L.L.Bean bike Assembly Instructions Manual - page 6
QUESTIONS: Should you have any questions during the final assembly of your new bicycle, please call our product 11/12/13
specialists at 800-226-7552 any day between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern. pg.6
5. ATTACHMENT OF SADDLE TO SEATPOST (If already attached as in 5-C, skip this step)
Required tool- 6mm hex wrench
To fit your bike into the shipping box the saddle may not be attached to the seatpost. Please follow the instructions below
to correctly attach your saddle.
To attach the saddle to the seatpost, unpack the seatpost and saddle. Using a 6mm hex wrench turn the seatpost clamp bolt
counter clockwise to loosen. Take care not to completely unscrew the bolt. Turn the top plate 90 degrees (5-A). With the
bolt portion of the seatpost facing the rear of the saddle, position the seatpost clamp mechanism along the saddle rails.
Turn the top plate 90 degrees again to align the grooves in the seatpost clamp evenly above and below the saddle rails (5-
B). Make sure the clamping mechanism is clamping on the straight part of the saddle rails and is not touching the curved
part of the rails. Snug the seat post clamp bolt.
To install the seat post to the bike, open the quick release seat clamp or loosen clamp bolt if not a quick release (5-D).
Insert the seat post into the bike’s seat tube past the minimum insertion line (5-D). This line is embossed into the lower
portion of the seat post. The saddle is adjustable forward and back along the saddle rails and can be angled up or down.
The best starting position is with the saddle horizontal and in the middle of the seat rails (5-E). With the bike on the
ground, find this position and tighten the seat post clamp bolt.
Loosen
seat post
clamp bolt
Position saddle rails
between the seatpost
clamping mechanism
and snug the seat post
clamp bolt
Saddle rails
Open the quick-release
lever of the seat tube clamp
and slide the seat post into
the seat tube.
Saddle set
horizontal
Saddle mounted
correctly
Top plate
turned for
mounting
5-A
5-B
Correctly
mounted saddle
5-C
5-D
5-E
Minimum
insertion
line
Seat clamp