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• The less you expose your bike to moisture or water, the longer it will last.
• Keep your bike inside your house, flat or garage.
• If you wish to clean the bike, we recommend that you use a damp towel
or cloth and mild liquid soap. First wipe down all areas with a damp towel,
then wipe dry with a dry towel.
• To clean the rim and tyre, remove the wheel , soak the rim and tyre in a
bucket of soapy water and then dry with a towel.
WARNING! Keep your bike clean and dry at all times, where possible.
Never spray the bike with a hose or high-pressure cleaning system. Never
use polishes, waxes or solvents to clean your bike.
8.4 Lubrication
There is no need to regularly inspect, clean and lubricate the internal
components of the chain drive system
8.5 Checking for Cracking and Fatigue Failures
As with a conventional bicycle, your bike will not last forever. It is a
mechanical item that under normal riding will be stressed, and eventually
the parts will fatigue, cracks will develop and it will become unsafe to ride.
The number of miles of riding a bicycle will endure cannot be predicted
since there are many variables that affect product life including:
• Rider weight
• Riding style
• Tyre pressure and type
• Roughness of the road
• Whether or not the bicycle has been crashed or damaged in transit
• Whether or not the bicycle has been ridden over large bumps such as
potholes or curbs
• The amount and weight of luggage carried
• The speed at which it has travelled
• Whether it has been subject to abuse or vandalism