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Dear Customer,
to start with, we’d like to provide you with some
important information about your new bicycle.
This will help you make the most of its benefits
and avoid any possible risks. Please read this
instruction manual carefully and keep it for your
future reference.
Your bicycle was fully assembled and set up
before you received it. If this was not the case
then please contact your specialist retailer to en-
sure that this important work is completed.
It is assumed that users of this product have
a basic and sufficient knowledge of how to use
bicycles.
Everyone that uses
• repairs or services
• cleans
• or disposes of
this bicycles has to understand and take note of
the content and purpose of this operating manual.
If you have any further questions or have not quite
understood certain points, you should contact a
specialist bicycle retailer for your own safety.
All information contained in this operating man-
ual relates to the design, technology as well as
care and maintenance of your bicycle. Please take
note of this information, as much of it is relevant
to safety. Failure to consider this information can
cause accidents, falls and damage to property.
As modern bicycle technology is highly com-
plex, we have chosen to only describe the most
important points.
As modern bicycle technology is highly com-
plex, we have chosen to only describe the most
important points.
For more specific technical details, please re-
fer to the enclosed notes and instructions from
the respective manufacturers of the individual
components used. If you are unsure about a
particular point, please contact your specialist
retailer.
Before riding your bicycle on public roads, you
should inform yourself about the applicable na-
tional regulations in your specific country.
Firstly, here are a few important pointers as to the
rider’s person which are also
very important:
• Always wear a suitable bi-
cycle helmet adjusted to fit
your head and wear it for
every ride!
• Read the instructions sup-
plied by your helmet manufacturer relating to
fitting the helmet properly.
• Always wear bright clothing or sportswear with
reflective elements when you ride. This is vital
so that other people can SEE YOU.
• Always wear tight clothing on your lower body,
and trouser clips if required. Your shoes should
be grippy and have stiff soles.
• Never ride with your hands off the handlebars
Even if you are an experienced bicycle user,
please take the time to first read the chapter
“Before the first ride” and then carry out all the
important checks from the chapter “Before each
ride”!
Please note that as a bike rider, you are particu-
larly at risk on public roads.
Ensure that you protect yourself and others with
responsible and safe riding!
Note for parents and legal guardians:
As your child’s legal guardian, you are respon-
sible for your child’s actions and safety. This in-
cludes responsibility for the technical condition
of your child’s bicycle and adjusting it to fit your
child’s body size.
Please read the ‘’Children’s bicycles’’ section for
aspects which you and your child should always
consider.
In addition, you should also ensure that your
child has learnt how to use the bicycle safely. The
child should know how to ride the bicycle prop-
erly and responsibly in the environment in which
it will be used.
• Note that children un-
der eight years of age
have to ride on the
pavement. Children
between eight and ten
years of age may use
the pavement.
• Children must dismount from their bicycle
when they have to cross a cycle lane.
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