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GENERAL RIDING INFORMATION 1
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As mentioned, riding a bike, in particu-
lar an off-road one, can be dangerous.
You must keep this in mind and be
cautious at all times. See and be seen.
Use lights and reflective clothing in low
light conditions at all times. If the bike is
to be used by your child, make certain
that it always wears a suitable and
approved bicycle helmet when using
the bike. If your bike has suspension,
please be noted that it can alter the way
the bicycle performs.
Riding with a wheel that has not been
properly secured can make the wheel
wobble or disengage from the bicycle
resulting in serious injury or death.
WARNING:
Reflectors are not to be
used as a substitute for required lights.
You should abide by the local bicycle
lighting regulations. Riding at times
of poor visibility such as dawn, dusk,
night or others, without a proper bicycle
lighting system and reflectors consti -
tutes a hazard and may cause serious
injury or death. You should examine
the bike lights and reflectors along with
their mounting brackets regularly to
make sure that they are clean, straight,
unbroken and properly and securely
mounted.
WARNING:
When your bike is on a
bike stand or it’s upside down, never
put your finger or any other part of your
body between the chain and the chain-
ring when the wheel is spinning. This
is especially important on single speed
bikes with no derailleurs, because the
chain is very tight. It is very easy to
have your finger crushed or even ampu -
tated in such a situation!
Always conduct a pre-ride check
(detailed information can be found
further in this manual). Never ride the
bicycle if you observe any technical
problems or have any doubts about
the proper functioning of any element
in the bicycle. Keep the bike clean
and well maintained. Make sure that
your parts of the body as well as any
other objects do not touch the sharp
teeth of the chainrings, chainwheels,
sprockets, chain, cranks, or spinning
wheels of your bicycle. While using an
off-road bike you are to comply with the
following rules: you need to pay close
attention and use the specific skills
required in the changeable conditions
and dangers associated with off-road
riding. You should start slowly in un-
complicated terrain and develop your
skills gradually. You shouldn’t ride your
bike in remote areas unaccompanied.
Even when riding in the company of
others, always let someone know where
you’re going and when you expect to
come back. Always keep some sort of
identification with you, so that you could
be identified in case of an accident;
also you should always have some
cash for food, a cold beverage or an
emergency phone call on you. It may be
difficult to find help when you’re riding
off-road. You should abide by the local
regulations determining the places and
methods of off-road riding, and respect
private property. Respect the rights of
the others you may be sharing the trail
with — hikers, equestrians or other
cyclists. You should reduce your impact
on the environment to minimum. Thus,
never cut your own trails or shortcuts
through vegetation or streams, which
could disturb the ecosystem. Don’t ride
in mud or sludge or with unnecessary
sliding as such behaviour could con-
tribute to erosion. Always leave things
as how you find them and take out
everything that you bring in with you.
In case of an accident or impact: first
take care of your own situation – check
yourself for injuries, and take the best
possible care of them. Get medical help
if necessary. Then, check your bike
for damage. After a crash of any kind,
you should have your bike thoroughly
checked by your dealer. You must not
use the carbon composite components,
such as frames, wheels, handlebars,
stems, cranksets, forks, brakes, etc.
which have sustained an impact until
they have been disassembled and
thoroughly inspected by a qualified
mechanic. The bicycle components
can undergo unusual stress due to a
crash or impact of other kind, causing
their premature fatigue. Components
suffering from stress fatigue can break
suddenly and catastrophically, which
may result in your losing control, seri-
ous injury or death.
Always carry a pump, spare inner tube,
patch kit, and a basic tool kit. You may
need this in case of a flat tire or other
common mechanical problem that is
usually easy to fix if you have the right
tools. If you need to patch your inner
tubes, always make sure to follow the
instruction manual provided by the tube
repair kit manufacturer. If sold in UK,
Japan, Australia and other left-hand
drive countries, the bikes should come
with right lever operating the front brake
and left lever operating the rear brake.
In countries with right-hand drive traffic
systems, the bikes should come with
right lever operating the rear brake
and the left lever operating the front
brake. The user must check and make
sure which lever is connected to which
brake before the first ride because it is
possible that the bicycle was imported
from a country where brakes are set
up differently to the standards applying
in the country where the bicycle will be
used. Protect your bike against theft
by purchasing a lock and never leaving
your bike unlocked while unattended,
even if you are going to leave it only for
a short while.
CAUTION: Watch out for the brakes
— they can be powerful and activating
them too aggressively can result in a
crash. Learn to get a feel of the brakes
practicing it on a side road or in an
empty car park before you ride your
bike for the first time.
WARNING:
Wet weather conditions
dramatically increase the risk of an
accident as they impair traction, braking
and visibility, both for the cyclist and for
other road users. Wet conditions dra-
matically reduce the stopping power of
your brakes (especially rim brakes) as
well as of the brakes of other vehicles
sharing the road and your tires can lose
their grip. Therefore, it is more difficult
to control your speed and you may lose
control easily in such conditions. To
make sure that you are able to reduce
speed and come to a stop safely in wet
conditions, try to ride more slowly and
start braking earlier and more gradu-
ally than you would under normal dry
conditions.
Bicycle Suspension
If your bicycle has been equipped with
any sort of a suspension system, make
sure you read and follow the suspen-
sion set up and service instruction
manual provided by the manufacturer. If
you haven’t been provided by the man-
ufacturer’s instruction manual, contact
your dealer or the manufacturer. See