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Children’s bikes/stabilisers
As a parent or legal guardian, you have a major
responsibility when your child rides a bicycle and
therefore wants to ride on public roads!
• Take the time to accompany the child on its first
ride in a safe and quiet place (car park, field).
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Explain to the child that it should only ride with
a helmet and easily visible, bright clothing.
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Set up the seat and handlebars so that the
child is able to put its feet on the ground in
unsafe situations – it is important to have a re-
laxed seating position if your child is to control
the bicycle properly.
•
Explain and practice using the front and rear
brakes. The child must especially practice hav-
ing control while pedalling backwards and care-
fully using the handbrake which operates the
front brakes.
If you are using stabilisers, please
make sure that you carefully read
the manufacturer’s assembly instruc-
tions! The stabilisers have to be absolutely
secure, as your child is relying on their sup-
port! If they are not sure whether you have
correctly assembled the stabilisers, please
ask your specialist retailer for advice!
Using stabilisers can help a child get
used to riding a bicycle. It avoids falls
and helps children to feel safer. How-
ever, first the child gets used to riding with this
“tricycle” style bike. It doesn’t learn to keep
its balance and make the necessary counter-
movements. That is why you have to be par-
ticularly careful when you first remove the sta
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bilisers. This is very unfamiliar for the child and
it first has to learn this new skill.
• Please only use safe, certified children’s seats!
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The child has to wear a helmet, its feet have to
be away and protected from any possible con-
tact with moving parts, such as spokes.
•
A child seat changes the way your bicycle
behaves when riding. Take note of the long-
er braking distances and the more unstable
steering. Practice riding with a child seat in a
safe area before taking to public roads.
•
Please comply with the manufacturer’s in-
structions supplied with the seat.
Carrying children / Trailers for children
Bike stand
Make sure that your child always completely
folds in the kickstand before he or she begins rid-
ing. The bike may otherwise topple over.
Training wheels should only be used
for the smallest of children. It is rec-
ommended that you dismantle the
training wheels as soon as possible so that
your child can practice riding the bicycle with
even balance.
Only install children’s seats on bicycles
which are suitable for this kind of equip-
ment.
Carbon fibre frames and components are
not permitted to carry children’s seats!
Never attach a children’s seat to the seat
post! Wrap and protect all suspension and
moving parts on the seat and seat post.
Please ensure that your child cannot trap its
fingers anywhere! This would result in a sub
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stantial chance of injury!
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