I General User Manual
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24.2 Bike stand
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Never leave your child sitting unattended in the
child seat when you park your bike. The bike
could fall over and severely injure the child.
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Never ride with the stand folded out.
24.3 Bike trailer
Not all bikes are suitable for trailers. Ask your special-
ist cycle shop if your bike is designed and suitable for
this.
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Only use trailers that meet the requirements
of the road traffic licensing regulations in your
country (the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations
(StVZO) in Germany for example). Non-approved
trailers can cause accidents.
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Trailers adversely affect the handling. Adapt your
handling accordingly as otherwise the bike trail-
er may tip up or detach and cause an accident.
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Practise starting off, braking, cornering and rid-
ing on hills with an unladen trailer.
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Bear in mind that the gross weight of the bike
also includes the trailer.
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A bike trailer may increase the braking distance
considerably. Failure to observe these points
could result in an accident.
24.4 Bike basket
The fixing for the basket must not damage the handle-
bar or handlebar stem.
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Attach the basket so as not to cover the front
light and front reflector.
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In doing so, be careful not to bend the brake and
shifting cables.
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Do not carry more than five kilogrammes of lug-
gage in the basket.
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Bear in mind that the steering characteristics
change when you use a basket.
24.5 Bar ends
Always attach bar ends securely to the handlebars as
otherwise you could have an accident.
If a thin-walled handlebar is fitted to your bike, you
may require additional accessory parts to protect the
handlebar from damage. Read the manufacturer's
instructions for use carefully.
If a carbon handlebar is fitted to your bike, find out
from your specialist cycle shop whether this handle-
bar is approved for use with bar ends.
