USER GUIDE 700C URBAN HYBRID ROAD BIKE FS700CSTRBA
SAFETY & WARNINGS This user guide was written to help you get the most performance, comfort, enjoyment and safety when riding your new bicycle. It is important for you to understand your new bike. By reading this user guide before you go out on your first ride, you’ll know how to get the most from your new bicycle. It is also important that your first ride on your new bicycle is taken in a controlled environment, away from cars, obstacles, and other cyclists.
General Warning Bicycle riding can be a hazardous activity even under the best of circumstances. Proper maintenance of your bicycle is your responsibility as it helps reduce the risk of injury. This user guide contains many WARNINGS and CAUTIONS concerning the consequences of failure to maintain or inspect your bicycle. Many of the warnings and cautions say, “you may lose control and fall”.
Weight Limit: The maximum structural weight recommendations for our bicycles are; • 20 inch bicycles: 80 kg • Adult bicycles up to 26 inches: 125 kg CAUTION: For safe and comfortable riding there should be a clearance of no less than 1 inch between the inseam area of the intended rider and the top tube of the bicycle frame, while the rider straddles the bicycle with both feet flat on the ground.
• • • • Wet weather riding - riding your bicycle in wet conditions is not recommended. In wet conditions traction and braking power is reduced. Riding in such conditions could result in personal injury. Proper helmet use. A helmet that meets Australian standards should always be worn when riding a bicycle. The helmet should fit properly and be worn on the crown of the head, not tipped back. Ensure to replace your helmet at least every three years to ensure the structural integrity of the foam.
SAFETY CHECKLIST Before every ride, it is important to carry out the following safety checks: Brakes: • Ensure front and rear brakes work properly. • Ensure brake pads are not over worn and are correctly positioned in relation to the rims. • Ensure brake control cables are properly lubricated, correctly adjusted, and display no obvious wear. • Ensure brake control levers are properly lubricated and tightly secured to the handlebar.
Chain: • Ensure chain is oiled, clean and runs smoothly. • Extra care is required in wet or dusty conditions. • On bicycles equipped with coaster brakes, check for proper chain tension. • Check to make sure your chain guard is tight and not touching the crank or chain. Bearings: • Ensure all bearings are lubricated, run freely and display no excess movement, grinding or rattling. • Check headset, wheel bearings, pedal bearings and bottom bracket bearings.
OVERVIEW Bike Additional tools (included) Allen key (4 mm) Allen key (5 mm) Allen (6 mm) & Phillips Head Key 13-15mm Open Ended Spanner
ASSEMBLY Getting Started Open the box and check that all parts are present. We strongly recommend reading the user guide before beginning. If you aren’t comfortable with the assembly, you should bring your bike to your local bike shop to have a qualified mechanic put it together for you. Please ensure you need to read this entire user guide before you ride or let anyone else ride it.
Step 2: Installing the wheels • Ensure the brakes are loose enough to allow the wheel to pass through the brake pads easily. • Place wheel into fork drop outs. • Install retaining washers with raised lip pointed towards the fork, and insert into the small hole of the fork blade (Figure 3). • Install axle nut and securely tighten. Ensure the wheel is centered between the fork blades (Figure 4). • Spin the wheel to make sure that it is centered and clears the brake shoes. Tighten the brakes if necessary.
Handlebar/Stem This bike features a threadless stem (Figure 5) the stem has been pre-installed, to change handlebar height requires moving height adjustment spacers from below the stem to above the stem, or vice versa. Alternatively you’ll have to get a stem of different length or rise. Do not attempt to do this yourself, as it requires special knowledge and your bicycle should be taken to a professional bike shop for this adjustment.
Step 3: Securing the handlebars • Loosen the bolts on the side of the stem, slide the stem into place, making sure it lines up with the fork . • Check the gap between the handlebar tube and stem, ensuring there is enough space to reinstall the cap and bolt. • Snug the pre-load bolt on top. Then tighten the two bolts on the side of the stem, alternating each bolt. • The handlebars should come attached to the stem.
Step 4: Attaching the pedals Before your first ride, please do the following checks and ensure your pedals are attached correctly. • There is a right side pedal marked “R” and a le side pedal marked “L” • The right pedal has a RED sticker, the Le pedal has a GREEN sticker. • Pedal marked “R” has right hand threads. Tighten in a clockwise direction. • Pedal marked “L” has le hand threads. Tighten in a counterclockwise direction (Figure 11).
Step 5: Installing the seat • Add some white grease to the inside of the seat tube, and slide the seat post into the bicycle. • Make sure that the minimum insertion mark is completely covered and that the seat is pointing forward in alignment with the bicycle (Figures 12 & 13). Figure 12 Figure 13 WARNING: The seat post must be inserted far enough so that the minimum insertion marks cannot be seen. Step 6: Installing the rear seat reflector • Remove the seat post and seat.
Step 7: Quick release lever • This bike has a quick release lever (Figure 15), tighten it by holding the lever in the “open” position and tightening the nut on the opposite side by hand. • Slowly close the quick release lever, and you should notice resistance when the lever is half way shut. • Continue to push the lever until it is in the “closed” position, and the word “close” is showing.
