KMART 42959793, Owner'S Manual

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1. STEM
2. STEM BOLT
3. SPACER
4. LOCK BOLT
5. HANDLEBAR CLAMP BOLT
Handlebar and Stem (Continued)
3. Adjust the handlebar in a comfortable position for the rider.
Tighten the bolts of the handlebar clamp. If the handlebar clamp
has more than one bolt, tighten the bolts equally.
4. Check and tighten all the bolts again.
5. Test the tightness of the stem:
Straddle the front wheel and hold it between your legs. Try to turn
the front wheel by turning the handlebar. If the handlebar and
stem turn without turning the front wheel, realign the stem with
the front wheel. Tighten the bolt harder(about half a revolution
only at a time) and do this test again, until the handlebar and stem
do not turn without turning the wheel.
6. Test the tightness of the handlebar.
Hold the bicycle stationary and try to move the the ends of the
handlebar forward or backward.
If the handlebar moves, loose bolts of handlebar clamp, put the
handlebar in the correct position and tighten the bolts of the
handlevar clamp tighter than before. If the handlebar clamp has
more than one bolt, tighten the bolts equally.
Do this test again, until the handlebar does not move in the
handlebar clamp.
WARNING: An insufficiently tightened stem clamp bolt, the clamping bolt may compromise the steering action,
which could cause you to lose control and fall.