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ing in serious falls.
Use your bike again only when the luggage rack has been properly secured in an approved workshop.
1. Shake the luggage rack at right angles to the direction of travel with your hands.
• The luggage rack mountings must not come loose.
• The luggage rack or parts of it must not touch the tyre.
7.12 Inspecting the mudguards
WARNING Danger from falls and accidents
Loose or hanging parts of the mudguards can injure you, jam the wheels and result in serious falls.
1. Carry out a visual inspection of the mudguards. The mudguard and its mounting struts must not be bent
or damaged.
2. Move the front wheel sharply to left and right using the handlebars with the bike at standstill.
3. Tilt the whole bike back and forth several times at right angles to the direction of travel.
• No part of the mudguards or their attachment elements may come loose.
• No part of the mudguards may touch the wheels.
7.13 Checking the side stands
WARNING Danger from falls and accidents
A side stand can lead to serious falls when riding if unfolded. This also applies to a kickstand which folds
out automatically while you are riding.
A side stand which is bent, too short or too long will not provide your bike with sufficient stability. It could
tip over, causing injury to you or someone else and damage any items that are nearby, such as other bikes,
cars, etc.
• Always fold away the kickstand before riding the bike.
• You should have bent or broken kickstands repaired or replaced in a specialist workshop.
• Kickstands whose length can be adjusted:
have the right length adjusted in a specialist workshop if your bike is not stable.
1. Carry out a visual inspection of the stand and its screw connections.
• All screws must be tight.
• The stand must not be bent.
2. Always fold up the kickstand before riding your bike. The stand must not fold downloads of its own accord.
3. Lightly tap the arm of the kickstand in a downwards direction. The arm of the kickstand must not fold
downwards.
4. With length-adjustable stands: using hand force, check if all of the parts are tight. It must not be pos-
sible to move anything.
7.14 Checking parts specific to children's bikes
Protective covers on the handlebars, stem and chain stay are mounted on the following models:
• POWERKID 12"
• POWERKID 16"
1. Check that these covers are in place.
2. Check that these covers are secure and can only be moved or removed with a high degree of manual
force.