I assembled this, sat on it, raised the seat, and now it won't go down again. Something I don't know? Need to be replaced? Any ideas?
574805
You need to be sitting on it and then lower the lever and it should go down. If there's no weight on them, they don't lower. Hope that helps.
574806
Apparently the valve (lever) is working correctly. The way the mechanism is designed it will not raise when you are sitting on it with all your weight when you operate the lever. Conversely it will not go down UNLESS you are sitting on it when you operate the lever. This may be your problem.
574807
Well, then, yeah, I think you got a bum one. Too bad because they're great when they work.
574808
I'm guessing that you used the lever on it to lower it? Try doing it when your not sitting on it. You'll need 2 people though. That's why I returned it. It's very difficult to use. Good luck
421784
Mine worked fine, use a allen wrench to adjust the "up-down" and it worked great!If that don't do it you may need to send it back.
401804
I have had this happen a couple of times, thinking it was broken. However, there are two things you can do. First, just twist the chair's frame a little to loosen things up. Also, for a long term solution, spray some WD-40 on and down the tubes that normally slide the seat up and down. The tubes just got a little twisted and have a lot of friction inside the other tubes - add lubrication. Good Luck!
1200153
Sorry to hear you're having trouble. My chair seems to work fine. Wish I had a suggestion for you.
2257494
If you do not have the manufacturer's paperwork anymore, to order a new strip, take the strip to your local home improvement store. You might luck out w/a workable replacement part. This happened to one of my chairs, also. I re-glued it back in place.
223894
I would take it off and put it back on and see if it sits properly. Also (I dont know your skill level) make sure the washer is on correctly, there are two very distinct sides. You will LOVE the Brake by the way.... that concussion from this thing is a beast, and almost little to no climb
946461
I haD the same issue with my bike as well. seat will always come loose no matter what you do to it !!! Sorry to say but this bike isnt of high quality . i wish I would have spent more money and buy a more sturdy bike.
478929
Only problem I had was solved when I realized if I had my weight on the down pedal I wouldn't be able to push down the upper pedal-too much weight to overcome. Had to shift my weight to the up-pedal side before I could successfully pedal it. If it's really, physically stuck, check for what parts are blocking movement and review your assembly, in case something didn't get installed in the correct place.
1517378
I had the same situation and couldn't find anyone to replace it so I just bought the whole thing. Since then I thought of perhaps a boating replacement for seats etc might be able to do it.
1023935
I just dropped the seat down a couple notches to a level that is comfortable. I think the instructions say to keep it at the higher notch, but it works fine if you lower it.
1297599
We didn't have that problem. Check to see if you installed it correctly. Our lid is unhindered in raising and lowering.
677526
I can't get the fitting foot ring to slide down the post. I tried WD 40 and it still won't go past a few inches. In the illustration it is about halfway between the seat bottom and the base. What should I do?
1988991
I put the seat where I wanted it, had my son hold it in place and put a skinny drill bit through the hole in the metal and drilled. Then changed the drill bit to a screw driver bit and put the screw in. I drilled up but you could probably turn it over and drill down.
2041887
I have two of these seats, and they work fine. There's some kind of hydraulic mechanism that allows the seat and lid to slowly drop, instead of slamming down. Maybe the hydraulic mechanism was set too strong in yours, that's causing the problem. I don't know if it's adjustable. You may want to contact the manufacturer about it.
1050033
We had the same issue we contacted the company and they sent us a new seat post. They are super helpful and friendly.
213467
I think your seat is so thick and rigid. If it is, you can get a new seat which is thinner and more flexible. Look for the plastic and cheaper ones at walmart.
247742
Did you take the black thing off the base? We didn't take that off before putting the top on and the chair would not raise or lower. We had to use plyers to get the black thing on the top of the base off, but once it was off and the top was on the chair does raise and lower. Good luck!