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SPECIAL FEATURES OF CARBON WHEELS
ADJUSTING THE CANYON SPEEDMAX CF SLX TO THE RIDER
The brake surfaces of the carbon rims are
sensitive to heat. Therefore, when you are rid-
ing in the mountains, avoid any drag braking.
Riding downhill e.g. with a permanently acti-
vated rear wheel brake may heat up the mate-
rial and result in a deformation. The rim could
sustain damage and the inner tube could
burst or a glued tubular tyre could come un-
done, thus causing an accident.
Always use both brakes simultaneously and
release them intermittently to allow the ma-
terial to cool off.
Check the condition of the brake
pads at short intervals, as they
might wear down faster than with alumini-
um rims.
Keep in mind that wet weather re-
duces your braking power consider-
ably. Do not go for a ride, when it is about
to rain or in wet conditions. Nevertheless,
if you will find yourself with your Canyon
on a wet or moist road, ride particularly
carefully and at clearly reduced speed.
ADJUSTING THE
CANYON SPEEDMAX
CF SLX TO THE RIDER
The (seating) position is crucial for your
well-being and the development of your rid-
ing performance on your Canyon. Therefore,
adjust both saddle and handlebars of your
Canyon Speedmax CF SLX to your needs as
accurately as possible.
In triathlons and time trials the seating posi-
tion is set to produce the minimum air resist-
ance. However, depending on the length and
duration of the sections to be covered, this
aero position with low handlebars placed well
forward can lead to problems that reduce the
performance that can be achieved.
For that reason ensure when adjusting the
fore-to-aft position, the height of the han-
dlebars and the position of extensions and
armrests that the resulting seating position
can be maintained over the entire distance
of your training or competition sections with-
out causing tension, restricted mobility and/
or breathing or even a painful posture that
would affect your performance. Typically a
more upright position is chosen for triathlons
than for time trials, which are mostly over
shorter distances.
All the tasks described in the follow-
ing require some experience, and
the appropriate tools and manual skills. If
you are not sure, it is recommended that
you only check your seating position. If in
doubt, ask an expert to adjust your Canyon
Speedmax CF SLX.
After carrying out assembly work,
always make a short check (see
chapter
“Before every ride”
) and do a test
ride in an unfrequented place or on a quiet
road. This will allow you to safely check
whether everything is in good order.
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If you are taking part in time trial
competitions you should bear in
mind that the international sport cycling
association UCI has set stipulations re-
garding the horizontal position of the sad-
dle and the extensions. Ensure when ad-
justing the seating position that these
stipulations are complied with, otherwise,
in the worst case, you could be disqualified
from the competition.
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Check the condition of the brakes
and make sure you only ride with
brake pads that are suitable for the re-
spective (carbon) rims!
