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Removing and installing the front wheel
The front wheel on the G Plus Stride R can be removed or installed without tools. A quick release skewer through a
hollow axle is utilized for easy and quick wheel removal. A quick release skewer is a rod that has a threaded acorn
nut on one end and a cam lever assembly on the other end. The cam lever applies pressure and locks the axle in
place. The majority of higher quality bicycles produced in the last decade incorporates this design.
When removing the wheel, it will be easier to turn the bicycle upside down and rest the bicycle in its saddle and
handlebar. Place a few blankets on the ground as not to scratch the saddle or handlebar controls. To remove the
wheel, follow these steps:
Locate the quick release and pull the quick release lever open and away from the fork dropout.
The quick release lever being opened will loosen the grip on fork and continue to loosen acorn nut to
clear safety flange at fork dropouts.
When installing the wheel, it is basically opposite of the above “removing the wheel’. Follow the below instructions
on installing the wheel:
Slide the wheel axle into the fork dropouts.
Once the wheel is in the dropouts, confirm they are completely mounted in the dropouts with no space.
Install the axle quick release skewer if it is not installed. With quick release lever fully open, tighten
acorn nut until a slight resistance.
