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The variety of components and accessories available to enhance the comfort,
performance and appearance of your bicycle is almost endless. Your dealer
can help you select those that will work best for the kind of riding you do.
Even if you are an experienced rider, don’t assume you can properly install
and operate these components or accessories without first reading any
instructions that are enclosed with the product. Be sure to read, and under-
stand, the instructions that accompany the products you purchase for your
bicycle. If you have the slightest doubt as to their suitability or about your
ability to install them correctly, ask your dealer for help.
WARNING: Failure to install and operate any accessory properly can
result in serious damage to the bicycle, and serious injury or death to
the rider.
1. Comfort and Convenience Accessories
Once the bike fit (frame size, saddle position and angle, stem length and rise)
is correct,
the saddle
becomes the single most important comfort accessory.
The comfort of a bicycle saddle depends much more on how the saddle
shape relates to the rider’s body than on the thickness or material of the
padding. Bicycle manufacturers select a saddle shape based on their best
guess of what’s likely to be comfortable for
most
buyers of that particular
bicycle model. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to be the most comfortable
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