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ADJUSTING THE SADDLE HEIGHT
Sit your child on the bike. Adjust the saddle position so that
your child can support themselves with their feet on the
ground and their legs slightly bent.
They need to be comfortable and stable when they are getting
started on the bike. Once familiar with the bike, you can begin
to raise the saddle height to enable a little extra pedal power,
but be sure to do this only as your child’s confidence develops.
Encourage your child to pedal with the ball of their foot. In
time you can get them to a riding position where the leg is
slightly bent at the bottom of the pedal stroke for optimum
efficiency.
Your seat post is marked to indicate the maximum permissible
height of the saddle. For safety reasons, do not exceed the
maximum extension mark.
The Hellion bikes are equipped with anatomically correct
performance seats specially designed for children. It uses rails
together with a micro-adjust seatpost to give you precise con-
trol over reach and angle. We recommend you work with your
child to find the perfect position.
To adjust simply loosen the allen key bolts under the seat at
the top of the seat post (see pic). Once loose you will be able
to move the seat backward and forwards and angle it up and
down. Once the desired position has been found just tighten
the bolt to 14-16 Nm and you’re ready to ride!
SEAT RAILS
