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Dear Bolia customer,
First, we would like to thank you for purchasing an Amstel city
bike. We hope our bike brings lots of fun and enjoyment as you
truly discover your city. Because let’s face it, you can’t really
know your city if the only way you get from point A to point
B is by driving in a car. Being enveloped in a steel box as you
zoom by all the sites and people only allows you to see your
city in a blur. Yes a bicycle is an efficient and sustainable means
of transportation, but it can be so much more. On our bike
you will actually feel your city. So read this manual for tips and
instructions on proper use of your bike, and then get out there
and truly understand what your city is all about.
Love Bolia
INTRODUCTION
Like any other sport, bicycling involves risk of injury or damage.
By choosing to ride a bicycle, you assume the responsibility for
that risk. So make yourself familiar with rules of safe and
responsible riding and of proper use and maintenance, as these
will help reduce your risk of injury. Please note that this manual
cannot teach you how to ride a bike or give you all the rules
and mechanical skills needed for safe riding. But we can give
you lots of tips and at the very least, point you in the right
direction.
THE BOLIA AMSTEL BIKE
The Amstel bike is an ode to the 60s Tour de France bikes.
In those days, the frames were still made in steel and assembled
with joints in beautiful carvings. Back then, they used leather
saddles and handlebar tape and chromed metal for many of the
parts. The days before carbon fibre and aluminium were around.
But the Amstel bike is far from antique; concealed behind the
vintage look is a modern single speed racing bike, with
aluminium parts and a lightweight chassis.
