Invacare Force-2 - Shifting Gears

Operation
5.2ShiftingGears
CAUTION!
–DONOTattempttoshiftgearswhilebikeis
stationary.
–DONOTpressbothshifterleversdownatthesame
time.Doingsomaydamagetheshifterandwillvoid
thewarranty.ThegearsWILLNOTshiftwhenboth
leversarepressedsimultaneously.
–DONOTuseexcessiveforce.Thismaydamagethe
shifterandvoidthewarranty.
Toshiftgears,youMUSTturnthecrankforwardwiththechain
undersometensionwhilethebikeismoving.
Therearetwoshiftersinstalledonthehandcycle.Therighthandpedal
shifteroperatestheninegearsonthelowerderailleurandtheacable
drivenormanualshifter(manualshifterisonForce-2Modelonly)
operatesthethreechainringsontheupperderailleur.
9gearsXthreechainrings=27speeds
10gearsXthreechainrings=30speeds
Shiftingthechainonthelowerderailleurtowardsthecenterlineof
thehandcycleisforclimbing/accelerating(easiercranking)(leverA)
andiscalledadownshift.Movingthechainonthelowerderailleur
outorawayfromthecenterlineofthehandcycleisforspeed(harder
cranking)(leverB)andiscalledanupshift.
Duringoperation,thechainshouldrunsmoothlyoverthechain
rings.Ifthereareproblemswiththechain,discontinueuseand
contactyourlocalbikeshop.
Refertothechartforanexplanationanduseoftheupperderailleur
chainringsincombinationwiththelowerderailleurgears:
•Ifyourpedalingcadenceistooslow,shiftintoalowergear
•Ifyourpedalingcadenceistoofast,shiftintoahighergear
•Thechainshouldnotrubonthefrontofthederailleurchain
guide
•Shiftintoalowergearinordertofacilitateeasystart-up
•NEVERshiftgearswhilestationaryorwhilepedalingbackwards
•Keepeyesontheroadwhenchanginggears
Lowerderailleur
gears(rightshifter)
Upperderailleur
chainrings(manual
shifterorcable
drivenshifter)
Usefor:
1–9SmallestClimbingHillsor
StrongHeadwinds
10–18
Medium
FlatsorGradual
RollingTerrain
19–27
LargestDescendingHillsor
StrongTailwinds
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