any more or causes noise while pe-

daling, please have your gear system readjusted

again according to the instructions on page 35.

Gear system

Danger! Do practice shifting gears on a

traffic-free street. In the course of this, make

yourself familiar with the function of the

twist grip shifters. Doing this in traffic could

distract your attention from possible dan-

gers.

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