Owner's Manual

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Looking after your frame
All our frames and forks have thick steel tube walls, along with stainless steel fittings and bosses.
They are given extra rust protection by being internally sprayed with cavity wax. Our frames are
designed to give a lifetime’s service which is why they come with a “Lifetime Guarantee” for the
original purchaser (see the online Mega Brochure for more details), but, this does NOT mean that
they should be neglected. All frames need regular servicing and attention and failure to do so will
result in damage to the frame.
Servicing your frame
To prevent the seat post from possibly seizing into the seat tube, seat posts and shims should be
removed, re-greased and replaced before and after every winter (or monsoon season!). If your seat
post ever does seize, please contact us for the correct advice on how to free it. 01278441505
If your bottom bracket or frame is ever submerged (as sometimes happens in floods or riding
through deep water), remove the BB and let it, and the frame, dry out.
If at all possible, keep your bike indoors. If you do need to store your bike outside, use extra thick
chain lube and grease it more regularly
Reapply cavity wax inside your frame at regular intervals. Where you live and the conditions you
choose to ride in will determine how often you do this.
Regularly grease the following threads: BB threads on derailleur equipped frames; eccentric and
eccentric threads on Rohloff equipped frames; seat clamp screw threads.
Bare metal steerer tubes can be thickly greased if you wish but care must be taken to ensure that
the handlebar stem is retightened sufficiently when refitted, otherwise, a serious accident could
occur resulting in injury, or even, death. Forks manufactured in later productions are ED coated and
do not require a thick application of grease as they are more rust resistant. You will be able to tell if
your forks are ED coated as they are shiny and black.
Avoid letting scratches turn rusty by applying lead oxide primer as soon as possible. Scratches must
then be touched up with a suitable paint or patched when convenient.
If a scratch does go rusty, remove the rust with fine wet and dry paper and then apply lead oxide
primer. N.B. This will increase the size of the area which needs to be touched in so early detection of
scratches is preferable. Damage caused by rust or neglect is absolutely NOT covered by our lifetime
warranty.
Prop stands - a warning!
Whilst we concede that prop stands are sometimes very useful, there is no doubt that prop stands
can cause serious damage to frames. Overtightening the stand, damages the paint and might crush
the tube. Under-tightening the stand causes chaffing to the paint, which is difficult to detect
because of the stand’s position on the underside of the frame. We do not recommend the fitting of
prop stands as they can cause severe damage to the frame. Damage caused by prop stands is
absolutely NOT covered in our lifetime warranty.