Fortis FSKDBK14ORA User guide

USERGUIDE

FORTIS14"KIDSBIKE

FSKDBK14ORA

Safety&Warnings

SafetyChecklist

Overview

Assembly

Operation

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

SAFETY&WARNINGS

Thisuserguidewaswrittentohelpyougetthemostperformance,comfort,enjoymentand

safetywhenridingyournewbicycle.Itisimportantforyoutounderstandyournewbike.

Byreadingthisuserguidebeforeyougooutonyourﬁrstride,you’llknowhowtogetthe

mostfromyournewbicycle.Itisalsoimportantthatyourﬁrstrideonyournewbicycleis

takeninacontrolledenvironment,awayfromcars,obstacles,andothercyclists.

BeforeFirstRide

•Beforeﬁrstuse,pleasedouble-checkthefunctionofallthepartsofyourbike.Ifyou

haveanydoubtsorifyoudetectaproblem,pleasecontactKogan.comforsupport.

•Respectlocalandnationalroadtraﬃcregulations.

•Foryoursafety,itishighlyrecommendedthatyouwearacertiﬁedhelmet.

•Whenusedduringheavyrain,snow,inslipperyconditionsorinthecaseoflowvisibility,

becarefulandadjustyourspeed.

•Theillustrationsinthisuserguideareusedsimplytoprovideexamples;thecomponents

ofyourbicyclemightdiﬀer.Inaddition,someofthepartsshownmightbeoptionaland

notpartofyourbicycle'sstandardequipment.

•Thefollowinguserguideisonlyaguidetoassistyouandisnotacompleteor

comprehensivemanualofallaspectsofmaintainingandrepairingyourbicycle.Ifyou

arenotcomfortable,orlacktheskillsortoolstoassemblethebicycleyourself,you

shouldtakeittoaqualiﬁedmechanicatabicycleshop.Additionally,youcancontact

Kogan.comforsupport.

Correct

Helmetﬁtssnug

andcoversforehead

Incorrect

Foreheadisexposedand

vulnerabletoseriousinjury

Helmets

Alwayswearaproperlyﬁtted,Australianstandardapprovedhelmetwhileridingyourbike.

WARNING:

Alwayswearaproperlyﬁttedhelmetwhenyourideyourbicycle.Donotrideatnight.

Avoidridinginwetconditions

GeneralWarning

Bicycleridingcanbeahazardousactivityevenunderthebestofcircumstances.Proper

maintenanceofyourbicycleisyourresponsibilityasithelpsreducetheriskofinjury.Thisuser

guidecontainsmanyWARNINGSandCAUTIONSconcerningtheconsequencesoffailure

tomaintainorinspectyourbicycle.Manyofthewarningsandcautionssay,“youmaylose

controlandfall”.Becauseanyfallcanresultinseriousinjuryorevendeath,wedonotrepeat

thewarningofpossibleinjuryordeathwhenevertheriskoffallingismentioned.

Kogan.comdoesnotencourage:trickriding,rampriding,jumping,aggressiveriding,riding

onsevereterrain,ridinginsevereclimates,ridingwithheavyloads,ridingdouble,

commercialactivities;suchuseisinherentlydangerousandcancauseseriousinjurytothe

rider.

NotetoParents

Itisatragicfactthatmostbicycleaccidentsinvolvechildren.Asaparentorguardian,you

beartheresponsibilityfortheactivitiesandsafetyofyourchild.Amongtheseresponsibilities

aretoensure;

•Thatthebicyclethatyourchildisridingisproperlyﬁttedtothechild

•Thatitisingoodrepairandsafeoperatingcondition

•Thattheplayofyoungchildrenissupervisedbyanadult

•Thatyouandyourchildhavelearned,understandandobeynotonlytheapplicable

localmotorvehicle,bicycleandtraﬃclaws,butalsothecommonsenserulesofsafe

andresponsiblebicycling

Asaparent,youshouldreadthisuserguidebeforelettingyourchildridethebicycle.Please

ensurethatyourchildalwayswearsanapprovedbicyclehelmetwhenriding.

ChoosingtheCorrectSizeBike

FrameSizing:

Whenselectinganewbicycle,thecorrectchoiceofframesizeisaveryimportantsafety

consideration.Todeterminethecorrectsizebicyclefortherider:

•Straddletheassembledbicyclewithfeetshoulderwidthapartandﬂatontheground.

