Veloretti junior, Assembly Manual

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Important information
Maintenance
A bike needs good care, so take care of your bicycle and you will enjoy it for a longer time. Take
some time to periodically inspect the bicycle in more detail - pump up the tyres, maintain your
chain and check if everything is still fixed properly. This is important for your safety
A brief inspection of the frame, fork and bars for any signs of damage should be done prior to
every ride. If you suspect it may be bent, cracked or broken, do not use it. Inspect if the steer
tube and front fork are straight, the front fork dropouts for cracks or damage. Do not ride with
a damaged fork - it may cause serious injury or death.
A good time to give your bike a thorough check for cracks or other defects is when you are
washing it since the problems will become easier to see. When inspecting your bicycle make sure
the lighting is good (eg. outdoors). Check the bike on its wheels, and then turn it upside-down
and check it again.
WARNING: As for all mechanical components, the bicycle is subject to wear and tear as well as
high stresses. Unfortunately nothing lasts forever! The reaction of various
materials and components to wear or stress fatigue may occuur. Having exceeded the life ex-
pectancy of a component may result in its sudden failure, possibly causing injuries to the rider.
Any forms of breaks, cracks, scratches or changes of coloring in highly
stressed areas indicate that the life of the component has been reached and that it should be
replaced.
Cleaning and lubricating the chain
Your chain should be cleaned and lubricated periodically - approximately once every 50 rides,
after every ride in wet conditions, and every time you wash your bike. Properly clean the chain
by dripping a suitable chain cleaner into a clean, spirit-free cotton cloth and wipe the chain
down. When doing so, slowly operate the crank in the direction of
drive. Repeat this process a few times with a clean area of the cloth until the chain is clean.
Then sparingly apply a lubricant suitable for bicycle chains to each chain link.
Only use lubricants expressly approved for use with bike chains. Greases for motor cycle chains
will gum up your bike chain and the drive chain components.
Do this and your bike will last you a long time!
Warnings
INFORMATION: The bicycle you have just purchased is designed for riding on a paved surface
where the tyres do not lose ground contact. Using the bicycle in o -road conditions may lead to
severe damage to some of the parts and may lead to serious accidents.
WARNING: If you intend to use the bicycle on public roads, you must prepare it to meet the local
requirements for items such as lights and reflectors because your bicycle may not prepared
for riding on public roads in your country. Always follow all local traffic laws and regulations in
force on public roads as well as offroad, including regulations about bicycle lighting, reflectors,
licensing of bicycles, riding on sidewalks, laws regulating bike path and trail use, helmet laws,
child carrier laws and other special bicycle traffic laws.