Installation and
operating instructions
Cockpit
Thank you for purchasing a MERIDA component.
About these instructions
Carefully read and follow these installation and
operating instructions before use. Keep these
instructions for future reference.
These instructions are valid for the following
MERIDA components (Fig. an example):
1. Handlebar grips
2. Spacer
3. Ahead stem
4. Bar ends
5. Stem steerer tube
6. Handlebar adjuster
7. Handlebar
8. Headset
Special features
All carbon components require special care and
attention. The material is very durable and has a
low weight. However, the material is also very
brittle. Therefore, have you bicycle inspected by
your dealer following accidents or other incidents.
1. Intended use
The majority of MERIDA components are
designed for use on racing, trekking, and
mountain bikes, and their typical use.
The majority of stems are designed for use
exclusively with threadless fork steerers and so-
called Aheadset
®
headsets.
Use in combination with threaded fork steerers
can lead to sudden failure, resulting in a crash.
The models with steerer tube are suitable for use
in conventional threaded forks.
Before your first ride
Do not file or drill and holes in the components as
this damages their structure and voids the
warranty.
Adjust your bicycle so that you can reach the
brake levers at all times.
Carbon
After being overstressed, a previously damaged
carbon component may fail with continued use
without warning.
If your MERIDA carbon component has been
exposed to such stress, take your bicycle to your
MERIDA dealer. Damaged carbon components
must never be fixed or repaired! They must be
replaced immediately.
Carbon components must never be exposed to
high temperatures. Therefore, never have them
painted. Avoid storage near to heat sources.
Carbon components have a limited life cycle.
Therefore, replace the handlebars and stems at
regular intervals, as a precaution.
Ensure that clamp areas are absolutely free of
grease and lubricant when a clamping surface is
made of carbon. Use a special carbon assembly
paste for the assembly.
2. General assembly instructions
Only use MERIDA components that are designed
to be used together. MERIDA assumes no
responsibility for the combination of a MERIDA
handlebar with an unsuitable stem, or MERIDA
stems and bar ends with an unsuitable
handlebar.
If you do, however, use components from
another manufactures, use the clamp diameters
found in their manuals to ensure their safe use
with MERIDA components.
Check all clamp areas of the components for
burrs and sharp edges prior to assembly. Ask
your MERIDA dealer to check any components
with such burrs or sharp edges. When you
replace the handlebar, also inspect the old
handlebar for damage.
3. Aheadset
®
stems
Check the clamp diameter.
When using a larger stem, use a suitable
reducing sleeve.
Make sure that the slots of the stem and sleeve
are positions above each other, and that the slot
of the sleeve is facing backward.
If you are replacing the stem on a fork, check the
clamp area for damage. Carbon clamp areas
must be absolutely free of grease.
Use carbon paste on the clamp areas instead.
Lubricate the thread and the head contacts of the
steerer clamping bolts with a high-quality
lubricant. Keep lubricants away from the clamp
areas of the fork and stem. Apply a thin layer of
carbon paste to the fork’s clamp area. Slide the
stem onto the fork.
Depending on the steerer tube length and the
desired stem position, you may have to insert
spacers on the fork steerer above the headset,
and/or on the stem.
Danger
Indicates essential safety
instructions.
Note
Indicates additional
information.
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Note
If you have any questions,
contact your MERIDA dealer.
Danger
Never use bar ends or clip-on/
aero bars with carbon
handlebars, unless the
handlebar is approved for
them.
Danger
Each of the following
instructions must be strictly
observed.
Non-observance of these
instructions may lead to the
failure of the components
and result in an accident.
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