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NOTE: If your bicycle is equipped with a suspension seat post,
periodically ask your dealer to check it.
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WARNING: After any saddle adjustment, be sure that
the saddle adjusting mechanism is properly tightened before
riding. A loose saddle clamp or seat post binder can cause
damage to the seat post, or can cause you to lose control
and fall. A correctly tightened saddle adjusting mechanism
will allow no saddle movement in any direction. Periodically
check to make sure that the saddle adjusting mechanism is
properly tightened.
If, in spite of carefully adjusting the saddle height, tilt and
fore-and-aft position, your saddle is still uncomfortable, you
may need a different saddle design. Saddles, like people,
come in many different shapes, sizes and resilience. Your
dealer can help you select a saddle which, when correctly
adjusted for your body and riding style, will be comfortable.
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WARNING: Some people have claimed that extended
riding with a saddle which is incorrectly adjusted or which
does not support your pelvic area correctly can cause short-
term or long-term injury to nerves and blood vessels, or even
impotence. If your saddle causes you pain, numbness or other
discomfort, see your dealer.
C. Handlebar height and angle
Your bike is equipped either with a “threadless” stem,
which clamps on to the outside of the steerer tube, or with a
“quill” stem, which clamps inside the steerer tube by way of
an expanding binder bolt. If you aren’t absolutely sure which
type of stem your bike has, ask your dealer.
If your bike has a “threadless” stem, your dealer may
be able to change handlebar height by moving height
adjustment spacers from below the stem to above the stem,
or vice versa. Otherwise, you’ll have to get a stem of different
length or rise. Consult your dealer. Do not attempt to do this
yourself, as it requires special knowledge.
If your bike has a “quill” stem, you can ask your dealer to
adjust the handlebar height a bit by adjusting stem height.
A quill stem has an etched or stamped mark on its shaft
which designates the stem’s “Minimum Insertion” or “Maximum
extension”. This mark must not be visible above the headset.
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WARNING: The stem’s Minimum Insertion Mark must not be
visible above the top of the headset. If the stem is extended
beyond the Minimum Insertion Mark the stem may break or
damage the fork’s steerer tube, which could cause you to lose
control and fall.
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WARNING: On some bicycles, changing the stem or
stem height can affect the tension of the front brake cable,
locking the front brake or creating excess cable slack which
can make the front brake inoperable. If the front brake pads
move in towards the wheel rim or out away from the wheel rim
when the stem or stem height is changed, the brakes must be
correctly adjusted before you ride the bicycle.
Your dealer can also change the angle of the handlebar
or bar end extensions.
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WARNING: An insufficiently tightened stem binder bolt,
handlebar binder bolt or bar end extension clamping bolt may
compromise steering action, which could cause you to lose
control and fall. Place the front wheel of the bicycle between