Ultimately, your modern, new BODi Bike has arrived. Your sneakers are on tight, your towel and water bottle are shut at hand. You’re 100% able to expertise the superior, completely customized, studio-quality at-home biking expertise that solely the BODi Bike and BODi Bike Studio biking can ship.

However earlier than you hit the digital street, you’ll need to take a few minutes to verify your new bike is correctly arrange and adjusted for you. This ensures you get a fantastic exercise, most consolation, and lowered danger of damage.

The way to Set Up Your New MYX Bike

If you happen to’re going to spend hours within the saddle every week, it’ll assist to verify your bike’s seat and handlebars are positioned correctly. Right here’s learn how to absolutely customise your bike so it’s the right match for you.

Seat top

The aim on this step is to set your seat to the peak of your hip bone.

• Stand subsequent to your bike seat together with your toes flat on the ground. Then, raise the knee that’s closest to the seat, and place your palm on the highest of your thigh, at your hip.

In case your seat is larger or decrease than your palm, you’ll need to regulate your seat top accordingly.

To regulate seat top:

• Discover the pin situated on the base of the slide bar, and switch the knob till the seat submit loosens. Be certain to help the seat together with your different hand as you pull out the pin and regulate the seat top.
• When you’ve discovered your required top, launch the pin so it engages within the appropriate place gap, and tighten the knob till you hear a click on to safe it in place.

Seat depth

Place your elbow on the nostril of the seat (the half going through ahead) and prolong your forearm to the entrance — your fingertips ought to simply barely graze the bottom of your handlebars.

To regulate the seat ahead or backward:

• Find the knob beneath the seat and loosen it to maneuver the seat to your required depth.
• Repeat the fingertip check to verify the seat is correctly adjusted, then retighten the knob to verify your seat is safe.

Handlebar top

The handlebars must be at seat top or larger. If you happen to favor a extra upright place (or for those who’re pregnant), you may need to place your handlebars larger for higher consolation.

To regulate the handlebar top:

• Have one other individual help the burden of the handlebars from beneath, then loosen the knob and pull the pin outward to disengage it from the place gap.
• Elevate or decrease the bars to a snug place, then launch the pin to interact within the place gap on the top of your selection, and tighten the knob to safe it in place.

Handlebar depth

To your consolation, you might need to regulate the depth of your handlebars utilizing the knob within the middle of the bars.

To regulate the handlebar depth:

• Loosen the knob and slide the handlebars into the place that feels finest to you.
• As soon as you discover the fitting spot, flip the knob again to safe the handlebars in place.

Earlier than Getting on the Bike

One necessary security reminder: Be certain the realm round your bike is obvious of any obstacles that might get in the way in which. Maintain youngsters, pets, and any objects away from the bike. If you’re pedaling, the wheels transfer quick and might be harmful if obstructed.

The BODi Bike’s pedals are twin entry. One facet options cages, which is able to work with any train shoe, whereas the opposite facet is embedded with SPD clips, that are made particularly for biking sneakers.

In the case of your footwear, we advocate biking sneakers for his or her improved stability and safety on the bike. Earlier than buying biking sneakers, be sure that they’re appropriate with SPD clips, and remember to observe the directions that got here with them to correctly set up the cleats to the underside of every shoe.

If you happen to’re not carrying biking sneakers, stiff-soled sneakers strapped into the cages is an efficient different. If you happen to’re carrying sneakers with laces, be sure that the laces are tied and tucked away. When all that’s completed, you’re able to get on the bike.

The way to Safely Clip or Strap Into Your BODi Bike

The BODi Bike helps the usage of both biking sneakers or regular exercise sneakers. Right here’s learn how to safe your toes to the pedals.

Clipping in with biking sneakers

• Stand over the bike together with your toes on both facet of it. Be certain the pedal you’re clipping in to is in its lowest place, flat, and clip-side up.
• Together with your foot on the pedal, slide the lip of the cleat down into the pedal, till you hear a click on, then press your heel down.
• When you hear a second click on, you recognize the cleat is safe. As soon as that’s completed, have a seat and safe the opposite shoe the identical method.

Strapping in with sneakers

• Stand over the bike together with your toes on both facet of it.
• Place one foot within the pedal’s cage, with the widest a part of your foot over the axis of the pedal, then sit in your bike. Place the opposite foot within the different cage.
• One by one, slowly attain down and pull the straps to tighten the pedal’s cage. You’ll need a comfortable match, nevertheless it shouldn’t really feel uncomfortably tight.
• Thread the surplus strap by the clip and, if desired, tuck it away.

Testing Your Bike’s Settings

These are some cues to search for when figuring out the fitting really feel of your bike.

Seat top

As soon as your toes are safe, prolong one leg in order that that pedal is on the six o’clock place. What you’re in search of is a slight bend within the knee of your prolonged leg.

• If the bend in your leg is just too huge, you’ll want to boost the seat.
• In case your leg is straight with no bend in your knee, you’ll have to decrease the seat.

Seat depth

As soon as your toes are safe, carry one foot to a ahead, three o’clock place — your kneecap must be over the middle of your foot.

• In case your knee is in entrance of the ball of your foot, you’ll want to maneuver the seat again.
• If the ball of your foot is in entrance of your knee, you’ll want to maneuver the seat ahead.

Handlebar place

Place your fingers on the skin corners of the handlebars and test to be sure to have a slight bend in your elbows.

• In case your arms are straight, elevate the handlebars.
• In case your arms are too bent, decrease the handlebars.

If you happen to’re tall and your seat is all the way in which again and you’re feeling you’ll want to transfer the handlebars farther away from you, you may make that adjustment by loosening the knob on prime of the handlebars and sliding them away from you to succeed in your required depth. As soon as it’s in place, retighten the knob.

Getting off Your Bike

To get off your bike safely, unclip or uncage one foot at a time.

If you happen to’re unclipping your biking sneakers:

• Be certain one pedal is at its lowest place. Twist your heel outward, then pull your foot up and away from the pedal.
• Subsequent, pedal your different foot to the bottom place, inserting the primary foot flat on the bottom. From there, you’ll unclip your different foot.

If you happen to’re carrying common sneakers,

• Be certain one pedal is at its lowest place. Loosen the cage’s strap, then slowly slip your foot out and to the bottom.
• Repeat this on the opposite facet.

Congratulations! That’s every thing you’ll want to know to start out using your new BODi Bike! If you happen to’re sharing this bike, we advocate noting your settings so you’ll be able to rapidly and simply reset your bike earlier than use.

See you at school!