User Manual

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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).
It comprises of 9 parts covering: Terms & Definitions, Requirements,
Common Test Methods, Braking Test Methods, Steering Test
Methods, Frame & Fork Test Methods, Wheel & Rim Test Methods,
Pedals & Crank Test Methods and Saddles & Seatpost Test
Methods.
These 9 parts share a common test method to ensure the quality
and safety of all cycles supplied, the test methods for each intended
cycle use may be different such as the mass, height, load or cycle
duration, ISO 4210 applies to Road, Mountain, City & Trekking and
young adult cycles, but does not apply to specialised types of cycles
such as Tandems, Stunt or competition bikes.
The second part of the new standard is ISO 8098, this specifies
the safety and performance requirements and test methods for
the design, assembly and testing of sub-assemblies and fully
assembled bicycles for young children - this standard is defined by
saddle height. This standard is defined by bikes with a maximum
saddle height of more than 435mm and less than 635mm so in
relation to our Townsend and Elswick kids bikes this will apply to
bikes of 12”,14”,16” and some 18” wheel bicycles, it is not applicable
to special types of bicycles such as BMX bicycles. Your new bicycle
will have the relevant standard where applicable visibly labeled
either on the outer box or main frame of the cycle near the cranks.