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Owner’s Manual

Bike Models: BB102-AL and BB103-AL

V.5 10/06/08

Please read every word of this manual

BEFORE you ride your Buddy Bike!

Because your safety is most important to us.

we strongly recommend that a trained professional

assemble and adjust your Buddy Bike.

BIKE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT CONTACT INFORMATION

Robert A. Gardner

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707.456.0468

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[email protected]

Summary of Contents for BB102-AL

Page 1: ...ery word of this manual BEFORE you ride your Buddy Bike Because your safety is most important to us we strongly recommend that a trained professional assemble and adjust your Buddy Bike BIKE ASSEMBLY...

Page 2: ...in Stay is welded Please fill out the information below and keep it for your records Your name Bike serial number Bike model Bike color Bike Date of purchase Dealer Name Dealer Address Dealer Phone Nu...

Page 3: ...Adjustments 10 Brake Lever Adjustments 11 Two Ways to Remove Brake Cable Stretch 12 How to Use the Quick Release 13 Front Wheel Removal 13 Front Wheel Installing 14 Brake Maintenance 15 Brake Shoe Adj...

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Page 5: ...tart the practice rides that get you familiar with your Buddy Bike s steering braking and shifting performance please adjust the seats handlebars and brake levers to fit your body as shown later in th...

Page 6: ...le the stoker is pedaling fold the pegs up Figure 3B For smaller riders fold each peg down so they can rest their feet out of the way of the pedal motion path Figure 3C Steering Techniques The Buddy B...

Page 7: ...se the kickstand to mount the bicycle DO NOT mount the bicycle while it is balanced on the kickstand Keep Speed Under Safe Control at All Times Practice Braking First be aware that the right side of a...

Page 8: ...ike s brakes Remember when it s raining your brakes good as they are will lose some stopping power It will take longer to stop when wheel rims are wet In wet conditions apply brakes sooner than you wo...

Page 9: ...nge a motorist the car has more steel around it than you do 6 Always ride as close to the curb as possible Watch out for suddenly opening doors of parked cars as you approach them Have an escape route...

Page 10: ...ver QR in Figure 13 to the OPEN position arrows below the seats point to the quick release levers move the seat up or down until the rider s knee is bent as shown in Figure 10 Tighten the seat post qu...

Page 11: ...Here s how Captain s Handlebar The captain s handlebar is the one that arches back toward the rear seat the longest bar on the Buddy Bike Loosen clamp bolts arrows A in Figure 14 with a 6 mm Allen wre...

Page 12: ...Tighten these bolts to 150 225 inch pounds Caution Before your first ride and every four to six months thereafter depending on ride frequency stand in front of the Buddy Bike hold the front wheel betw...

Page 13: ...nut arrow D against the brake body Repeat if the brake lever still comes more than an inch from the handlebars Make this adjustment on all brake levers as necessary 2 Major cable stretch at the brakes...

Page 14: ...securely clamped in the fork so it won t fall out if you hit a bump Lift the Buddy Bike up a few inches Punch down hard on the front tire with the side of your fist Do this even if you rode the Buddy...

Page 15: ...re 27 to around the 4 o clock more open position 2 Hold the adjuster nut with one hand and turn the quick release lever counter clockwise as far as possible Do not use any tool on this adjuster nut Us...

Page 16: ...for front wheel removal Figure 21 Use a 15 mm wrench and loosen both axle bolts Lift the chain off the small cog as you remove the wheel Reinstall the wheel so the axle is all the way into the drop o...

Page 17: ...ing the brake shoe clamp bolt arrow Figure 30 with a 5 mm Allen wrench move the shoe up or down in the brake arm slot tighten the clamp bolt to 50 70 inch pounds of torque 2 Adjust brake shoes so they...

Page 18: ...lt built into the grip shift Adjustment is made by pulling and turning the spring loaded adjusting bolt until the red marks are lined up When Bicycle is Upside Down When Bicycle is Standing Up The red...

Page 19: ...nd know how so have this done by a bike shop About Your Tires Keep tires inflated to the pressure marked on the outer wall of the tire Figure 35 Lower pressures can cause a flat and will cause more ro...

Page 20: ...2 There are two methods of adjusting the brake cable one is for use by the manufacturer during assembly of the bicycle and the other is for use by the dealer when making readjust ments 3 Check that bo...

Page 21: ...place 6 months Bike shop Chainwheels Clean 4 months Bike shop Gripshifter Disassemble clean relube special grease 4 months Bike shop Headset Check tightness disassemble relube 9 months Bike shop Pedal...

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Page 26: ...FORTH HEREIN MAY NOT BE EXTENDED ENLARGED OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY ANY BUDDY BIKE DEALER AGENT OR EMPLOYEE AND BUDDY BIKE DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY OR MAKE ANY WARRANTY EXCEPT AS STATED IN THIS L...

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Page 28: ...www buddybike com MARKETING SALES Shelley L Patterson shelley buddybike com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Robert I Gardner Inventor bob buddybike com PUBLIC RELATIONS Barry A Nelson President barry buddybike com...

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