Instruction manual

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Determining the correct saddle height
➢ Sit on the bicycle saddle.
➢ Try to reach the pedal at its lowest position
with your heel.
Your knee should be almost completely
straight at this point.
➢ Place the ball of your foot in the centre
of the pedal.
If your knee is now slightly bent, the saddle
height is correctly adjusted.
Adjusting the saddle height
Never pull the seat post out of the seat tube beyond the maximum or stop
mark or the height of the middle of the top tube, (in the case of bicycle frames
without top tube, beyond the middle of the seat brace). The bottom end of the seat
post must be at least at the same height as the top tube, otherwise you may injure
yourself and damage the seat post.
If the saddle of a mountain bike with full suspension (MTB-Full-Suspension) is
adjusted to its lowest point, the seat post may protrude a maximum of 20 mm from
the seat tube at the bottom end, otherwise the real wheel rocker arm will collide
with the seat post when the damper is compressed.
The minimum insertion depth is marked. If
the saddle support has no marking, the mini-
mum insertion depth must be 7.5 cm. In the
case of frames with longer seat tubes, which pro-
trude beyond the upper tube, the minimum
insertion depth is 10 cm.
To adjust the saddle height, proceed as follows:
➢ Loosen the saddle locking screw by turning
it anticlockwise using an allen key or by
opening the quick release (see chapter ‘Use
of the quick release’, page 7).
➢ Pull the saddle out of the seat tube until
the required height is reached.
➢ Lock the saddle locking screw by turning it
clockwise using an allen key or by closing
the quick release.
➢ Check once again that the saddle height is
correct (see chapter ‘Determining the
correct saddle height’, left).
Adjusting the saddle tilt
Adjust your saddle so that it is as level as possible, or slightly tilted to the rear.
Determine the most comfortable seating position by making a longer cycling trip.
If necessary, adjust the saddle tilt by proceeding as follows:
➢ To loosen the locking screw, turn it in an
anticlockwise direction.
➢ Tip the saddle until the required tilt is reached.
➢ To tighten the locking screw, turn it in a
clockwise direction. (for tightening torque,
see page 45).
Saddle locking screw
Quick release
Observe
the stop mark!
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