Hollywood Racks 45815 Sunlight Recumbent Rack - Manual (Page 7)

H. Continued
For Trike recumbents as shown on the
previous page (Fig. 17), a good way to start
would be to place the front edge of your front
wheel at the end of the driver’s side of the car.
Position and tighten your front wheel holder.
Take your “C” measurement and slide the long
trike bar along the wheel support tube so as to
obtain the “C” dimension. Snug up the set
screws (Fig. 14a).
Note: If you have a 16” front
wheel, install the small wheel adapter !
Install the bike onto the rack. If it feels to
“heavy” in on the rear wheel, remove the bike
and slide both the front wheel holder and long
trike adapter a little to the left. However, be
careful to not allow the front wheel to extend
beyond the side view mirror.
If you have a lightweight, short wheel base
trike and there is no weight balance problem,
you can slide the wheel holder and long trike
bar to the right so it is more centered.
I. Securing the bike to the rack: Once you
have found the desired/correct position,
tighten the set screws on the long trike bar
and all knobs. Use either the flat or curved
frame hook, and slide the hook down the
vertical post onto the frame of the bike.
Tighten the knob securely. Use the Velcro
straps on the wheel holders to secure the
wheels to the wheel holders.
J. Red Safety flag: If your bike protrudes more
than 36” from the rear of your vehicle, attach
the red safety flag to the bike.
K. Extra Tie down strap: For extra bike holding
security (especially for heavy trikes or when
carrying two recumbents), use the tie down
strap. Simply place the looped end onto the
vertical post below one or both clamps, wrap
the strap around the bike(s), then fasten the
loose strap end to the buckle. Pull lose strap
end to tighten.
Special notes for carrying adult bikes
Due to awkward weight distribution and short
wheel base for adult trikes, the “B” distance
during setup will be very small (almost as small
as possible). This will allow the heaviest part of
the rack to be as close to the base assembly as
possible.
In setup above, note position of frame clamp is close to
the recumbent’s seat and use of Velcro wheel straps on
wheel holders.