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Now that the front wheel has been fitted, you can flip the bike right side up and use the kick-stand to
keep the bike in the upright position.
The Santana 2018 now comes 95% built, and so the below is for reference only.
You are now ready to fit the front wheel to the forks. First you will need to fit the skewer to the wheel,
the skewer is the spindle which slides through the wheel. The skewer consists of the spindle (with clamp
on one side), two springs and a tension nut. Remove the tension nut and one of the springs, and then
slide the skewer through the wheel so that the clamp is on the opposite side of the wheel to the rotor
(brake disc). Fit the other spring back into position and then replace the tension nut, giving just a few
turns to secure it so that it doesn’t come off. Now lower the wheel into position ensuring that the rotor is
on the correct side and that it sits properly between the callipers. Ensure that the wheel is fully seated
and then tighten the tension nut until the clamp has significant resistance when attempting to close it,
you may need to open the clamp and make adjustments to the tension nut several times before you reach
the optimum clamping force. The clamp should be reasonably difficult to close to ensure that the wheel is
properly secured when the clamp is engaged.
