3) BICYCLE MOUNTING
INITIAL SETUP
This setup must be followed every time a bicycle with a different axle length is used.
BICYCLE SETUP
1. Yourbicyclemustbeingoodmechanicalcondition,ifyouareunsurepleaseseeyour
localbicycleservicecentreforassessment.
2. Yourbicyclewheelmustbeingoodcondition,trueandfreefromanyissues.The
wheel’srimmusthavelessthan2mmsidetosidemovementandlessthan1mm
verticalmovementperrevolution.Ifyourwheelisoutsideofthis,pleasevisityourlocal
bicycleservicecentretohaveittrued.Untruewheelsmaycausevibrationduringuse
andcouldcausepermanentdamagetothetrainerortrainerroller.
3. Tomeasuretnessimprovementitisimportanttouseconsistenttyrepressuresfor
eachworkout.
For road bike tyres we recommend 110psi.
For mountain bike tyres please see that manufacturer’s guidelines written
on the tyre sidewall.
ThetrainerbasepowercurvesusedintheJetBlackapparemeasuredonabikeusing
700x23cslickroadtyresat110psiwithexactly1.5completeturns(threehalfturns)
oftherolleradjustmentknobaftertherollerrstmakescontactwiththetyre.Lower
pressurescanstillbemeasuredaslongastheyareusedconsistently.
4. Bicycleaxlesetup:Bicycleaxlescomeinarangeofsizes.Youmustselectthecorrect
settingontheSQR(SetClipQuickRelease)beforeattemptingtomountyourbicycle
Standard Nut and Bolt
• Ensurethenutsonyouraxlearetightenedsecurely
• Checkthatthenutandaxlenestsintotheaxlesupportcupsbymorethan5mm(3/16
inch)
Quick Release Skewer
• JetBlackstronglysuggestsyouusethesuppliedquickreleaseskewer(forthose
bicyclesthatuseQRsystems
• Replacethebicycle’srearwheelquickrelease(QR)skewerwiththeoneprovided.See
yourbicycleowner’smanualforinstructionsonhowtoproperlyadjusttheQRskewer.
• Theskewerlevermustbeonthenon-drivesideofyourbicycle(thelefthandside).
• Yourskewermustbetightandyourwheelmustbealignedproperlyinthebicycle.
Thru Axle
• Bicyclesthatuseathruaxlesysteminmostcasesdonotnesttheminimumof5mm
(3/16inch)intotheaxlesupportcups.Ifyourthruaxledoesnotnestmorethan5mm
(3/16inch),youshouldacquireatrainerspecictrainerthruaxlethatissuitablefor
yourbicycle.Thesearesoldseparately.
• Installyourtrainerspecicthruaxlemakingsuretofollowthemanufacturer’s
instructions.
SQR™ SETUP
SQR™(Set-clipQuickRelease)FitSystemSetup:
TheSQR™(Set-clipQuickRelease)hasfouravailablepositionssothatthetrainerwillsuit
most26”,27.5”,29”700candsome24”bicycles.(24”bicyclesandotherbicycleswillneed
tobettedtothetraineronacasebycasebasis).Seegure4.
YourtrainercomessuppliedsetinPositionTwo,Seegure4.Thisisthemostcommon
roadbikewidth.Touseabikewithanotherwidth,yousimplyselecttheappropriate
SQR™holepositionandadjustthethreadedboltsothattheleverisrmtoclose.Simply
adjusttheSQR™systemtomatchyourbikeandyou’rereadytoride.Thisisaonceonly
requiredsetupthatdoesnotneedanyfurtheradjustment.Itwillbeintheexactposition
everysingleride.Youwillonlyneedtoresetif youarechangingtoabikewithadifferent
sizedaxle.
BikeStyle 4321BicycleAxleWidth
Track Bikes w w Less Than 130mm
Road wwQuick Release 130mm
MTB & Road-Disc wwQuick Release 135mm
MTB w w Thru Axle 12x142mm
Other wGreater than 142mm
IMPORTANT:
Ensurethatyourtyreiscentredontheorangerollertowithin10mm(3/8inch)fromthe
centreoftheorangeroller.Yourtyremusthaveaminimum5mm(3/16inch)clearance
fromthemetal(silvercoloured)rollerframe.Seegure6.
