HP Velotechnik Speedmachine Guida alla risoluzione dei problemi

Operating manual

and service instructions

NEW

recumbent

technology

2011

HPVelotechnik

August 2011

General safety instructions

Intended use – 3

The first miles – 3

Legal requirements – 3

Load capacity – 4

Carrying luggage – 4

Transport in the car – 5

Do not take kids with you – 5

Trailers – 5

Added parts and accessories – 5

Fairings – 5

Replacement of parts – 6

No alteration of parts – 6

Final assembly – 6

Screws and bolts – 6

Adjusting your new bike

Adjusting the leg length – 7

Adjusting the seat position – 11

Adjusting the handlebars – 13

Adjusting the suspension – 16

Handling instructions

Learning the new riding technique – 24

Wear protective clothing – 25

Use clipless pedals – 25

Slowly increase the strain – 26

Do not ride freehand – 26

How to ride correctly and safely – 26

Quick release levers, Seat – 27

Brakes – 28

Gear system – 30

Light system – 31

Prop stand – 32

Content

-HP

Velotechnik

Maintenance and care

Wear and tear – 33

Brakes – 33

Gear system – 35

Chain – 36

Chain tubes – 38

Chain roller – 40

Suspension fork – 41

Rear suspension element – 46

Swing arm pivot – 48

Seat cushion – 49

Water bottle cage – 50

Mudguards – 51

Wheels – 51

Cleaning and conservation – 52

Storing the bicycle – 54

Screws and bolts – 54

Tightening torques for screws – 55

Warranty Pass

Warranty – 56

Warranty Pass – 57

Service Plan – 58

Proofs of service – 62

Revision August 2011. For latest product infor-

mation, please check out our website at

www.hpvelotechnik.com.All trademarks be-

long to their respective owners.

HP VELOTECHNIK

Bleichstrasse 5

65830 Kriftel / Germany

Tel. ++49 (0) 61 92 - 97 99 2-0

Fax ++49 (0) 61 92 - 91 02 18

thank you for buying a recumbent bike designed by

HP VELOTECHNIK and congratulations on the purchase of your

new Speedmachine! With the Speedmachine, a high-quality

sports bike, you will enjoy many years of exhilarating riding

pleasure.

Your safety and your satisfaction are our main concern. On the

following pages, this manual will inform you about important

safety issues as well as maintenance and care instructions.

Even if you have many years of experience with bicycles please

do take your time to read this manual carefully.Your recumbent

bike is designed with the latest bicycle technology by

HP VELOTECHNIK that partly needs special treatment and care.

In this manual you will find detailed instructions on how to

optimize your Speedmachine to meet your demands and riding

style as well as your size and weight. In addition to this, we have

put together a collection of information on care and mainte-

nance as well as special technical advice from our engineers.

Important: Please send us the attached warranty registration

form for your extended warranty (see page 56.)

This guide helps you to keep your Speedmachine in perfect

condition so that you will always have maximum fun, comfort

and safety.

Enjoy yourselves and have a great ride!

Paul J.W. Hollants, Dipl.-Ing. Daniel Pulvermüller

and the HP VELOTECHNIK team

1HP

Velotechnik

Introduction

Dear customer,

The manuals of component manufacturers

such as the brake manufacturer, the gear sys-

tem manufacturer, and the pedal manufacturer

also belong to this manual.They give detailed

information on operating and maintaining

these specific parts. Please read the manuals of

the part manufacturers as carefully as this

manual. Please provide this manual to any oth-

er user of your recumbent before using it.

The maintenance and adjustment of this re-

cumbent partly requires special tools and

skills. Do only works within your limits and,

for the purpose of your own safety, do not go

beyond. Should you be uncertain at any point,

get in contact with your local dealer.

The instructions in this manual apply only to a

completely assembled Speedmachine with

standard parts from the series production of

HP VELOTECHNIK.

On special demand HP VELOTECHNIK delivers

frame kits to put a specialist dealer in a posi-

tion to assemble a bicycle individually. In this

case the manuals on the operation and mainte-

nance of the parts only represent a guideline,

please read every manual of every part manu-

facturer separately.The specialist dealer is re-

sponsible for the expert assembly, please con-

tact him for detailed information! A bicycle

that has been assembled from a frame kit must

always be tested and approved by a qualified

bicycle mechanic before your first ride.