Step 8: Brakes When installed properly, the disc brake rotor should be centered between the brake pads, and securely fastened to the wheel (Figure 16). Use a 4, 5, or 6 mm Allen Wrench to check the rotor mounting bolts to ensure that none of the bolts are loose. To tighten the brake cable, loosen the cable anchor bolt, pull the cable taught, and re-tighten the bolt (Figure 17).
Step 9: Inflating the tyres Use a hand pump, foot pump, or floor pump to properly inflate the tyres. The maximum inflation (PSI) is shown on each tyre sidewall (Figure 18). If your pump does not have a built in gauge, use a separate pressure gauge to ensure the tyres are inflated to the correct Figure 18 Figure 19 WARNING: Tyres must be properly inflated before riding. Never exceed the maximum pressure (PSI) that is listed on the side of the tyre.
OPERATION It’s important to your enjoyment and safety to understand how things work on your new bicycle. Even if you’re an experienced cyclist, don’t assume that the way things work on your new bike is the same as how they work on older bikes. Be sure to read and to understand this section . If you have even the slightest doubt as to whether you understand something, talk to your local bicycle specialist or contact Kogan.com for support.
Installing a Bolt-On Rear Wheel: 1. Shi the rear derailleur to its outermost position and pull the derailleur body back with your right hand. 2. Put the chain onto the smallest sprocket. Then, insert the wheel into the frame dropouts and pull it all the way into the dropouts. The axle nut washers should not be on the outside, between the frame and the axle nuts. 3. 4. Tighten the axle nuts securely, using a 6 inch adjustable wrench or a 15mm box wrench. Push the rear derailleur back into position. 5.
Progressive Brake Modulation Brakes are designed to control the speed and to stop the bike. Maximum braking force for each wheel occurs at the point just before the wheel stops rotating and starts to skid. Once the tyre skids, you lose most of the stopping force and all directional control. You need to practice slowing and stopping smoothly without locking up the wheel. The technique is called progressive brake modulation.
Shi er Adjustment Adjustment - Front Derailleur: (Figure 22) 1. Shi the rear shi er to the smallest number indicated, then shi the front shi er to the smallest number indicated. Disconnect the front derailleur cable from the cable anchor bolt and place the chain on the smallest chainwheel. 2. Ensure the front derailleur cage is parallel with the outer chainwheel on the crankset.
Lubrication All the pivoting points of the front and rear derailleurs should be lubricated with light oil at least once a month. Be sure to wipe off any excess oil to prevent attraction of dirt into the mechanisms. The shi ing cables should be cleaned and re-coated with a thin layer of grease every 6 months, or whenever new cables are being installed.
MAINTENANCE Lubrication Lubrication should be performed by a qualified bicycle mechanic for the parts to be disassembled. The information provided in this user guide about the service is for only those who are comfortable doing the maintenance. The following are examples of the type of service you should perform yourself. All other service, maintenance and repair should be performed in a properly equipped facility by a qualified bicycle mechanic using the correct tools and procedures.
Service Checklist: Frequency Component Lubricant Weekly • • • • • Monthly • Shi levers • Lithium based grease • Disassemble 6 Monthly • Freewheel • Brake callipers • Oil • Lithium based grease • 2 drops from oil can • Disassemble Yearly • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Chain Derailleur wheels Derailleur Brake callipers Brake levers Bottom bracket Pedals Derailleur cables Wheel bearings Headset Seat pillar • • • • • How to Lubricate Chain lube or light oil Chain lube or light oil Oil
TROUBLESHOOTING Gears/Chain: Problem Component Lubricant Gear shi s not working properly. • Derailleur cables sticking or • Lubricated, tighten, or replace stretched or damaged. cables. • Front or rear derailleur not • Adjust derailleurs. adjusted properly. • Adjust indexing. • Indexed shi ing not adjusted properly Slipping chain. • Excessively worn/chipped chain ring or freewheel sprocket teeth. • Chain worn/stretched. • Stiff link in chain. • Non-compatible chain, chain ring or freewheel.
Pedals: Problem Cause • Stiff chain link • Loose pedal axle or bearing. • Loose bottom bracket axle or Constant clicking bearings. noises when pedalling. • Bent bottom bracket bearings too tight. • Loose crankset. Grinding noise when pedalling. Freewheel does not rotate. Solution • Lubricated chain or adjust chain link. • Adjust bearings or axle nut. • Adjust bottom bracket. • Replace bottom bracket axle or pedals. • Tighten crank bolts. • Pedal bearings too tight. • Bottom bracket bearings too tight.
Wheels/Tyres: Problem Wobbling wheel. Steering not accurate. Frequent punctures. Cause • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Axle broken. Wheel out of true. Hub comes loose. Headset binding. Hub bearings collapsed. Quick release mechanism loose. Wheels not aligned in frame. Headset loose or binding. Front forks or frame bent. Stem wedge bolt not tight. Inner tube old or faulty. Tyre tread/casing worn. Tyre unsuited to rim. Tyre not checked a er previous puncture. • Tyre pressure too low.
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