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Kid Corral & Deck Bar Instructions
Hi there. Thanks for spending your hard-earned cash on this Surly product. Surly stuff is designed to be useful and durable.
We’re confident it will serve you well for years to come.
This document outlines how to properly install your new Surly Kid Corral and Deck Bar. If you do not feel comfortable with the
installation, please take your bike to your local bike shop so they can get you set up right. If you do not have the proper tools
and/or experience to install this product, you could hurt your bike, yourself, or your passenger. Be smart. Do the right thing.
An adult must operate the bicycle and be in control of the system at all times. As a guardian, you are responsible for the safety of
minor children, vulnerable adults, or other passengers under your care. This responsibility includes ensuring the Kid Corral system
and bicycle are properly assembled, in safe operating condition, and appropriately serviced and maintained. It is your responsibility
to make sure passengers know appropriate passenger behavior. Review entrapment points and other hazards with passengers before
riding. Make sure passengers are wearing helmets, as well as appropriate clothing and footwear. Clothing may become entrapped in
moving parts. Do not allow passengers to wear loose clothing, including scarves, boas, capes, or other loose dress-up or play clothing
while riding. You must be physically fit and confident in your ability to operate and stabilize the bicycle. It is your responsibility to
make sure local motor vehicle and bicycle traffic laws are obeyed. Read these Instructions and review all the warnings and functions
before going on a ride.
WARNING:
• Make sure your passenger understands bicycle helmets are for bicycling only and are not to be worn when off the bike.
A helmet must not be worn in play areas, on playgrounds, when climbing trees, or at any other time other than while
riding the bicycle. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious injury. Passengers and operators should always
wear CPSC-certified bicycle helmets.
• Cycling can be dangerous. Bicycle products should be installed and serviced by a professional mechanic. Never modify
your bicycle or accessories. Read and follow all product instructions and warnings including information on the
manufacturer’s website. Inspect your bicycle before every ride. Always wear a helmet.
• Deck Bar is to be mounted in a forward-facing position only. Do not mount on the rear of deck. Rearward-facing passengers
may become entangled or entrapped in the rear wheel and be seriously injured. Interference with the rear wheel may
cause an accident resulting in a crash and injury to other passengers or the operator. Passengers should always ride in
a forward-facing position
• Loose straps or a loose seat pad may become entangled in the wheel or drivetrain, leading to an accident and serious
injury. Make sure seat pad straps are fully secured and pad is strapped down tightly covering all deck holes. Check
security of the system before every ride
• Do not allow any of the passenger’s body, clothing, shoe laces, or toys to come into contact with moving parts of the
bicycle. Contact with moving parts may result in entrapment or entanglement, resulting in serious injury to passengers.
Interference with moving parts may also result in a crash and serious injury to other passengers or the operator. Ensure
proper foot retention system is in place.
• Loading cargo on top of the Kid Corral may cause product failure, resulting in injury to the operator or passengers,
or damage to personal property. Never load cargo on top of corral rails
• Never lift a longtail bike while passengers or cargo are loaded. Doing so may result in an accident and injury to the
passengers and operator, or damage to personal property. Unload all passengers and cargo, then team-lift the bike from
beneath the deck if necessary
CAUTION: Passengers must be able to hold their head upright while wearing a bicycle helmet to ride. A physician should
evaluate any rider who is of questionable developmental age or ability.
For additional safety information about all Surly products visit: surlybikes.com/safety
Intended Use
The Surly Kid Corral and Deck Bar are compatible with Surly Cargo models. Surly passenger accessories are compatible with all
Surly cargo models that feature our Dummy Cargo Kit.
The Surly Kid Corral and Deck Bar are designed for riding within the range of ASTM Condition 2 guidelines:
Condition 2—This is a set of conditions for the operation of a bicycle that includes Condition 1 as well as unpaved and
gravel roads and trails with moderate grades. In this set of conditions, contact with irregular terrain and loss of tire
contact with the ground may occur. Drops are intended to be limited to 15cm (6") or less.
Check bike max weight limits for cargo and passengers before you ride.
Surly passenger accessories (Kid Corral, Deck Bar, and Deck Pad) are part of a modular system that can be adjusted and configured,
as well as be compatible with some aftermarket passenger options. The system can be adjusted to suit you and your passengers’
needs and experiences.
The stock Kid Corral system is suitable for 1 or 2 passengers, including older children who do not require the use of a child seat.
A Thule Yepp Maxi seat is compatible with the Kid Corral system and may be purchased separately. The Thule Yepp Maxi seat
should only be used with the Kid Corral in the “Fully Closed” position, see Corral Configuration images.
The Kid Corral can be configured in several “Open” configurations. In an “Open” configuration, the Kid Corral side supports and
mounting bracket will interfere with the Thule Yepp Maxi seat hardware. Do not attempt to mount a Yepp Maxi seat while using
any of the “Open” configurations.
2
ASTM F2043
Drops are
intended to be
limited to 15cm
(6″) or less.
