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• Adapt your riding to the more difficult riding behaviour of the bike.
• Do not use your bike for transporting goods, but only as an item of sports equipment and for moving from
one location to another.
• Never use your bike with a bicycle trailer.
• Do not transport any bulky luggage or other adults on a luggage rack (optional).
• Children should only be transported in child seats. Install child safety seats only on luggage racks which
are suitable for this purpose.
• Please contact your specialist bicycle dealer concerning the selection and mounting of a child seat. He or
she will be pleased to advise you. Please refer to the following instructions.
• Transport your luggage only on suitable carrier systems.
• Use only carrier systems that are allowed for your bike, see section 2.3.2, What must you bear in mind when
retrofitting accessories and carrying out conversions?
Please contact your specialist bicycle dealer to retrofit a carrier system. He or she will be pleased to advise
you.
• Do not exceed the maximum permitted loading weight for your loading system. Please see the documen-
tation for your loading system for the maximum permitted loading weight.
• The maximum permitted load weight for standard mounted bicycle racks on GHOST bikes is indicated on
the rack itself.
• Do not exceed the maximum permitted total weight for your bike (bike, rider plus children and luggage).
• Load your bike in such a way that the luggage and carrier system never come into contact with the
wheels, drive, chain or brakes.
• Load your bike in such a way that the luggage and carrier system never cover the lights or reflectors of
your bike.
ATTENTION:
You may mount a luggage rack to the following models:
• SONA, KATO (not KATO X), TACANA (not TACANA X)
• LAWU, LANAO (not LANAO FS)
• POWERKID 24”
• SQUARE CROSS, SQUARE CROSS X
The luggage rack may be installed only on the prepared attachment elements on the frame.
How to determine the maximum permitted weight:
1. If you would like to transport a child on your bike: Weigh the child on a calibrated set of scales.
2. Weigh yourself wearing all of your cycling clothes, helmet and bike on a calibrated set of scales. If you
wish to use a bicycle rucksack while you are riding, stand on the scales with the loaded rucksack.
3. Weigh the luggage that you would like to transport on your luggage rack on a set of calibrated scales.
4. Adds together all of the weights. The sum total must not be more than the maximum permitted total
weight according to the table in section 3.1, Permitted temperatures and permitted total weight.
5. Reduce your luggage accordingly if the sum total is more than the maximum permitted total weight ac-
cording to the table in section 3.1, Permitted temperatures and permitted total weight.
6. Securing a child: please secure your child as shown in the documentation for your child seat. If you
have any questions, please contact your specialist bicycle dealer. He or she will be pleased to advise
you.
Loading the luggage rack (optional):
7. Place your luggage on the middle of your luggage rack.
8. If you use saddlebags, install and load them according to the documentation for your bags. If you have
any questions, please contact your specialist bicycle dealer. He or she will be pleased to advise you.
9. Attach your luggage with suitable and stable holding systems (spring clamp, click system, tensioning
straps, elastic belt straps or similar items).
10. Shake your bike vigourously after you have loaded it. The luggage and carrying system must be firmly
attached and not become loose. If the luggage or carrier system are not firmly attached or become
loose: fix the luggage or carrier system in place until it is firmly attached.