•Theremustbeatleastoneinch(2.5cm)ofclearancebetweenthehighestpartofthe

toptubeofthebicycleandthecrotchoftheriderwiththetiresproperlyinﬂated.

•Tomeasuretheinseam,useameasuringtapetomeasurefromtheground(withshoes

on)totheinseamofyourpants.

•Subtractthestandoverheightfromtheinseammeasurementtoensurethatyouhave

therecommendedamountofclearance.Ifyouhavelessthanoneinchormorethan

threeinches(2.5to7.5cm),youmayneedtomoveupordownaframesize.

WeightLimit:

Themaximumstructuralweightrecommendationsforourbicyclesare;

•12inchbicycles:30kg

•14inchbicycles:40kg

•18inchbicycles:50kg

CAUTION:Forsafeandcomfortableridingthereshouldbeaclearanceofnoless

than1inchbetweentheinseamareaoftheintendedriderandthetoptubeofthe

bicycleframe,whiletheriderstraddlesthebicyclewithbothfeetﬂatontheground.

WARNING:Ifthebicycleistoolargetheridercannotreachthepedalseasily,orthe

groundwhenstoppingwhichmayresultinlossofcontroland/orinjury.

RoadSafety

Likeanysport,bicyclinginvolvesriskofinjuryanddamage.Youneedtoknowandpractice

therulesofsafeandresponsibleriding.

•Intheinterestofsafercycling,makesureyoureadandunderstandthisuserguide.Note

andperformpre-ridesafetychecks.

•Somestatesandlocallawsmayrequirethatyourbicyclebeequippedwithawarning

devicesuchasahornorbellandafrontandrearlightifthebicycleistoberiddenaer

dark.

•Alwayswearshoeswhenridingabicycleandavoidlooseﬁttingclothes.

•Checkyourbrakesfrequently.Theabilitytostopyourbicycleiscritical.Roadsare

slipperywhenwetsoavoidsharpturnsandallowmoredistanceforstopping.Caliper

brakesmaybecomelesseﬃcientwhenwet.Leaves,loosegravel,andotherdebriscan

alsoaﬀectstopping.

•Alwaysrideinthesamedirectionastraﬃc.Neverrideagainsttraﬃc.

•Stopandlookbeforeyouleaveanalley,driveway,orparkinglot.Rideonlywhenitis

clear.

•Followthetraﬃcﬂowinastraightlineandstayclosetothecurborinthebikelane,

whenavailable.Watchforcarsmovinginandoutoftraﬃc.

•Obeyalltraﬃcregulations.Mosttraﬃcregulationsapplytobikeridersaswellas

automobileoperators.

•Oneriderperbike.Nevercarryotherriders.Thisisdangerousandmakesthebikeharder

tocontrol.

•Alwaysbealert.Pedestrianshavetherightofway.Bealertwhenridingnearparked

carsandridefarenoughawayfromcarssothatyouwon’tgethitifsomeoneopensthe

cardoor.

•Usecautionatallintersectionsandstopsigns.Stopandlookbothwaysbefore

proceeding.

•Usehandsignals.Communicatebyusinghandsignalstotellotherdriverswhatyouare

goingtodo.Signalbeforeturningunlessyourhandisneededtocontrolthebike.

•Properlightsarerecommendedifyourideatnight.Besuretohaveastronghead-light,

ataillight,andafullsetofreﬂectors.Checkthatreﬂectorsareclean,straight,unbroken,

andsecurelymounted.

•Nevercarrypackagesorobjectswhichobstructvision.

•Neverholdontoamovingvehiclewhileriding.

•Thekick-standisdesignedtosupportthebicycleonly,notthebicycleandtherider.

•Avoidthefollowinghazards:draingrates,potholes,soroadedges,gravel,sand,wet

leaves,and/oranyobstructionintheroad.Failuretodosocouldcausewheel(s)to

buckleandresultinpersonalinjurytotherider.

•Wetweatherriding-ridingyourbicycleinwetconditionsisnotrecommended.Inwet

conditionstractionandbrakingpowerisreduced.Ridinginsuchconditionscouldresult

inpersonalinjury.

•Properhelmetuse.AhelmetthatmeetsAustralianstandardsshouldalwaysbeworn

whenridingabicycle.Thehelmetshouldﬁtproperlyandbewornonthecrownofthe

head,nottippedback.Ensuretoreplaceyourhelmetatleasteverythreeyearsto

ensurethestructuralintegrityofthefoam.Replaceaerimpact,regardlessoflackof

visibledamagetohelmet.

