User Manual

Assembly 3

Figure 3.10

ATTACH THE FRONT WHEEL

There are two types of front wheel assemblies; nued with step

retaining washer, and nued with clip retaining washer.

Note: Quick-release wheels may be on both the front and rear

wheels or just one. Also, some re tread paerns have a

direcon, so compare your front re and rear re of the bicycle

so that both tread paerns face the same way.

NuedwithStepRetainingWasher

❶Posion the front wheel between the front fork legs with

the axle resng inside the fork drop outs. Important! Be

sure the wheel is as centered as possible between the fork

legs. Figure 3.10

❷ Place a step washer on each end of the axle. Note: The at

side of the step washer must be facing out, and the

protrusion on the washer must t into the fork drop out.

Figure 3.11

❸ Aach the two axle nuts on the axle. Tighten one nut part

way, then ghten the other nut. Repeat unl both sides are

ghtened securely. Be sure that the wheel is centered

between the fork legs.

❹ If the wheel is o center, loosen the axle nut on the side that

has a smaller gap between re and fork leg, and use your

hand to push the wheel to a centered posion; hold the

wheel with one hand, and ghten the axle nut and check

again. Repeat if needed to be sure the wheel is centered

and securely ghtened.

Axle

Fork

dropout

Step

retaining

washer

Axle

nut

Step

retaining

washer

Protrusion on

step retaining

washer ts into

the fork dropout

Axle

nut

Figure 3.11