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Adjusting the bicycle to the rider
6 Adjusting the bicycle to the rider
6.1 Adjusting the saddle
6.1.1 Determining the seat height
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Figure 15: Detailed view of the seat post, examples of the minimum insertion 
depth marking
1 III marking for minimum insertion depth 
2 Seat post I
3 Seat post II
4 MIN marking for minimum insertion depth
The HERCULES specialist dealer checks all the 
factory settings and, when the bicycle is sold, adapts 
the settings of the saddle, handlebars, suspension fork 
and the spring damper element to the rider.
Crash caused by an excessively high seat post 
setting
A seat post with is set too high will cause the seat post 
or the frame to break. This will result in a crash and 
injuries.
 Do not pull the seat post out of the frame beyond 
the minimum insertion depth marking.
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