Adjusting the handlebars
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steerer tube. Put the stem on the bracket and
close the quick release.
Assembly is done in reversed order. Make
sure the alignment bolt in the clamp fits the
hole in the stem clamp correctly. Put down
the stem until it touches the clamp.
There must be a “click” sound when the quick
release lever is closed which shows that the
lever is locked.
Danger!
Check if the clamping is
strong enough to secure the stem against
turning without the alignment bolt being
inserted. Readjust the quick release if nec-
essary. The bolt only helps to align the
stem and is not intended to transmit forc-
es.
Alignment of the stem to the front wheel
(Grasshopper fx)
For parallel alignment between stem and front
wheel the bolt of the lower clamp must be
loosened. The quick release lever of the
removable stem must be opened at the same
time. Now the stem can be turned. After
aligning the stem it may be necessary to adjust
the headset bearing, see page 49
Fehler!
Textmarke nicht definiert.
. Tighten the
clamping bolt with 6–8 Nm and close the
quick release.
Alignment of the stem to the front wheel
(Speedmachine)
At first align the stem parallel to the front
wheel. For this purpose loosen the lower
clamping screw M8 with an Allen key size 6.
Get on your bike, secure the front wheel with
your feet and bring the stem into line. Tighten
the screw with a tightening torque of 13–14
Nm. Check the safe clamping by trying to
twist the stem against the front wheel.
Danger!
Aligning the stem may re-
quire adjustment of the headset bearings.
In case of assembly errors the danger of
accidents is increased. If you are in doubt
have your bicycle mechanic adjust the
stem.