Vision Fitness R64, R68, R44, R45, R54, R65, R55, R50, R40 manual Accessories

Chapter 4: Accessories

Now that you are comfortable riding your new VISION, I’m sure that you will want to customize it for your particular riding needs. Your VISION recumbent has been designed to accept a full range of standard bicycling accessories, as well as some custom items that have been designed by ATP.

Mirror

If you ride in traffic, a mirror is a must. We sell unit for both over or under seat handlebars. There are also helmet and eyeglass mount options available.

Computer

Virtually any small bicycle computer will fit on your Vision. If your bike is equipped with over seat steering you will need to purchase a computer with a extra long wiring haness. We recommend that you mount the computer on the handlebars, although make sure that on underbar steering models the computer doesn’t interfere with the seat frame as you turn the handlebars from side to side.

Water

Don’t forget to drink plenty of water! Our WaterBack allows you to carry any standard hydration bladder. You can also carry waterbottles and an additional bladder in the DayBag.

Pedals/Toeclips

Your VISION will accept all standard pedaling systems. Clipless pedals such as the SPD and LOOK work extremely well on recumbents - just remove your original pedals and screw in the new (the left pedal is left-hand thread). Toeclips are also recommended - practice getting in/out of them a while before hitting the streets. One technique for entering toeclips is to “flip” the toeclip forward with your toe so that it swings around onto your foot. After a while it becomes second nature!

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Be careful when riding in wet conditions- No brakes, whatever their design, work as effectively in wet weather as they do in dry. Stopping distances and brake lever pressures all will increase.

Keep your pedal cadence high - You can overstress your knees with the tremendous leverage you have on a recumbent. We recommend that you pedal in the 80-90 RPM range. If you experience knee pain, spin faster and check your leg length setting. It is probably too short - see Chapter 2 for leg length adjustment. You might also change your seat back angle.

Suspension Technology

The Vision R50, R54 & R55 are equipped with suspension frames featuring our NPT (no-pogo technology) suspension. There is a lot of talk about bike pogoing; that energy wasting bounce of the suspension usually when climbing a hill. We’ve carefully designed our swingarm and pivot geometry to work with you, not against you. When you pedal a Vision with NPT, the force you apply on the chain balances out the tendency of the bike to dip under your accelerating body weight. For the system to work correctly it is important to balance the spring load of the suspension shock against the weight of the bike and rider. Utilizing modern air pressure shocks makes this an easy task. A

high-pressure air pump (available from your dealer) is used to adjust the air pressure in the system. You should start with the pressure set to the rider’s weight, up to the maximum rated load of your bike. Once the pressure is set, you should ride the bike and fine tune the air pressure as needed. You have the pressure set properly when the

shock doesn’t compress when you are sitting on the bike (unmoving), yet is about to start compressing—try bouncing a little. Now go for a ride up your favorite hill and notice what the shock does. If it pogos you should increase the shock air pressure slightly. The system is set perfectly when you get a soft ride, but no bounce on the climbs.

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