I have a Y Fliker and the platform you put your feet on loosens up in the back. It is plastic to metal and will not stay tightened, How is construction on the Trikke foot placement?
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The foot platforms are made of hard plastic and secured with 6 screws. I have an older trikke I bought on ebay and a new one and I haven't had a problem with either one of them coming loose at all. Hope that helps.
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Just finished putting the bike together and am having the same problem. The seat is ridiculously loose, it rotates around and flexes up and down as I'm riding. It almost seems like it's intentionally built this way. Have either of you been able to fix this problem since you posted? Or are you just dealing with it? Thanks
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Attaching the plastic feet was a little difficult. I screwed the legs in a little and backed off; repeated this regimen until they were fully in place. Here's a few suggestions: Try heating the legs a little with a hair dryer. The plastic will become more pliable and should go on a lot easier. For the legs that have been stripped, use Loctite Plastic Repair Putty. Put a little on the screw and then put the leg on. Let it dry overnight (this stuff works well with metal to plastic). Hope this helps.
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I agree with dgminer; you have to snap it into place. It felt like I was forcing it, and then I gave it a little more elbow grease and it snapped on. You might to rotate it slowly as you try to snap it on.
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As I recall, there were rails in place that have to be manually lined up with the rails on the back. Tedious and coordination is required, I found that it took some figuring, but once you get it, it's done.
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The trike is very sturdy. It's not likely to tip over, as it has a wide wheel base. Ours have not tipped over at all. It's not one of those narrow rear wheel based tricycles. You have to do some (or most) assemby. All the nuts, screws, bolts and small pieces come in plastics bags, un-marked. Leaves you guessing where to use certain nuts and bolts. My husband and I assembled ours, but still had to take them to a bike shop for them to do the final adjustments. We're very pleased with our trikes, I hope you will be too.
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Make sure that you are using the proper pieces on the appropriate side. The top bars are longer than the base, but that should not matter since the connector rods should roughly match up. You will have to slightly accommodate the connector rods when you slide the top onto the base, this friction is what gives the structure its sturdiness.
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Hey Donna; I had trouble putting one of the bolts through one of the holes where the arm meets the foot pipe. I got stuck on that one part for about 30 minutes to an hour. It was like the holes were not synced when they were cut. It took some moving around and a few grey hairs later voila! I had my issue on the "L" footbar and arm bar. I had to maneuver the arm and leg every which way to get it to fit. Eventually it ended up going in; could not tell you what I did to force it to fit. It was like little effort did it over my weak force! I hope you ae able to get it to work. I am on the elliptical as I write this and it is an amazing pice of equipment. Hey Donna; I had trouble putting one of the bolts through one of the holes where the arm meets the foot pipe. I got stuck on that one part for about 30 minutes to an hour. It was like the holes were not synced when they were cut. It took some moving around and a few grey hairs later voila! I had my issue on the "L" footbar and arm bar. I had to maneuver the arm and leg every which way to get it to fit. Eventually it ended up going in; could not tell you what I did to force it to fit. It was like little effort did it over my weak force! I hope you ae able to get it to work. I am on... » Read More Hey Donna; I had trouble putting one of the bolts through one of the holes where the arm meets the foot pipe. I got stuck on that one part for about 30 minutes to an hour. It was like the holes were not synced when they were cut. It took some moving around and a few grey hairs later voila! I had my issue on the "L" footbar and arm bar. I had to maneuver the arm and leg every which way to get it to fit. Eventually it ended up going in; could not tell you what I did to force it to fit. It was like little effort did it over my weak force! I hope you ae able to get it to work. I am on the elliptical as I write this and it is an amazing pice of equipment. « Show Less
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There is a tension adjustment in the top, under a plastic cover. You will need a small wrench to tighten this until the station stays where you position it.
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Screw it down to where the springs are almost fully compressed. The plastic is not the critical structure at risk, it is the CPU and the MB backing plate. The springs provide proper torque load as you compress them to near full compression. Do it in steps, in an X pattern.
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Once you reset the position where the feet rest go its not hard it all but you need to use the the allen wrench proved to do that.once that is done the next time around you just set the bike on and stap it down using the straps provided. We are very pleased with the rack for the money you pay.hope this answers your question.
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You must temporarily remove the nut from the left side of the rear axle and then slide on a figure 8 shaped part. Replace the nut, tighten and you are ready to go. This part stays on the bike and a flexible piece on the trailer tongue slips into it and is held in place by a pin with a small locking arm attached. Works fine as long as the kickstand on your bike is in the "normal" place (near the pedals) where it can not interfer with the trailer when it is in the up position.
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In the center of the back wheels there are small holes (I don't know the name of them.) There are bolts that go from the stand into those holes. (We had to have one replaced because it didn't fit! They sent us a whole new stand, we removed the one bolt that we needed, and shipped the rest of it back. Very sad.) Anyway, when you put the bike up on those bolts, it fits right in and lifts the back wheels off the ground. Easy -- IF the bolts fit. Be aware that you are sitting up about 2 inches off the floor so you have to be careful about balance and speed. And it is noisy if you set any tension against the wheel. But you don't have to worry about all those snow storms! <hehe> In the center of the back wheels there are small holes (I don't know the name of them.) There are bolts that go from the stand into those holes. (We had to have one replaced because it didn't fit! They sent us a whole new stand, we removed the one bolt that we needed, and shipped the rest of it back. Very sad.) Anyway, when you put the bike up on those bolts, it fits right in and lifts the back wheels off the ground. Easy -- IF the bolts fit. Be aware that you are sitting up about 2 inches off the floor so you have to be careful about balance and speed. And it is noisy if you... » Read More In the center of the back wheels there are small holes (I don't know the name of them.) There are bolts that go from the stand into those holes. (We had to have one replaced because it didn't fit! They sent us a whole new stand, we removed the one bolt that we needed, and shipped the rest of it back. Very sad.) Anyway, when you put the bike up on those bolts, it fits right in and lifts the back wheels off the ground. Easy -- IF the bolts fit. Be aware that you are sitting up about 2 inches off the floor so you have to be careful about balance and speed. And it is noisy if you set any tension against the wheel. But you don't have to worry about all those snow storms! <hehe> « Show Less
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Mine did...it slides on the top of the foot platform and screws down to keep from moving.
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I wondered the same thing! From polk customer service: "If you look at the bottom of the feet, there is a rubber pad. Simply pull the rubber pad back, it's held on with double sided tape. Once they're removed, there are 2 screws that hold the foot to the bar. It's that easy!"
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I had the same problem. It is because it is not very long. I suggest you drill a half inch hole fore or aft of the pin going completely through and install a bolt and nut. That will take out any looseness and be very secure.
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On the one I received there is a round tightener that needs to be loosened and then you slide the legs down the pole until they extend to whatever amount you want. If there is resistance when you try to do this then the screw needs to be loosened further. Also check that there is no damage to the legs or pole, there should be no problems at all and is just a very smooth sliding up and down for the legs to extend and then collapse back again.