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• Check the frame, particularly in the area around
all tube joints; the handlebars; the stem; and
the seatpost for any deep scratches, cracks
or discoloration. These are signs of stress-
caused fatigue and indicate that a part is at the
end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.
See also PART II, SECTION D. INSPECT
FOR SAFETY.
5.
as ReQUiRed:
If either brake lever
fails
the
Mechanical
Safety
Check
(SECTION .C), don’t ride the bike. Have your
dealer check the brakes. If the chain won’t
shift smoothly and quietly from gear to gear,
the derailleur is out of adjustment. See your
dealer.
6.
eveRy 25 (haRd off-Road) to 50 (on-
Road) hoURs of RidinG:
Take your bike
to your dealer for a complete checkup.
WaRninG
like any meChaniCal deviCe, a BiCyCle
and its ComPonents aRe sUBJeCt
to WeaR and stRess. diffeRent
mateRials and meChanisms WeaR oR
fatiGUe fRom stRess at diffeRent
Rates and
have
diffeRent
life
CyCles.
if a ComPonent’s life CyCle is
eXCeeded,
the
ComPonent
Can
sUddenly and CatastRoPhiCally fail,
CaUsinG seRioUs inJURy oR death to
the RideR.
Scratches, cracks, fraying and discoloration
are signs of stress-caused fatigue and indicate
that a part is at the end of its useful life and
needs to be replaced. While the materials and
workmanship of your bicycle or of individual
components may be covered by a warranty for
a specified period of time by the manufacturer,
this is no guarantee that the product will last the
term of the warranty.
Product life is often related to the kind of riding
you do and to the treatment to which you submit
the bicycle. The bicycle’s warranty is not meant
to suggest that the bicycle cannot be broken or
will last forever. It only means that the bicycle is
covered subject to the terms of the warranty.
Please be sure to read PaRt ii, seCtion
d. insPeCt foR safety, “the lifespan of
your Bicycle and its Components.”
