Safety instructions (bicycle)
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Legal requirements
When you ride your bicycle on public roads it
must comply with national legislation and
guidelines in your country.
In general, there are minimum standards for
brakes, reflectors, and lighting systems, as well
as usually a general duty to ensure that your
vehicle is in roadworthy safe condition. There
will also be a duty to ride in a safe and re-
sponsible manner. If you ride your
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bicycle in traffic you should
be sure to observe all the applicable laws and
regulations.
In most countries, including Germany and the
UK, two independent braking systems are
required. Do not ride with only one brake
working! Please contact your local dealer to
find out about your legal obligations.
In the scope of German StVZO your equip-
ment has to meet the following requirements:
•
two functioning, independent brakes
•
a dynamo or battery driven lighting system
with a white headlight aiming forward
whose beam centre touches the road 10 m
ahead
•
a red taillight and a red rear reflector
which may be combined
•
at least one white reflector aiming forward
and a red large area reflector with “Z” la-
bel aiming to the back
•
two yellow reflectors attached to the
spokes in every wheel; may be substituted
by tires or rims with white reflective ring
•
yellow pedal reflectors on both sides for-
ward and backwards
•
a bell
You can find a bracket for the pole at the rear
rack or the rear light mount.
The safety equipment on your bicycle must be
checked before every ride and maintained in
proper condition.
Traffic regulations may change. Please check
currently valid regulations or ask your special-
ist dealer.
No alteration of parts
Attention!
You are not allowed to
perform any change to the parts of the
bicycle, especially frame, fork, handlebar
and seat, which might endanger their solid-
ity.
These works include drilling holes, welding,
brazing, paint methods that add heat or any
other chemical treatment. If any of these
works is done improperly it may result in a
loss of strength by direct damage or increased
susceptibility to corrosion.
Frame number and identification marks
The frame number is placed on the positions
described below. If needed, an additional
identification number can be engraved at the
described places on the frame.
Added parts and accessories
Additional accessories may impair the func-
tion of your bicycle. We advise you to gener-
ally ask your dealer before you mount any
special parts or accessories to your bicycle.
Take care that the handlebar and the suspen-
sion always stay moveable. You must not add
any parts to the handlebar or the seat that
might endanger the rider through sharp edged
or pointed shapes while steering, getting on
and off the bicycle or bumping against some-
thing.
Before you purchase a bell or a lighting sys-
tem make sure that these accessories con-
form to your national laws and regulations.
Safety instructions (bicycle)