General safety instructions
8
HP
Velotechnik
The load should be placed as close to the
body of the rider as possible, since this leads
to a more stable performance. You can also
improve the handling of the bike by position-
ing the centre of gravity of the luggage as low
as possible, so pack heavy items in the bottom
of your panniers. Hang heavy panniers on the
lowrider rack preferably to the rear rack.
Be careful that your luggage on the racks is
safely stored. Bags must be tightly fastened to
the rack so they can not move. In no case,
loose parts like straps or belts may touch the
wheels, the derailleur or the suspension.
The rear rack is designed for standard bike
panniers. The lowrider rack under the seat
can be used with special lowrider (front
wheel-) bags.
Take care that your luggage does not cover
the lighting system and the reflectors of your
bicycle and that they stay fully functional.
In case you want to park your bicycle take
care to lean it on a wall or any other solid
object. With the kickstand alone it is not
possible to safely park a bicycle loaded with
luggage, it may fall over and be damaged.
Final assembly
Your bicycle has been delivered to your spe-
cialist dealer only partly assembled.
Your dealer carefully finished the assembly,
perhaps altered the specification of your
bicycle to meet your special requirements and
performed a test ride. Please make sure that
this pre-delivery service is recorded in the
Warranty Pass at the end of this manual.
All screws must be checked and tightened,
especially on the handlebar, stem, knuckles,
swingarm pivot and wheels. Please follow the
tightening torque settings listed in the table on
page 72.
Derailleurs and brakes must be checked and
adjusted. Please follow the instructions in the
manuals of the parts manufacturers that come
with this manual.
Attention!
Please follow the instruc-
tions in the manuals of the parts manufac-
turers that come with this manual.
Bolts and nuts
Screws gradually settle in and hence they can
come loose. Therefor, check the screws and
screws regularly if they are tightened appro-
priately with a torque wrench.
In the table on page 72 you will find the pre-
scribed tightening torques; they refer to
greased screws!
Attention!
Screws must be tightened
with prescribed tightening torque. In this
manual tightening torques are given in Nm
(Newton meter). Always use a torque
wrench wherever a torque setting is given
in this manual. Never rely on "feeling".
Screws tightened too much or not enough
can break, which can lead to dangerous
accidents. In case you don't own a torque
wrench, have your bicycle mechanic do the
respective work. You will find tables with
the prescribed torque settings on page 72
in this manual.
The grease also prevents your screws from
seizing in their threads so that they won't un-
screw anymore. In particular, screws made of
stainless steel are susceptible to this and
always have to be put in with grease.
Do use high quality acid free grease, if possible
a lubricant with added solid particles like
Teflon or MoS
2
. Their ingredients still work
properly after the thinner grease has been
removed from the contact surfaces. Alterna-
tively, you can use thread locker that you
apply to the screw before you put it into the
thread.