Do not clamp the frame to the work-
stand by the frame tubes! This can
damage the thin-walled carbon tubes. First
mount a sturdy aluminium seat post to the
frame. Clamp only this seat post in the work-
stand to secure the frameset. More suitable
workstands are available in specialist shops.
They fix the frame at three points inside the
front triangle or only hold the fork ends and
the bottom bracket shell.
Whoever assembles a bike from a
bare frame carries the responsibil-
ity for ensuring that the components are
selected and mounted in accordance with
the manufacturers’ guidelines, generally
accepted standards and the state of the art
in science and technology. Please contact
your MERIDA dealer, if you have any ques-
tions regarding compatibility of individual
components with the frame.
All bolted connections on the components of
your bike have to be tightened carefully and
checked regularly to ensure the safe opera-
tion of the bike. This must be done with a
torque wrench that allows the recommended
torque to be accurately set by clicking audi-
bly and noticeably as soon as the respective
torque is reached.
With all mountain bike and road racing mod-
els, the diameter of the seat post must be 31.6
± 0.05 mm or 27.2 ± 0.05 mm.
For the mounting and adjustment of the seat
post, see the notes in chapter 8.
“Adjusting
the bike to the rider”
.
When mounting a seat post, be sure to also
read the notes on mounting and adjusting
both seat post and saddle, in the respective
manuals.
8. MERIDA framesets
You will find the prescribed torques in this
MERIDA manual in chapter 29.
“Recom-
mended torques for bolted connections”
and
in the manuals of the component manufactur-
ers.