Introduction

2HP

Velotechnik

Caution! The texts in the grey boxes are

particularly important for your safety.Texts

that begin with "Danger!" mark an immedi-

ate danger for your life and your health.

Please do read them carefully.

General safety instructions

Legal requirements

When you ride your bike on the public road it

must comply with national legislation and

guidelines.These will vary from country to

country.

In general, there are minimum standards for

brakes, reflectors and lighting systems, as well

as usually a general duty to ensure that your

vehicle is in roadworthy safe condition.There

will also be a duty to ride in a safe and respon-

sible manner. If you ride your HP VELOTECHNIK

bike in traffic you should be sure to observe

all the applicable laws and regulations.

In most countries, including Germany and the

UK, two independent braking systems are re-

quired. Do not ride with only one brake work-

ing!

Please contact your local dealer to find out

about your legal obligations.

General safety instructions

Intended use

Your Speedmachine is a bicycle for the use on

streets and surfaced roads.

This bicycle is not designed for the use in rac-

ing and off-road riding, for jumping or acrobat-

ics, and you must not ride across curbs, stairs,

etc.

Damage through inappropriate use, assembly

errors, accidents or similar activities and wilful

damage results in the loss of any warranty.

The intended use also includes the precise ob-

servation of the prescribed usage and mainte-

nance regulations and instructions.

The first miles

The first 300 km (186 miles) are an important

phase in which you break in the bicycle.

During the first use of a new bicycle the

screws may bed in and come loose. Cables and

spokes may stretch. Bearings may show play.

Please be very attentive during that period.

After 300 km or after two months at the lat-

est you will have to take your bicycle to a bi-

cycle mechanic for the first service. Please

record this first service and the tasks per-

formed in the warranty pass on page 57.This

first service is the prerequisite for further use

of the bicycle and for your warranty claims.

4HP

Velotechnik

Load capacity

The maximum load (rider + luggage) is 130 kg

(286 lbs).The maximum total weight (bicycle +

rider + luggage) is 150 kg (330 lbs).The lower

limit is valid. It is important to adjust the

spring stiffness of the suspension according to

the load, see the chapter about adjusting the

suspension in this manual, page 16.

With an attached trailer, the maximum total

weight must not be higher than 150 kg

(330 lbs).

Carrying luggage

Luggage transport is only allowed with the

special rear racks or lowrider racks offered by

HP Velotechnik .The maximum load of the

rear rack is 25 kg (57 lbs), the maximum load

of the lowrider rack is 25 kg (57 lbs).

When a rear rack is mounted you have to

make sure that when the rear suspension is

fully compressed there is at least a 1 cm (app.

1/2") distance between the rear tire (or mud-

guard) and the rear rack. In order to adjust

this distance you can clip spacers onto the pis-

ton rod of the spring at the rear end between

the spring retention disc and the bottom-out

elastomer.These spacers are available from

your local HP Velotechnik dealer.You will find

further information in the chapter on suspen-

sion adjustment on page 20.

Additional loading can influence the handling of

your bike considerably. If you plan on riding

with heavy luggage we advise you to make a

test ride on a street with no traffic to adjust

to the new situation.

The load should be placed as close to the

body of the rider as possible, since this leads

to more stable performance.

You can also improve the handling of the bike

by positioning the center of gravity of the lug-

gage as low as possible, so pack heavy items in

the bottom of your panniers and hang them

on the lowrider racks.

Be careful that your luggage on the rack is

safely stored. Bags must be tightly fastened to

the rack so they can not move. In no case may

loose parts like straps or belts touch the

wheels, the derailleur or the suspension.

We recommend waterproof bicycle bags by

the German manufacturer ORTLIEB.You can buy

them with extra large hooks matching the

oversized tubes of the rack.You can also refit

those largs hooks later.

Take care that your luggage does not cover

the lighting system and the reflectors of your

bicycle and that they stay fully functional.

