Speedkid2 2018
Subject to change. 12|2017 –
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Utilisation
Checking the tow bar load
Use bathroom scales, for example, to measure the tow bar load:
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Load the
Speedkid2
in the usual way and fasten the children in.
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Do not connect the trailer to the bicycle yet.
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Place the bathroom scales next to the tow bar.
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Get onto the bathroom scales and note the weight displayed.
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Lift the tow’s bar coupler pocket to the coupler height (ca. 35 cm).
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Determine the tow bar load by making a comparison
with the previous measured value:
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The weight
must be at least 3 kg more
than the
measured value without the tow bar.
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The weight
may be a maximum of 8 kg more
than
the measured value without the tow bar.
Changing the tow bar load
Adjust the tow bar load by moving or reducing your baggage:
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Tow bar load over 8 kg: Move luggage to the back.
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Tow bar load less than 3 kg: Move luggage to the front.
Total weight too heavy
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Reduce the baggage weight in the pouch for small items.
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Reduce the baggage weight in the storage space.
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Make sure that the loaded trailer weighs less than 60 kg.
Connecting the trailer to a bicycle
Danger!
Do not connect the
Speedkid2
to a bicycle until the following conditions have been
fulfilled:
The trailer is fully loaded.
The children wear a bicycle helmet or use a head rest and are properly belted.
The buggy wheel has been removed.
The tow bar load has been checked and is within the permissible range (3 – 8 kg).
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Remove the retaining cotter pin from the tow bar
coupler pocket.
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Push the tow bar onto the coupler of the bicycle so
that the cotter pin holes in the coupler and tow bar
couplet pocket are one above the other.
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Insert the cotter pin into the hole and lock the cotter
pin fastening.
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Check that the connection between the coupler and
the tow bar is secure.
