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SPECIFICATION & SETUP GUIDE
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: Updated: SEPT 5, 2012
FRAME CARE & MAINTENANCE - ALLOY, CARBON & FULL SUSPENSION
Caring for your Carbon, Alloy (Aluminum) or Scandium Niner frame is a
simple affair: use common sense as your guide. Keep your frame clean,
check your frame and components in between rides for unusual wear and
tear, and give it a nice shine every once in a while so that it knows you
care. In addition, it’s important to check your frame regularly for cracks or
sign of physical trauma. This is, of course, much easier to do with a clean
frame. We suggest using a non-toxic cleaner designed for bicycles when
cleaning your frame - Pedros and Simple Green both make good products.
Use a nice, clean, soft rag or old t-shirt for cleaning to avoid abrasion.
Don’t use high pressure washers, as this may drive grit and/or water into
your bearings and components.
Additionally, the Niner’s carbon frames include features such as titanium
guards on the driveside of the bottom bracket and one 3M guard on the
driveside seatstay to protect from chain damage. The A9C also includes a
chainstay protector. It is imperative that people running gears should use
some sort of chainstay protector to keep chain slap from damaging the
chainstay. Each carbon frame also includes a large strip of anti-ballistic 3M
tape that we recommend using for downtube protection. Please see the
section on post-crash inspection for tips on how to regularly inspect your
frame for safety.
Niner full suspension bicycles need a few extra maintenance steps.
Check the fasteners on your linkage every few rides. Make sure that all
fasteners are torqued to 65 in/lbs with blue Loctite. Carefully follow the
use instructions from Loctite. A smooth quiet ride depends upon bearings.
Replace every 200 hours of ride time.