DAHON Folder 1987 - 4. Preparing to Ride; 4.1 Safety and Parts Inspection

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Caution: Failure
to retract caster
wheel
hitting
it
against a
hard object
can
resulI
damage to this
part!
or
ln
ct
easter whcel
by st€pping down cn
actuator.
AfteTDAHON
Folder is
fully unfolded,
it
is
necessary
to
adiust the
height of the seat
posts
and nandlebar
stem
to fit the individual
rider- This
bike
can
be
adjusted to any
rider with an inner
leg length of 25
inches
to
35
inches
(approxim*ely 4Yz
to
6/z
feet tall),
and can
support
a rider
weighing
up to 250
pounds.
Remember
to
always firsl
raise thc lower scat
post.
Warning:
Both
of the seat
posts
and the
handlebar
post
have
safety
marks
indicating maxir,\,um height adjustments.
Never extend these
posts past
this
level.
3 2 Folding
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'To
fold DAHON
Folder,
you
may
use in reverse basically the same
method as unfording. There
are,
however,
a few additional steps. Outlincd
hereafter is an ei'lry way to fold
the Hon Convcrtiblc
l.
Rotate left crank to
vertical
position,
unlatch thc right
crank
and flip it up
into
its folded
position.
Fig.
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2. Release
the
handlebar
clamp and
lower the
handlebar
completely.
3. Pull up
on handlebar
pin
and disengage
the handlebar
from
the
brace.
4.
Raise
the
brace to
a vertical
position.
5. Flio down
the handlebar
and
turn the
wheel to
the left
until stopped
by the
bicycle
frame.
6. Step
down
on the caster
wheel
as shown
(Fig.
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)
7. Depress
the safety
spring
hook
as
you
pull
out
and
unlock the
mid-frame
latch
(Fig.
2). Partially
fotd bicycle
so it
rests on
all three
wheels.
(Note:
lf
you
do not
depress
the safety
spring
hook sufficiently,
the mid-frame
latch
cannot
be unlocked.)
8. Rotate
the front
end of the
bike inwards
in
a 180 degrees
arc
a;d fold
the
bicycle
in half.
(Caution: Failure
to
turn
the wheel
all
the wa;' to
the left
bcfore doing
step 8 can
result
in damage to
the handlebar
system
)
DAHON
Folder is
now in
its
pushing
mode.
lf
you
wrsn
to
carry it
by hand, simply
release the seat
post
clamp and
push
down
the seat, lift the
bike
to
a standing
position,
and retract
the
caster
wheel.
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