•Usebikelaneswhenavailable.Alsonotethatincertainstates,carsmayusebikelanes

whenturning.

•Respect“bicyclesareprohibited”signs.

NightRiding

Ridingabicycleatnightismuchmoredangerousthanridingduringtheday.Acyclistisvery

diﬃcultformotoristsandpedestrianstosee.Therefore,childrenshouldneverrideatdawn,

duskoratnight.Adultswhochoosetoacceptthegreatlyincreasedriskofridingatdawn,

duskoratnightneedtotakeextracarebothridingandchoosingspecializedequipment

whichhelpsreducethatrisk.Consultyourlocalbicycleshopaboutnightridingsafety

equipment.

WARNING:Reﬂectorsarenotasubstituteforrequiredlights.Ridingatdawn,at

dusk,atnightoratothertimesofpoorvisibilitywithoutanadequatebicyclelighting

systemandwithoutreﬂectorsisdangerousandmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.

WARNING:Donotremovethefrontorrearreﬂectorsorreﬂectorbracketsfromyour

bicycle.Theyareanintegralpartofthebicycle’ssafetysystem.Removingthe

reﬂectorsreducesyourvisibilitytoothersusingtheroadway.Beingstruckbyother

vehiclesmayresultinseriousinjuryordeath.

ChildSafetyRules

Toavoidanaccident,teachchildrengoodridingskillswithanemphasisonsafety.

•Alwayswearaproperlyﬁttedhelmet.

•Donotplayindrivewaysorontheroad.

•Donotrideonbusystreets.

•Donotrideatnight.

•Obeyalltraﬃclaws,especiallystopsignsandredlights.

•Beawareofotherroadvehiclesbehindandnearby.

•Beforeenteringastreet:Stop,lookfortraﬃc,enteronlywhensafe.

•Ifridingdownhill,beextracareful.Slowdownusingthebrakesandmaintaincontrolof

steering.

•Nevertakeyourhandsoﬀthehandlebars,oryourfeetoﬀthepedalswhenriding

downhill.

Cranks&Pedals:

•Ensurepedalsaresecurelytightenedtothecranks.

•Ensurecranksaresecurelytightenedtothebottombracketand

arenotbent.

Frame&Fork:

•Checkthattheframeandforkarenotbent,broken,orcracked.

•Ifeitherarefoundtobebent,broken,orcracked,theyshouldbe

replaced.

Wheels&Tires:

•Ensuretiresareinﬂatedtowithintherecommendedrangeas

displayedonthetiresidewall.

•Ensuretireshavetreadandhavenobulgesorexcessivewear.

•Ensurerimsruntrueandhavenoobviouswobblesorkinks.

•Ensureallwheelspokesaretightandnotbroken.

•Checkthataxlenutsaretight.

•Donotoverinﬂate.

Beforeeveryride,itisimportanttocarryoutthefollowingsafetychecks:

Brakes:

•Ensurefrontandrearbrakesworkproperly.

•Ensurebrakepadsarenotoverwornandarecorrectlypositioned

inrelationtotherims.

•Ensurebrakecontrolcablesareproperlylubricated,correctly

adjusted,anddisplaynoobviouswear.

•Ensurebrakecontrolleversareproperlylubricatedandtightly

securedtothehandlebar.

SAFETYCHECKLIST

Chain:

•Ensurechainisoiled,cleanandrunssmoothly.

•Extracareisrequiredinwetordustyconditions.

•Onbicyclesequippedwithcoasterbrakes,checkforproperchain

tension.

•Checktomakesureyourchainguardistightandnottouchingthe

crankorchain.

Bearings:

•Ensureallbearingsarelubricated,runfreelyanddisplaynoexcess

movement,grindingorrattling.

•Checkheadset,wheelbearings,pedalbearingsandbottom

bracketbearings.

Handlebars:

•Ensurehandlebarandstemarecorrectlyadjustedandtightened,

andallowpropersteering.

•Ensurethatthehandlebarsaresetcorrectlyinrelationtotheforks

andthedirectionoftravel.

OVERVIEW

Bike

ToolsRequired(included)

AllenKey(5-6mm)Multi-function

Wrench

Phillips/Flat

Screwdriver

Note:

Theillustrationsinthismanualareforreferenceonly.Thecomponentsofyour

bicyclemightdiﬀer.

