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CARE AND INSPECTION
SAFEKEEPING AND STORING YOUR CANYON
If you regularly look after your Canyon during the
season, you will not need to take any special pre-
cautions when storing it for a short time, apart from
securing it against theft. It is advisable to store your
Canyon in a dry and airy place.
There are some things to bear in mind when putting
your Canyon away for the winter:
In
fl
ated inner tubes tend to gradually lose air when
the bike is not used for a long time. If your Canyon
is left standing on flat tyres for an extended period,
this can cause damage to the structure of the tyres.
It is therefore better to hang the wheels or the entire
bike or to check the tyre pressure regularly.
Clean your Canyon and protect it against corrosion
as described above.
Dismount the saddle and allow for any moisture
that may have entered to dry away. Spray a little
fi
nely atomized oil into the seat tube (except for
carbon frames).
Store your Canyon in a dry place.
Switch the gear to the smallest chainring and the
smallest sprocket. This relaxes the cables and
springs as much as possible.
Store the bike with the chain on outmost sprocket and smallest
chainring
Keep cleaning agents and chain oil away
from the brake pads and brake surfaces of
the rim! Otherwise the brake might fail throwing
you off your bike!
If your Canyon has carbon rims, do not
hang it on the rims!
Risk of breakage!
Check the air pressure at regular intervals
A much more gentle way of cleaning your Canyon is
with a soft water jet and/or with a bucket of water
and a sponge or large brush. Cleaning your Canyon
by hand has another positive side-effect in that it en-
ables you to discover defects in the paint or worn or
defective components at an early stage.
After drying your Canyon you should impregnate its
painted and metal surfaces with hard wax (except for
rims with rim brakes). Apply the hard wax to spokes,
hubs, bolts and nuts etc., as well. Use a hand-held
atomizer for parts with small surfaces. Polish waxed
surfaces with a soft cloth to give them a nice shine
and make them water repellent.
Inspect the chain after you have finished cleaning
and grease it, if necessary (see chapter
“The gears”
,
notably section
“Chain maintenance”
).
Polishing paint and metal surfaces with hard wax
Keep cleaning agents and chain oil away
from the brake pads and brake surfaces
of the rim, as the brakes could fail otherwise (see
chapter
“The brake system”
). Keep carbon clamp-
ing areas, such as handlebars, stem, seat post
and seat tube, free from grease and oil.
!
Remove tough oil or grease stains from
painted and carbon surfaces with a petro-
leum-based cleaning agent. Never use degreas-
ing agents containing acetone, methyl chloride
etc., non-neutral, chemical or solvent-containing
cleaning agents that could attack the surface!
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Check condition of chain
!
Before applying any hard wax on the frame
of your Canyon, be sure to test it in a less
visible spot first!
While cleaning, look for cracks, scratches,
dents, as well as bent or discoloured ma-
terial. If you are in doubt, please call our service
hotline at +44 (0) 20 8501 2582. Have defective
components replaced immediately and touch up
paint defects.