In case you want to park your bicycle take

care to lean it on a wall or any other solid ob-

ject.With the kickstand alone it is not possible

to safely park a bicycle loaded with luggage, it

could fall down and be damaged.

General Safety Instructions

General safety instructions

5HP

Velotechnik

Transport in the car

The best way of transporting your bicycle is

inside the car.Take care that it does not lie on

the derailleur.

If you want to transport it outside the car we

recommend a roof-rack or a rear carrier.Take

care to fasten your bicycle at the frame only.

Please remove any part that could come loose

during transport (seat cushion, water bottles,

luggage bags, pumps, pennants, etc.).

Do not take kids with you

The Speedmachine is not designed for the

transport of children.You are not allowed to

mount a child's seat. It is only allowed to

transport children in a trailer that has been

specially designed for that purpose.

Trailers

You are allowed to use trailers up to 40 kg

(88 lbs) with the Speedmachine.We recom-

mend to assemble it with the WEBER-coupling

Type E.Always check that the suspension and

the trailer still work properly after you have

mounted the trailer.Take care that the trailer

does not damage the frame in case the bicycle

falls over.

Added parts and accessories

Additional accessories may impair the function

of your Speedmachine.We advise you to gen-

erally ask your dealer before you mount any

special parts or accessories to your bicycle.

Take care that the handlebar and the suspen-

sion always stay mobile.You may not add any

parts to the handlebar or the seat that might

endanger the rider through sharp edged or

pointed shapes while steering, getting on and

off the bike or bumping against something.

Before you purchase a bell or a lighting system

make sure that these accessories conform to

your national laws and regulations.

Fairings

We advise you against using front fairings for

the Speedmachine, since the high position of

the bottom bracket impairs the vision over a

fairing to the front.

Please take into account that any fairing makes

the bicycle more prone to crosswind influ-

ences. In strong wind or gusts of wind unsafe

situations may occur, please take off the fairing

in such weather conditions before the ride.

Caution! Do not fasten your bicycle at the

handlebar or, with disassembled wheels, at

the dropouts.The wind causes violent forces

that can stress the parts and therefore may

cause damage. Such a damage may not be

noticed immediately.

Caution! Mounting additional parts or ac-

cessories is at your own risk. It is important

that you carefully read the installation guide

of the manufacturer.Additions to the handle-

bar like fairings, handlebar fittings, bottle

holders etc. may impair your safety due to

additional loading or clips with sharp edges.

6HP

Velotechnik

Replacement of parts

The replacement of parts relevant for safety

(especially brakes, lighting system, stem, handle-

bar, fork, drive train, suspension elements)

should only be done with original parts by a

bicycle mechanic, since it requires a certain de-

gree of skill, suitable tools and mechanical apti-

tude.

Any technical change you perform on your

own is at your own risk!

No alteration of parts

Final assembly

Your bike has been delivered to your specialist

dealer only partly assembled.

Your dealer has carefully finished the assembly,

perhaps altered the specification of your bike

to meet your special requirements and per-

formed a test ride. Please make sure that this

pre-delivery service is recorded in the warran-

ty document at the end of this manual.

All screws must be checked and tightened, es-

pecially on the handlebar, stem, fork, swing arm

pivot and wheels. Please follow the tightening

torque settings listed in the table on page 55.

Rear derailleur and brakes must be checked

and adjusted. Please follow the instructions in

the manuals of the parts manufacturers that

come with this manual.

Screws and bolts

General Safety Instructions

Danger! If any part is deformed (e.g. due to

an accident or overload), especially frame,

fork, handlebar, seat mounts, pedals, cranks

and brakes, it is not allowed to use it any

further or repair it. Do not try to straighten

bent parts.You must replace them for your

own safety. If you do not replace a damaged

part it can result in a total failure of the part

and you may be seriously injured!

Caution! You are not allowed to perform

any work on the parts of the bicycle, espe-

cially frame, fork, handlebar and seat, which

might endanger their solidity.

These works include drilling holes, welding,

brazing, painting methods that add heat or

any other chemical treatment. If any of these

works is done improperly it may result in a

loss of strength through direct damage or

increased susceptibility to corrosion.

