Instructions / Assembly

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DETAILED MAINTENANCE
When refitting the stem, make sure the handlebars are correctly aligned and
tightened using the appropriate hex wrench or Allen key.
Do not over-tighten.
Test the security of the handlebar within the stem, and the stem with the fork
steerer tube, by clamping the front wheel between your knees and trying
to move the handlebar up and down, and from side to side. The handlebar
should not move when applying turning pressure.
Handlebars
The exact positioning of the handlebar is a matter of personal comfort. For
MTB bicycles, the bar should be approximately horizontal, with the ends
pointing back and slightly up. On BMX bicycles, the handlebar should remain
in an approximately upright position but can be angled back or forward
slightly for comfort. On MTB and racing style bicycles, the handlebar is
usually tightened in the stem by a single Allen key bolt or hexagonal bolt. On
BMX style bicycles there may be four clamping bolts.
Make sure, when setting the handlebars in the fork, that the curved
rake of the fork is angled to the front of the bicycle.
Please not that if you need to replace the forks in your bicycle at any time,
the replacement forks must have the same rake and the same tube inner
diameter as those originally fitted to the bicycle.
Never ride unless the handlebar clamping mechanism has
been securely tightened.
MTB Handlebar Assembly
Grip
Handlebar
Stem Wedge Bolt
Handlebar Stem
Stem Bolt Wedge
Make sure
handlebars and
fork are facing
forward
Note, curved rake of
fork faces forward