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Tension adjusting
nut
open
a
Closed
b
1. WiththequickreleaseclampintheOPENposition,inserttheseatpost,withsaddleattached,intothe
bicycle’s seat tube.
2. SwingthequickreleaseleverintotheCLOSEDposition.
3. Grabthesaddlewithbothhandsandattempttorotateit(andthusrotatetheseatpostintheseattube).
4. Ifyouareabletoforcetheseatpostoutofalignmentwiththeframe,theseatpostclampneedstobeadjusted.
HoldingthequickreleaseleverintheOPENpositionwithonehand,tightenthetensionadjustingnutwith
yourotherhandabout1/2turnclockwise.
5. AttempttoswingtheleverintotheCLOSEDposition.Ifthelevercannotbepushedallthewaytothe
CLOSEDposition(figureb),returnthelevertotheOPENposition,thenturnthetensionadjustingnut
counterclockwiseone-quarterturnandtrytighteningtheleveragain.Repeatsteps3,4&5untilproperquick
release tension is achieved.