Trainingwheel

Front

reflector

FrontVbrake

Wheelreflector

Crankset

Pedal

Fork

Rim

Tyre

Rear

reflector

Seat

Cushion

Frame

Stem

Handlebar

Bell

Fork

ASSEMBLY

Step1:Aligningtheforks

•Theframe,handlebars,frontwheel,andothercomponentsareattachedwithzipties.

Lieverythingoutinonepiece,andsetitdown,withthechainfacingupwards.

•Removethezipties,andremoveanypaddingorpackaging.

•First,alignthefork.Rotateit,toensureitmovesfreelywithoutbinding(Figure1),making

suretheforkispointingintherightdirection,withtheforkbladesfacingforward

(Figure2).

CAUTION:Asyouassemblethebike,it’sagoodideatoplacealittlewhitegrease

oranti-seizecompoundontheseatpost,stemandthreadsoftheboltstoprevent

rusting.

GettingStarted

Opentheboxandcheckthatallpartsarepresent.

Westronglyrecommendreadingtheuserguidebeforebeginning.Ifyouaren’tcomfortable

withtheassembly,youshouldbringyourbiketoyourlocalbikeshoptohaveaqualiﬁed

mechanicputittogetherforyou.Pleaseensureyouneedtoreadthisentireuserguide

beforeyourideorletanyoneelserideit.

Figure1 Figure2

Step2:Installingthewheels

•Ensurethebrakesarelooseenoughtoallowthewheeltopassthroughthebrakepads

easily.

•Placewheelintoforkdropouts.

•Installretainingwasherswithraisedlippointedtowardsthefork,andinsertintothe

smallholeoftheforkblade(Figure3).

•Installaxlenutandsecurelytighten.Ensurethewheeliscenteredbetweenthefork

blades(Figure4).

•Spinthewheeltomakesurethatitiscenteredandclearsthebrakeshoes.Tightenthe

brakesifnecessary.

•Ifthewheelisoutofalignmentyouwillneedtorealignthewheel.Contactyourlocal

bicycleshoptohelprealignthewheels.

Figure3

WARNING:Failuretoobeythesestepscanallowthefrontwheeltoloosenor

dislodgewhileriding.Thiscancauseinjuryordeathtotheriderortoothers.

Figure4

WARNING:Ensurethewheelisinthecentreoftheforkbeforetighteningbothnuts.

Step3:Handlebar/Stem

Figure7

Insertthestemandhandlebarassemblyintothefork,makingsurethestemwedgeisloose.

Ensurethecablesarenottangledandtracksmoothlyoneithersideofthestem.

Thestemshouldbepointingtowardsthefrontofthebike,alignedwiththefronttire(Figure5).

Dependingonthetypeofbolt,tightenthestemboltwith5,or6mmAllenwrench(Figure6).

Figure5

WARNING:Topreventsteeringsystemdamageandpossiblelossofcontrol,the

stemmustbeinsertedenoughsothattheminimuminsertionmarksarecompletely

covered(Figure7).

Minimuminsertion

mark

Figure6

TestingBrakeFunctions

Totestthefunctionofthefronthandbrake,lithefrontofthebikeandspinthewheel.The

wheelshouldnotrubonthebrakepads.Next,squeezethebrakeleverandtakenoteofthe

brakepadscontactingthesideofthewheel.Thepadsshouldcontacttherimonbothsides

atthesametime.Finally,holdthebrakeleverﬁrmandtrytomovethebikeforward.The

brakeshouldholdwellenoughtokeepthewheelfrommoving.Repeatthesestepsforthe

rearwheel.

Step4:Brakes

Aerinstallingthefrontwheel,re-connectthefrontbrakebysqueezingthearmstogether,

andslidingthecableguidebackintothecarrier(Figures8&9).

Figure8 Figure9

WARNING:Whenassemblingoradjustingthebrakes,makesurethecableanchor

nutistight(Figure9).Failuretosecurelytightenthenutcouldresultinbrakefailure

andpersonalinjury.

Step5:Attachingthepedals

Beforeyourﬁrstride,pleasedothefollowingchecksandensureyourpedalsareattached

correctly.

•Thereisarightsidepedalmarked“R”andalesidepedalmarked“L”

•Pedalmarked“R”hasrighthandthreads.Tighteninaclockwisedirection.

