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Maintenance and care
The gears of the
are protected from dust and harmfull moisture
due to running in a oil bath. The maintenance and care of the
system is limited to the
following points:
Chain and chain tensioner (where applicable) should in regard to regular use (at the latest
after riding in rain) be cleaned and relubricated.
The cable box of the external gear mech should be demounted approx. every 500km,
cleaned and the cable pulley lightly greased from the hub-facing side.
The shifter cable tension should be regularly checked, and when neccessary altered by the
cable adjusters.
The
shifter cables are made from high-quality stainless steel and run in a nylon
liner. They must not be greased or oiled. The stainless steel/nylon combination runs
service-free.
The
is filled with 25ml of
This exact
amount of oil is optimum for both the bearings and gears of the
We suggest that every 5000km or annually, an oil change should be carried out. Therefore we
guarantee the balance of used oil and penetrated moisture will exit (see chapter ‘Service’,
paragraph 1- ‘Oil change’).
Clean only with water and gentle cleaning fluids. Do not use brushes or abrasive materials for
cleaning purposes.
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Changing the oil in the
Cleaning the
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When using a high pressure wash or steam cleaning, water may pass through the seals into
the hubs centre. For this reason, these cleaning processes are not advisable. Should a high
pressure wash be used, the oil should be thoroughly checked to make sure that all possible
inpregnated water is removed from within the
. This is achieved best
by repetitively carrying out the oil-change procedure.
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On the versions with an internal
gear mech the cable adjusters are
to be found on the cable guide.
This can be found on the left hand
chain stay or attached to the left
hand brake boss of the frame.
On the versions with an external
gear mech the cable adjusters are
to be found on the cable box which
sits directly on the left hand side of
the
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To lubricate the chain tensioner
place a drop of oil on the left and
right side of the upper jockey
wheel on the pivot point.
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versions with external gear mech:
To lubricate the cable pulley
bearing remove the cable box and
place a little grease on the parts
arrowed in the diagram above.
When lubricating the chain place a
thin thread of lubricant on the
outside of the chain over the centre
rollers, this process is carried out
quicker and easier when running
the chain backwards whilst
applying the lubricant.
Maintenance and care
The shifter cable tension can be
altered by the cable adjusters.
Winding the cable adjusters out
increases cable tension.
The mark
on the twist shifter body can be
aligned to the correct gear number
without altering the cable tension
by winding one cable adjuster in
and the other out.
Too much cable tension raises the
amount of friction within the
shifter cables and in turn raises the
force needed on the twist shifter to
select other gears.
For the
lightest possible gear change, the
tension should be just enough
that on the twist shifter there is
approx. 2mm rotational play
when in a selected gear.
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When using a disc brake in conjunction with the
, the hub cap screws should be
checked that they are correctly tightened before every ride.
To reduce the chance of a flange breaking due to unequal spoke tension, we recommend that this is regularly
checked by a professional bicycle mechanic.
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