YOUR BICYCLE - OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY In this manual we describe and illustrate how to ride safely and keep yourbicycle in a safe, trouble free operating condition. Owner’s responsibility and important points Your new Bicycle and this manual comply with the safety requirements laid down in the new ISO 4210:2014 - Safety requirements for Bicycles and ISO 8098 - Safety Standard for young Children’s bicycles.The new standards bring together the older separate standards: (EN 14781, 14766, 14765, 14764).
LOCATION OF PARTS WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND LUBRICATION Refer to table of Recommended torque values - page 6. Half Yearly - Remove and clean, lubricate chain, derailleur gears and all cables. Check and replace as required. Yearly - Remove, clean and regrease hub axles, bottom bracket set and headset. NB - Wash cycle weekly with warm soapy water and polish dry with a soft cloth. Do not pressure wash.
To ensure your safety: • Do not ride on same side of road as oncoming traffic. • Do not ride two side by side. • Do not carry a passenger unless cycle is equipped to do so. • Do not swerve in and out of traffic. • Do not hang items over the handlebars to impede steering or catch in the front wheel. • Do not hold on to another vehicle. • Do not ride too close behind another vehicle. CAUTION: Wet Weather Riding No brakes work as well under wet or icy conditions as they do under dry conditions.
SEAT Seat Adjustment Loosen the nut on the seat-post clamp enough to allow the saddle to move backwards or forwards. The seat can then be aligned and the angle can also be adjusted. It is recommended that the seat be parallel to the ground. To adjust the seat up and down, loosen the binder-bolt on the seat tube, position the seat and re-tighten the binder-bolt. CAUTION: Insert the seat-post to a point above the insertion mark. The MINIMUM INSERTION MARK should not be visible.
HANDLEBARS AND STEMS As your cycle may be fitted with a standard ‘quill’ stem or an A-Head stem, you must check that all the bolts are tight before cycling. ( see page 6 for diagram) STANDARD STEM: Loosen expander bolt so that expander wedge is not tight in bottom of handlebar stem. Gently tap the top of the expander bolt to further loosen the wedge, if necessary.
COTTERLESS CRANKS ADJUSTMENT IMPORTANT To ensure trouble free operation it is important that the nuts securing the lefthand and righthand chainwheel to the bottom bracket axle are tightened as securely as possible. It is strongly recommended that the tightness of the nuts be checked after the first two weeks of use and a maximum of three monthly intervals thereafter.
BRAKE MAINTENANCE — Caliper brakes To maintain cable brakes in efficient working order, regularly check the brake adjustment and lightly lubricate brake pivotsand springs. Oil the exposed parts of the innerwire to prevent corrosion. Slow or inefficient braking often indicates that thebrake cables themselves require lubrication or replacement. As this job requires the removal of the complete brake cable,we recommend strongly that this service is done professionally.
BRAKE BLOCK REPLACEMENT- Caliper and V Brakes All brake blocks are provided with grooves that indicate the wear on each block. When thegrooves are worn down to a flat surface, replace the blocks (in pairs) immediately. BRAKE MAINTENANCE - Disc Brakes Your cycle may arrive with factory fitted disc brakes - the latest technology in cycle braking! If you have purchased your cycle from a professional cycle shop your brakes should have been set up correctly.
SUSPENSION Your cycle may be fitted with suspension units built into parts of the frame and forks. We recommend these are only serviced by your dealer as required. More details may be found in the suspension manufacturer’s handbook. Pre Load Adjustment We recommend that for optimum safe riding Pre-Load should be set as follows. 1. Pre-Load alters the amount of bottom bracket drop when seated on the saddle. We strongly recommend youset Pre-Load so as to experience no more than 1” (25mm) of sag.
Nutted type rear wheel Move the chain onto the smallest rear sprocket. Disengage the brake quick release lever if your bicycle is so equipped. Loosen both axle nuts by turning in a counter clockwise direction. Pull the derailleur mechanism gear rearwards foradditional clearance. Remove the rear wheel by sliding forward or down and out of the frame.
MAINTENANCE We recommend your new bike is checked and serviced at regular intervals to ensure its performance,reliability and your safety. Wherever possible we recommend that service, maintenance and repairs are undertaken by your local dealer. If this isnot possible please review the following detail as a guide. Service Warning: Warning: Technological advances have made bicycles and bicycle components more complex, and the pace of innovation is increasing.
Warning: Like any mechanical device, a bicycle and its components are subject to wear and stress. Different materials and mechanisms wear or fatigue from stress at different rates and have different life cycles. If a component’s life cycle is exceeded the component can suddenly and catastrophically fail, causing serious injury or death to the rider.
CLEANING AND LUBRICATION Regular washing and lubrication not only keeps your bicycle looking in top condition but will actually assist inmaintaining its original performance and prolongs the life expectancy of the mechanical components.The chain is the most important component to keep clean as it is the part that wears the teeth on the rear sprocket, therear gear and the chainset. It is also the key part which transfers your effort into forward motion.
TABLE OF RECOMMENDED TORQUE VALUES Only refer to the table of recommended torque values when you have no specific component user manual supplied for thatpart or the details areprinted on the component itself. Important Note: These values are to be used only as a guide. Some components require different torque settingsand are indicated on the component itself or in the specific component literature supplied with this bicycle or on thecomponent manufacturer’s website online.
FITTING ACCESSORIES Can I fit a child seat to my new bicycle? If your bicycle has a standard rigid mens adult bicycle frame then many aftermarket rear child seats will fit (these usually clamp to the seat-tube just above the front cranks/front derailleur) we suggest talking through the many options at your nearest specialist cycle retailer who will be able to advise you on the many features and benefits of the various brands and price points of these.
National legal requirements when using your bicycle upon the road in the UK Your new bicycle is required by law if being used upon the road to have white wheel reflectors, a front white reflector, a rear rear reflector, orange pedal reflectors and a bell – all our adult cycles are supplied with these as standard – please ensure they are fitted and clean/visible at all times to ensure your safety and that of other road users, for further up to date on road cycling information please take the time to read the
