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Use care “sticking” the front wheel out into a roadway, particularly when you

enter an intersection.

Rearward vision: On a conventional bicycle, a rider can stand up on the

pedals and swivel the upper torso around to look to the rear. This swiveling

motion is more limited on a recumbent. We recommend your practice riding

include learning to both turn your head and use a rear view mirror. We have

included a rear view mirror as original equipment. Adjusted for the rider and

used properly this mirror can reduce risk but not eliminate risk.

Pedaling technique: On the Easy Rider, you will be able to use more leg

power than on a traditional bicycle, because you can push against the seat

back, much like using a leg press machine at a gym. Be careful not to

overpower and injure your knees, particularly before your body becomes used

to the new riding position. Our advice? Use lower gears, and spin, spin, spin.

On a conventional bike you can briefly use a gear that is too high by getting out

of the saddle for a few strokes, using gravity and body weight. We often do this

after temporarily slowing the bike, or when climbing a hill. On a recumbent you

cannot get out of the saddle. Our advice? Anticipate changes in speed and

terrain, and shift to lower gears early.

On a conventional bike you will also pull against the handlebars as you push on

the pedals. On a recumbent you can push against the seat back. Learn to relax

your upper body and not to pull on the handlebars. This is the key to the

comfort and pleasure of recumbent riding. This upper body relaxation will also

minimize the small inadvertent steering corrections that often affect new

recumbent riders.

Different muscles: The different riding position of the Easy Rider will use

different muscles and different motions. You will need to train your whole body.

As with any fitness program involving a new sport or new equipment, consult

with your doctor regarding your fitness, start slowly, work up progressively,

cross train, stretch, and listen to your body. If you feel pain, work with your

retailer on adjustments and see your doctor.

want your foot to slide off, strike or catch the ground and cause injury to your

foot or leg.

Passengers: Do not carry any passengers, including children, on this

recumbent bicycle. The extra weight of passengers could compromise steering

or braking performance. A passenger could also compromise control.

Off-road riding: These are not mountain bikes. The Easy Rider is similar to a

conventional hybrid in terms of off-road capability. (See section C of the

Cannondale Owners Manual) These bikes work well on roads or bike paths that

are relatively smooth and hard packed, such as cinders, good dirt roads and

“rails to trails” paths. These bikes are not intended or designed for off-road use,

such as trails, “single track” with logs, rocks, roots, or loose dirt.

Recumbents are further limited in the complex and ever changing terrain of off-

road riding because the recumbent rider has very little ability to use two

techniques that are fundamental to mountain biking: shifting weight and use of

the legs to absorb shock. For these reasons do not jump a recumbent, on or off

the road.

Recumbents also have a lightly loaded front tire that will be more likely to slide

out or slip than the tire of a conventional bicycle.

Riding in traffic: See Fig. 1 for a generalized look at your eye height relative

to a conventional bicycle and a typical passenger car. On the Easy Rider, you

may sit slightly lower than on a traditional bicycle, but still high enough to make

eye contact with automobile drivers. You will need to use caution, adapt and

practice this new position, just as you would when driving a sports car one day

and a tall four wheel

drive the next.

Note that the front

wheel of this

recumbent sticks out

further than the front

wheel of a

conventional bicycle.

You are sitting further

back on the

recumbent bicycle. Fig. 1Fig. 1 5

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