•Pedalmarked“L”haslehandthreads.Tighteninacounterclockwisedirection

(Figure10).

•Aerputtingsomewhitegreaseonthethreadsofthepedal,placethepedalintothe

crank,anduseyourﬁngerstogetitstarted.Threadingitincanbetricky,somakesure

todoitcorrectly.Thetopofthethreadwillrotatetowardsthefrontofthebiketotighten

thepedals.

•Onceﬁngertightened,usea15mmopen-endedspannertotorquethemdown.They

areproperlytightenedwhenthepedalspindle,whichistheaxlethatthepedalplatform

spinsaround,beginstobiteintothemetalonthecrank.

Figure10

WARNING:Incorrectinstallmentofpedalsintoacrankarmwillcauseirreparable

damage.Unlesstheshoulderofthepedalspindleistighttothefaceofthecrank

arm,thepedalmaybackoutcausingseriousinjuryordeath.Makeittightsothe

shoulderisincompletecontactwiththesurfaceofthecrankarm.

Step6:Installingtherearseatreﬂector

•Loosenthescrewontheclampofthereﬂectoruntilyoucanslidethereﬂectoroverthe

seatpost.

•Oncethereﬂectorisontheseatpost,inserttheseatpostbackintotheseattube.

•Positionthereﬂectorsothatitisperpendiculartotheground,andmoveituponthe

seatpostuntilitcanbeseenabovethetirewhenviewingthebikefromtherear

(Figure11).

•Removetheseatpostfromtheseattube.

Figure11

Figure13

Step7:Installingtheseat

•Addsomewhitegreasetotheinsideoftheseattube,andslidetheseatpostintothe

bicycle.

•Makesurethattheminimuminsertionmarkiscompletelycoveredandthattheseatis

pointingforwardinalignmentwiththebicycle(Figures12&13).

Figure12

TestingHandlebarandStemTightness(aercompleteassembly).

Totestthetightnessofthestem,straddlethefrontwheelbetweenyourlegstightly(Figure

14).Trytoturnthehandlebarbackandforth.Thehandlebarshouldnotslipormove

independentlyofthefrontwheelatall.Ifthehandlebardoesmove,re-alignthestemwith

thefrontwheelandtightenthestembolt.Re-testtomakesurethestemissecurewiththe

sameprocess.

Totestthetightnessofthehandlebar,holdthebikestationaryandtrytorotatetheendsof

thehandlebarupanddownormovethebarforwardandback.Ifthehandlebarmoves,

loosenthehandlebarclampnutorboltsevenlytore-positionandthenre-tighten.Repeat

thetestuntilthebarswillnotmove.

Figure14

Step8:Inﬂatingthetires

Useahandpump,footpump,orﬂoorpumptoproperlyinﬂatethetires.Themaximum

inﬂation(PSI)isshownoneachtiresidewall(Figure15).Ifyourpumpdoesnothaveabuiltin

gauge,useaseparatepressuregaugetoensurethetiresareinﬂatedtothecorrectpressure.

Figure15 Figure16

WARNING:Tiresmustbeproperlyinﬂatedbeforeriding.Neverexceedthe

maximumpressure(PSI)thatislistedonthesideofthetire.

WARNING:Besuretocheckthattheedge(beads)ofbothtiresareevenlyseated

theentirewayaroundonbothsidesofthetire.Failuretodosomayresultinthetire

comingoﬀoftherim,thetubepopping(Figure16),andalossofcontrolofthe

bicycle,causinginjuryorevendeath.

RecommendedTirePressures

Therecommendedpressuremoldedonthesidewallofyourbicycletiresshouldmatchthe

ﬁguresbelow.Usethisasageneralguide.

BMX-35-50psi

MountainBike-40-65psi

RoadTouring-70-90psi

Hybrid/Crossbike-60-100psi

RoadRacing-110-125psi

Step9:Installingfrontreﬂector

Attachthewhitereﬂectortothefrontreﬂectorbracketandsecuretotheforkorhandlebar

usingthehardwareprovided.

