The Trice arrived at my doorstep; actually I had it carried right into my kitchen. Kitchen delivery! I wanted to set it up in a well lit environment. I figured that if I could get the box into the kitchen, I would manage to get the trike out later. Check these pictures from the occasion.
The Trice was packaged into a big cardboard box. I started by opening the box, to get a clue of how to proceed. Obviously, the box needed to be turned on the flat.
As it showed, the Trice was secured inside the box with several straps through the walls of the box. After I had found and cut all straps, I could carefully pull the Trice out of the box.
The Trice was wrapped with corrugated paper and lots of tape on several places. The seat was wrapped separately, but the rest of the machine was assembled. The only thing for me to do was to raise the rear part, adjust it for seat angle, raise the handle bar, adjust the boom for leg length, cut and join the chain, and to mount the seat. All was well described in the Trice Owners Manual, which incidentally is available from the ICE web site. I did download it, had read it several times before I actually had the Trice in my home
The only trouble I experienced was to figure out how to fit my CatEye Mity 3 bicycle computer sensor and its magnet. The space around the front wheel is quite limited. I finally had to modify the sensor a little, by cutting off some of the anti-bend reinforcement around the sensor cable. This allows the cable to be bent around 180 degrees, to avoid the brake disc.
Since seat adjustment requires the chain length to be adjusted, too, I adjusted the seat to its maximum recline as a start. Its easier to shorten the chain than to make it longer. Having ridden the Trice for more than 400 km I have found this angle to be quite comfortable, and I will probably stick with it.
The boom length is another chapter. I have read about knee problems other people seem to have, and I now suspect that this may result from having a too short pedal to seat distance. Adjusting a recumbent is apparently different from an upright, and I have had some trouble getting this right. Generally, on bikes I have found that it should be possible to straighten the legs fully, or else I will quickly get very tired. Especially, if the distance is too short, I will get sore in the muscles just above the knees. I will also be unable to push hard, and will have to gear down earlier. After the latest adjustment (about 1 1/2 cm), I have for the first time been able to push myself up small hills without gearing down, like I used to be able to on my upright. My legs feel much better, too. The conclusion is that small changes make big differences, and that if your knees hurt, try lengthening the pedal to seat distance.