Caution! Screws must be tightened with

prescribed tightening torque. In this manual

tightening torques are given in Nm

(Newtonmeter).Always use a torque

wrench wherever a torque setting is given in

this manual. Never rely on "feel". Screws

tightened too much or not enough can

break, which can lead to dangerous acci-

dents. In case you don't own a torque

wrench have your bicycle mechanic do the

respective work.You will find a table with

the prescribed torque settings on page 55 in

this manual.

Adjusting your new bike

7HP

Velotechnik

Before the first ride: adjusting your

new Speedmachine

The seating position is essential for your riding

comfort, well-being and efficient cycling on the

Speedmachine.Therefore you should adjust the

frame, seat, handlebar and suspension to your

individual requirements.

In order to adapt the Speedmachine as closely

as possible to your body dimensions and to

find the ideal seating position you need to ad-

just the front boom, seat and handlebars.

Adjusting the leg length: moving the

front boom

In order to adjust the leg length you have to

move the front boom (the front part of the

frame where the cranks are mounted) within

the main frame.

Unscrew both screws M8x35 under the main

tube with an 6 mm Allen key.Take a grip on

both cranks and move the front boom into the

frame or pull it out while cautiously turning it.

Before you pull out the front boom shift the

chain to the smallest chain ring and sprocket.

Turn the cranks a little bit backwards while

pulling.Thus the chain is not under tension.

Adjusting the leg length

Danger! In case of wrong adjustment your

legs will bump against the handlebar.You may

hence hurt yourselves or even loose control

over the bicycle and fall!

Danger! All procedures described here re-

quire a certain degree of skill, suitable tools

and mechanical aptitude.After any adjust-

ment perform a static check and take a test-

ride on a quiet street, away from traffic. If

you have any doubts please contact your lo-

cal dealer.

Caution! After you have unscrewed the

clamping bolts take them off and examine

them for deformation. Lubricate threads and

heads thoroughly.Then re-fit the bolts. If

they don't turn easily you will have to repla-

ce the bolts.

Unscrew the clamping bolts to adjust the front boom.

8HP

Velotechnik

In order to check the adjustments have anoth-

er person hold the bicycle while you are sit-

ting on the recumbent.

Adjust the front boom in such a way that your

leg is fully extended when your heel (wearing

flat shoes) is in the foremost position on the

pedal. Experience shows that the pedal-to-seat

distance on a recumbent can be slightly longer

than on a conventional bike.

While you are pedaling the ball of your foot

should be positioned over the center of the

pedal axle.

It is important that your leg is not fully

straightened when the crank is in the foremost

position. If the distance is too great it is diffi-

cult to overcome this dead point, pedaling be-

comes uncomfortable and there is too much

strain on the sinews of your feet and legs. If

the distance is too short you may suffer from

knee pain or your legs bump on the handlebar.

For riders with a short leg length the front

boom has to be cut by a bicycle mechanic, so

that it can be inserted to the maximum. It is

important to trim the end of the tube neatly.

The bare metal of the shortened tube end has

to be protected against corrosion with a paint

stick or wax spray.

On the left underside of the front boom there

is a fine line.Align this line with the sticker on

the main tube’s front end right above the

clamping bolts to adjust the bottom bracket

axle to a horizontal position.Additionally, you

can look beyond the bottom bracket shell at

the rear wheel axle and align the front boom

parallel to it.Align your eyes with the bottom

bracket axle and not the front derailleur tube.

Then sit down on your bicycle and check the

position.

Tighten the bolts with a torque wrench (tight-

ening torque 14–16 Nm). On your first ride

check whether there is sufficient clamping.

Adjusting the leg length

Caution! When you move the front boom

take care that its end does not damage any

light cables that possibly come out of the

main frame near the fork. Please inform

yourself about the length of the front boom

on your bike before you do any work.While

moving the front boom you also have to

move the light cables The light cable must

never be stressed by pulling.

Adjust the front boon so that your knee will not be fully straight-

ened when pedaling.

Danger! When you insert the front boom,

the front boom and the inner wall of the

tube must be totally free from grease, other-

wise it won’t clamp properly and turn while

you are riding.

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