User Guide

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7. Do these two tests to ensure that you have
adequately performed these procedures:
• Pick the front of the bike off of the ground, and
give the top of the tire a sharp downward blow (Fig. 13).
The wheel should not come off, be loose, or move from
side to side. If uncertain, repeat the tightening process,
as shown in Steps 2-6 of these instructions.
• With the quick release lever properly adjusted and
in a closed position, you will not be able to rotate the
quick release lever in a circular motion parallel to the
wheel (as opposed to the flipping motion used to open
and close the quick release lever- see Fig. 14).
8. For the rear wheel, follow the instructions for the
front wheel, and note the correct position of the quick
release lever when closed (Fig. 11).
If your bicycle is equipped with axle nuts instead of quick release
mechanisms (for bikes with pegs, Fig. 16, note special information below),
make sure the axle nuts are tightened to 180-240 lb•in (20.3-27.1 Nm) for
a front wheel, and 240-300 lb•in (27.1-33.9 Nm) for a rear wheel. Use this
test to ensure that you have adequately performed these procedures:
• Pick the front of the bike off of the ground, and give the top of
the tire a sharp downward blow (Fig. 13). The wheel should not come
off, be loose, or move from side to side. Repeat this test again for
the rear wheel.
For BMX bikes with axle nuts, where the front axle does not fit snugly
inside the fork tips, a special two-stage washer must be in place on both
sides of the hub for correct wheel retention (Fig. 15).
Some freestyle bikes have tubular axle extensions, called pegs (Fig. 16).
For bikes with pegs, the two-stage washer goes against the fork tip as in
Fig. 15, and additional washers and nut go inside the peg. For axle nuts
in pegs using a 15mm socket, tighten to 220-240 lb•in (24.9-27 Nm). For
axle nuts in pegs using a 19 mm socket, tighten to 350 lb•in (40 Nm).
Fig. 13
Fig. 15
Two-stage
washer
Peg
Axle nut and
washer
Fig. 16
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