Step10:Installingtrainingwheels

Removethenutandattachthetrainingwheelstothebike.Usethemulti-functionwrenchto

re-installandtightenthepreviouslyremovednut .(Figure17)

Figure17

Training

wheel

Nut

OPERATION

It’simportanttoyourenjoymentandsafetytounderstandhowthingsworkonyournew

bicycle.Evenifyou’reanexperiencedcyclist,don’tassumethatthewaythingsworkonyour

newbikeisthesameashowtheyworkonolderbikes.Besuretoreadandtounderstandthis

section.Ifyouhaveeventheslightestdoubtastowhetheryouunderstandsomething,talk

toyourlocalbicyclespecialistorcontactKogan.comforsupport.

RemovingandInstallingBolt-onWheels

RemovingBolt-onFrontWheel:

1. Openupthebrakeshoes.

2. Witha15mmboxwrenchora6inchadjustablewrench,loosenthe2axlenuts.

3. Ifyourfrontforkhasaclip-ontypesecondaryretentiondevice,disengageitandgoto

Step4.Ifyourfrontforkhasanintegralsecondaryretentiondevice,loosentheaxlenuts

aboutsixfullturns;thengotoStep4.

4. Raisethefrontwheelafewinchesoﬀthegroundandtapthetopofthewheelwiththe

palmofyourhandtoknockthewheeloutoftheforkends.

InstallingaBolt-OnFrontWheel:

1. Withthesteeringforkfacingforward,insertthewheelbetweentheforkbladessothat

theaxlesitsﬁrmlyatthetopoftheslotswhichareatthetipsoftheforkblades.The

axlenutwashersshouldbeontheoutside,betweentheforkbladeandtheaxlenut.If

yourbikehasaclip-ontypesecondaryretentiondevice,engageit.

2. Whilepushingthewheelﬁrmlytothetopoftheslotsintheforkdropouts,andatthe

sametimecenteringthewheelriminthefork,usea6inchadjustablewrenchora15mm

boxwrenchtotightentheaxlenutssecurely.

3. Closethebrakeshoes;thenspinthewheeltomakesurethatitiscenteredintheframe

andclearsthebrakeshoes.

RemovingaBolt-OnRearWheel:

1. Opentherearbrakeshoes.

2. Shitherearderailleurtohighgear(thesmallestrearsprocket)andpullthederailleur

bodybackwithyourrighthand.

3. Witha15mmboxwrenchorasixinchadjustablewrench,loosenthe2axlenuts.

4. Litherearwheeloﬀthegroundafewinches,andwiththederailleurstillpulledback,

pushthewheelforwardanddownuntilitcomesoutofthereardropouts.

InstallingaBolt-OnRearWheel:

1. Shitherearderailleurtoitsoutermostpositionandpullthederailleurbodybackwith

yourrighthand.

2. Putthechainontothesmallestsprocket.Then,insertthewheelintotheframedropouts

andpullitallthewayintothedropouts.Theaxlenutwashersshouldnotbeonthe

outside,betweentheframeandtheaxlenuts.

3. Tightentheaxlenutssecurely,usinga6inchadjustablewrenchora15mmboxwrench.

4. Pushtherearderailleurbackintoposition.

5. Closethebrake;thenspinthewheeltomakesurethatitiscenteredintheframeand

clearsthebrakeshoes.

SeatpostQuickRelease

Manybikesareequippedwithquick-releaseseatpostbinders.Whileaquickreleaselooks

likealongboltwithaleverononeendandanutontheother,infactthequickreleaseuses

acamactiontoﬁrmlyclamptheseatpost.

AdjustingtheQuickReleaseMechanism:

Theactionofthequickreleasecamsqueezestheseatcollararoundtheseatposttohold

theseatpostsecurelyinplace.Theamountofclampingforceiscontrolledbythetension

adjustingnut.Turningthetensionadjustingnutclockwisewhilekeepingthecamleverfrom

rotatingincreasesclampingforce;turningitcounterclockwisewhilekeepingthecamlever

fromrotatingreducesclampingforce.Lessthanhalfaturnofthetensionadjustingnutcan

makethediﬀerencebetweensafeclampingforceandunsafeclampingforce.

CAUTION:Thefullforceofthecamactionisneededtoclamptheseatpost

securely.Holdingthenutwithonehandandturningtheleverlikeawingnutwith

theotherhanduntileverythingisastightasyoucangetitwillnotclampthe

seatpostsafely.

CAUTION:Ifyoucanfullyclosethequickreleasewithoutwrappingyourﬁngers

aroundtheseatpostforleverage,andtheleverdoesnotleaveaclearimprintinthe

palmofyourhand,thetensionisinsuﬃcient.Openthelever;turnthetension

adjustingnutclockwiseaquarterturn;thentryagain.

