PROPER FRAME FIT
RIDER MUST BE ABLE TO STRADDLE BICYCLE WITH AT LEAST 2 cm CLEARANCE ABOVE THE HORIZONTAL BAR WHEN STANDING.
NOTE: Measurement for a female should be determined using a men's model as a basis.
FRAME SIZE | LEG LENGTH OF RIDER |
---|---|
430mm | 660mm-760mm |
460mm | 690mm-790mm |
480mm | 710mm-790mm |
530mm | 760mm-840mm |
560mm | 790mm-860mm |
580mm | 810mm-890mm |
635mm | 860mm-940mm |
1. Bicycle Selection and Purchase: Make sure this bicycle
fits the intended rider. Bicycles come in a variety of sizes.
Personal adjustment of seat and handlebars is necessary to
assure maximum safety and comfort. Bicycles come with a
wide variety of equipment and accessories . . . make sure the
rider can operate them.
2. Assembly: Carefully follow all assembly instructions.
Make sure that all nuts, bolts and screws are securely
tightened.
3. Fitting the Bicycle: To ride safely and comfortably, the
bicycle must fit the rider. Check the seat position, adjusting
it up or down so that with the sole of rider's foot on the
pedal in its lowest position the rider's knee is slightly bent.
Note: Specific charts illustrated at left detail the proper
method of deter-mining the correct frame size.
The manufacturer is not responsible for failure, injury,
or damage caused by improper completion of assembly
or improper maintenance after shipment.
Tasks which fall at higher levels along the scale present the reader with more varied demands in terms of the type of match that is required and in terms of the number and nature of distractors that are present in the text. One such task (with a difficulty value of 281 or the beginning of Level 3) refers the reader to a page from a bicycle's owner's manual to determine how to ensure the seat is in the proper position. Type of information was scored as moderate because the reader needed to identify and state two conditions that needed to be met in writing. In addition, they were not told how many features they needed to provide from among those stated. Type of information was also scored as moderate also because it involved identifying a condition and plausibility of distractor received a score indicating it was relatively easy.