*Table1isaguideforattainingleverpinpositions(1~4)forcommonbicyclesandcan
beusedasastartingpointforotherbicycleaxlecongurations.Somebikesmayrequire
movingthepinoneholeeithersidetocentrethetyreontheorangeroller.
1. Fromtable1,selectthepositionnumberthatbestsuitsyourbicycle.
2. Removethepinfromtheleverandadjustmentboltandslidetheadjustmentboltuntil
thecorrectholeisalignedandthenreinserttheshaftlockingpin.SeeFigure5
3. TheShaftLockingPinmustbeinsertedallthewaysothatitscurvedspringclips
aroundtotheclosedpositionsecuringittothetrainer.
4. NowrotatetheSQR™plasticleversothatitisopen(verticalpositionpointingup).
5. Onthelefthandside,adjustthesilverthreadedboltandblackplasticlocknutsothat
theyareallthewayin,withnothreadshowing.Thiswillgiveyouplentyofroomasyou
movethebikeintoposition.SeeFigure3.
6. Checkyourtyrepressureisinatedtowhichevercomesrst;thetyremanufacturer’s
maximumrecommendedpressureor110psiifyourtyreswillallow.
7. Takeyourbikeandgentlyloweryourbikeintothetrainerframe.Alignthebikeandrear
wheeltotheleftsideofthetrainersothatthebicycleaxleisrmlyrestinginsidethe
threadedadjustmentbolt.
Note:Iftherolleristouchingthetyreandnotlettingtheaxlenestintotheaxlesupport
cupyoumayneedtolowertheresistanceunitbywindingtherolleradjustmentknob
anticlockwise.
8. OntheSQR™leverside,nowrotatetheblackplasticleverdowntoahorizontal
position.Seegure8.
9. Checkthatyourtyreiscentredontheorangerollertowithin10mm(3/8inch)fromthe
centreoftheorangeroller.Yourtyremusthaveaminimum5mm(3/16inch)clearance
fromthemetal(silvercoloured)rollerframe.Seegure6.
10.Thelevershouldbeeasilyrotatedtothehorizontalwithlittleforceandbecomermto
closeafterbeingpushedbeyondhorizontal(levelwiththeground),Seegure8.
11.Iftheleverrequiresefforttorotatetohorizontalwindtheadjustmentboltanit-
clockwiseuntiltheleversitshorizontal(levelwiththeground)
12.Iftheleverrequiresnoefforttorotatedownbelowhorizontalturntheadjustmentbolt
clockwiseuntiltheleversitshorizontal(levelwiththeground)
13.Nowtesttheleverbyapplyingadownwardforceandclosingtheleveralltheway
totheclosedposition.Seegure3.Itshouldbermtoclose,butstilleasyenoughto
closeandopen.
14.Checkyoursetupmatchesgure9.andthatyourleverishorizontal(levelwiththe
ground).Ifnot,adjustasnecessaryuntilitdoes.
15.Whenyouhavecompletedstep13makesuretheblacklockingringisrotated
clockwiseuntilitisrmlyagainstthetrainerframe.Thiswilllockthethreadedboltin
place,preventingitfromtighteningorlooseningduringuse.
16.Checkthebicycleissecureinthetrainerframe.Thebicyclemustnotmoveseparately
fromthetrainer.Testthisbyholdingthebicyclesaddleandmovingitfromsidetoside
andupanddown.Ifthebicyclemovespleasereturntoinitialsetup.
17.Finallycheckthattherolleristightenedtoexactly1.5turns(threehalfturns)afterthe
tyrerstmakescontactwiththeroller.
Locking Ring Axle Support Cups
Frame Assembly
Roller Adjustment Knob
Resistance Unit
Threaded Adjustment Bolt
SQR Quick Release Lever
SQR Adjustment Bolt
Roller
Flywheel
Trainer QR Skewer
Figure1.
Figure2.
Figure7.
Figure8.
Figure9.
Figure6.
Table1.
Figure3.