BrakesAdjustment

Formosteﬀectivebraking,usebothbrakesandapplythemsimultaneously.

Itisimportantforyoutoknowwhichbrakelevercontrolswhichbrakeonyourbike.Ensure

thatyourhandscanreachandsqueezethebrakeleverscomfortably.

Thebrakingactionofabicycleisafunctionofthefrictionbetweenthebrakesurfaces-

usuallythebrakeshoesandthewheelrim.Tomakesurethatyouhavemaximumfriction

available,keepyourwheelrimsandbrakeshoescleanandfreeoflubricants,waxesor

polishes.

ProgressiveBrakeModulation

Brakesaredesignedtocontrolthespeedandtostopthebike.Maximumbrakingforcefor

eachwheeloccursatthepointjustbeforethewheelstopsrotatingandstartstoskid.Once

thetireskids,youlosemostofthestoppingforceandalldirectionalcontrol.

Youneedtopracticeslowingandstoppingsmoothlywithoutlockingupthewheel.The

techniqueiscalledprogressivebrakemodulation.Insteadofjerkingthebrakelevertothe

positionwhereyouthinkyouwillgenerateappropriatebrakingforce,squeezethelever,

progressivelyincreasingthebrakingforce.Ifyoufeelthewheelbegintolockup,release

pressurejustalittletokeepthewheelrotatingjustshortoflockup.

Itisimportanttodevelopafeelfortheamountofbrakeleverpressurerequiredforeach

wheelatdiﬀerentspeedsandondiﬀerentsurfaces.Tounderstandthis,experimentby

walkingyourbikeandapplyingdiﬀerentamountsofpressuretoeachbrakelever,untilthe

wheellocks.

CAUTION:Somebicyclebrakes,suchaslinear-pullanddiskbrakes,areextremely

powerful.Youshouldtakeextracareinbecomingfamiliarwiththesebrakesand

exerciseparticularcarewhenusingthem.Applyingthesebrakestoohardortoo

suddenlycanlockupawheel,whichcouldcauseyoutolosecontrolandfall.

CAUTION:Suddenorexcessiveapplicationofthefrontbrakemaypitchtherider

overthehandlebars,causingseriousinjuryordeath.

ApplyingBrakes

Whenyouapplyoneorbothbrakes,thebikebeginstoslow,butyourbodywantsto

continueatthespeedatwhichitwasgoing.Thiscausesatransferofweighttothefront

wheel,or,underheavybraking,aroundthefrontwheelhub,whichcouldharmyou.

Awheelwithmoreweightonitwillacceptgreaterbrakepressurebeforelockup;awheel

withlessweightwilllockupwithlessbrakepressure.

Dothefollowingasyouapplybrakesandyourweightshisforward:

•Shiyourbodytowardtherearofthebike,totransferweightbackontotherearwheel;

•Atthesametime,decreaserearbrakingandincreasefrontbrakingforce.

•Thisisimportantonsteepdescents,becausedescentsshiweightforward.

Thekeytoeﬀectivespeedcontrolandsafestoppingarecontrollingwheellockupand

weighttransfer.Practicebrakingandweighttransfertechniqueswherethereisnotraﬃcor

otherhazardsanddistractions.

Everythingchangeswhenyourideonloosesurfacesorinwetweather.Tireadhesion

reduces,sothewheelshavelesscorneringandbrakingtractionandcanlockupwithless

brakeforce.Moistureordirtonthebrakeshoesreducestheirabilitytogrip.Thewayto

maintaincontrolonlooseorwetsurfacesistogomoreslowly.

AdjustingBrakes

IfeitherbrakeleveronyourbikefailstheMechanicalSafetyCheckyoucanrestorebrake

levertravelbyturningthebrakecableadjustingbarrelcounterclockwise,thenlockthe

adjustmentinbyturningthebarrel'slocknutclockwiseasfarasitwillgo.Iftheleverstillfails

theMechanicalSafetyCheck,orifyouhaveanyquestionaboutwhetheryourbrakesare

workingproperlyhaveyourbrakescheckedbyabicyclespecialistorcontactKogan.comfor

support.

CAUTION:Thebrakecableadjustingbarrelsareforminoradjustmentsonly.For

majoradjustments,seethe“Step9:Brakes”intheAssemblysectionofthisuser

guide.

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