Operation Manual

70 71

PART II

WARNING

DO NOT RIDE A FRAME OR FORK WITH

ANY CRACK, EVEN A SMALL ONE.

RIDING A CRACKED FRAME OR FORK

COULD LEAD TO YOUR FRAME/FORK

BREAKING, WITH RISK OF ACCIDENT,

SERIOUS INJURY, PARALYSIS OR

DEATH.

Fork Inspection

1. Remove the front wheel.

2. Clean the fork.

3. Carefully inspect the whole fork for cracks. Pay

particular attention to the fork crown area and

the area where the dropouts meet the fork blades.

Look on the inside of the fork while the wheel is

out. Check the area around the brake pivot bosses

or caliper mount.

Other Suspension Forks

If you have a fork made by a third party, please read

and follow the inspection instructions contained in the

manual that covers that fork. If you do not have the

third party’s manual, get one now.

WARNING

RIDING WITH AN IMPROPERLY

SECURED WHEEL CAN ALLOW THE

WHEEL TO WOBBLE OR FALL OFF THE

BICYCLE, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS

INJURY OR DEATH. THEREFORE, IT IS

ESSENTIAL THAT YOU:

1. Ask your dealer to help you make sure you

know how to install and remove your wheels

safely.

2. Understand and apply the correct technique

for clamping your wheel in place.

3. Each time, before you ride the bike, check

that the wheel is securely clamped. The

clamping action of a correctly secured wheel

must emboss the surfaces of the dropouts.