Operating instructions

General notes on mounting
and compatibility
AX-Lightness and engage oer the high-quality car-
bon framesets (a+b) as bare frames for individual t-
ting with components.
The person completing and mounting the add-on
parts must therefore ensure that all components are
compatible and properly mounted (c+d). There is a
vast variety of available add-on parts, making it im-
possible for AX-Lightness and engage to cover every
conceivable option in this manual.
AX-Lightness and engage cannot be held responsible
for any component combination possible.
AX-Lightness and engage recommend not to com-
bine AX-Lightness and engage components with
other components, wherever possible.
We strongly advise you to carefully read the manu-
facturers’ operating instructions of the other com-
ponents, as well. Failures in selecting bicycle com-
ponents can, in principle, result in your AX-Lightness
and engage bicycle being unsafe. We therefore ad-
vise you to have your bicycle assembled by a skilled
mechanic in a master workshop. For your own safety,
never do work on your bicycle unless you feel abso-
lutely sure about it.
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Have your AX-Lightness and engage
bicycle assembled by an AX-Lightness and
engage dealer!
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Depending on the experience and/or skill
of the person doing the work this manual
may need to be supplemented. For some
jobs you may require additional (special)
tools, e.g. special extractor tools or supple-
mentary instructions.
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Do not clamp the die AX-Lightness and
engage frame into an assembly stand by
its tubes! This could cause damage to the
thin-walled tubes. First mount a sturdy al-
uminium seat post and use this to clamp
the frame, or use an assembly stand which
holds the AX-Lightness or engage frame at
three points from inside or which holds the
fork and the bottom bracket shell.
AX-Lightness and engage frames are delivered ready
for assembly, i.e. with threads cut and bearing seats
and seat tube prepared. There is no need for any ma-
chining on the frame. Do not modify the AX-Light-
ness and engage frame or any of its attachments, e.g.
the adjustable cable guides etc., by ling, boring or
the like.
Mount all AX-Lightness and engage add-on parts,
e.g. stems on forks with carbon steerer tubes (e) and
all posts in carbon frames (f) by using high-quality
AX-Lightness carbon assembly paste. This will ensure
a reliable hold. Do not use any grease except from the
threads and bearing seats (g).
Before mounting the AX-Lightness and engage head-
set and the fork read the chapter “Fork – Headset”
in this AX-Lightness and engage manual.
Tighten the bolts carefully by approaching the max-
imum permissible torque in small steps. Check the
secure seat of the AX-Lightness and engage compo-
nents, as described in the relevant chapters (h).
For parts with no torque range given, tighten the
bolts gradually to the maximum torque value and
check in between regularly the reliable t of the AX-
Lightness and engage component.
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Framesets
a
b
c
d h
g
f
e