Argos Cross - 3 H Brakes

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3I. BRAKES
/ƚƐǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐƐĂĨĞƚLJƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞŽŶLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞdƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƚŚĞ
ůĞŌďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌďƌĂŬĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬĞďƵƚƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐďŝŬĞƐďƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞƐĞƚƵƉ
ƚŚŝƐǁĂLJƐƋƵĞĞnjĞŽŶĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĂŶĚůŽŽŬƚŽƐĞĞǁŚŝĐŚďƌĂŬĞĨƌŽŶƚŽƌƌĞĂƌĞŶŐĂŐĞƐEŽǁĚŽƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚĂŶĚƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ/ĨƚŚĞŝƌŚĂŶĚƐĂƌĞƚŽŽƐŵĂůůƚŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ
ĐŽŶƐƵůƚLJŽƵƌůŽĐĂůďŝŬĞƐŚŽƉďĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐƚŚĞďŝŬĞdŚĞůĞǀĞƌƌĞĂĐŚŵĂLJďĞĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞŽƌLJŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶ
,ŽǁďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬ
dŚĞ ďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂďŝĐLJĐůĞ ŝƐ Ă ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ ďƌĂŬŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐdŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵŚĂǀĞŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ ĨƌŝĐƟŽŶ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌǁŚĞĞůƌŝŵƐĂŶĚďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐĨƌĞĞŽĨĚŝƌƚůƵďƌŝĐĂŶƚƐǁĂdžĞƐŽƌƉŽůŝƐŚĞƐ
ƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŽůLJŽƵƌƐƉĞĞĚŶŽƚũƵƐƚƚŽƐƚŽƉƚŚĞďŝŬĞDĂdžŝŵƵŵďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĨŽƌĞĂĐŚǁŚĞĞůŽĐĐƵƌƐĂƚƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚũƵƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ
ǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƐƵƉ;ƐƚŽƉƐƌŽƚĂƟŶŐͿĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚƐƚŽƐŬŝĚKŶĐĞƚŚĞƚLJƌĞƐŬŝĚƐLJŽƵĂĐƚƵĂůůLJůŽƐĞŵŽƐƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞĂŶĚĂůůĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽů
zŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐůŽǁŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚůŽĐŬŝŶŐƵƉĂǁŚĞĞů
dŚĞƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞŝƐĐĂůůĞĚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞďƌĂŬĞŵŽĚƵůĂƟŽŶ/ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨũĞƌŬŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵƚŚŝŶŬLJŽƵůůŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞůĞǀĞƌƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞůLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞ
/ĨLJŽƵĨĞĞůƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůďĞŐŝŶƚŽůŽĐŬƵƉƌĞůĞĂƐĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞũƵƐƚĂůŝƩůĞƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƌŽƚĂƟŶŐũƵƐƚƐŚŽƌƚŽĨůŽĐŬƵƉ/ƚƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂ
ĨĞĞůĨŽƌƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚĨŽƌĞĂĐŚǁŚĞĞůĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƉĞĞĚƐĂŶĚŽŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐdŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚŝƐ
ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚĂůŝƩůĞďLJǁĂůŬŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞĂŶĚĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŽĨƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƚŽĞĂĐŚďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌƵŶƟůƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƐ
tŚĞŶLJŽƵĂƉƉůLJŽŶĞŽƌďŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞƐƚŚĞďŝŬĞďĞŐŝŶƐƚŽƐůŽǁďƵƚLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJǁĂŶƚƐƚŽĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĂƚƚŚĞƐƉĞĞĚĂƚǁŚŝĐŚŝƚǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐdŚŝƐĐĂƵƐĞƐĂ
ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŽĨǁĞŝŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŚĞĞů;ŽƌƵŶĚĞƌŚĞĂǀLJďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚǁŚĞĞůŚƵďǁŚŝĐŚĐŽƵůĚƐĞŶĚLJŽƵŇLJŝŶŐŽǀĞƌƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌƐͿ
ǁŚĞĞůǁŝƚŚŵŽƌĞǁĞŝŐŚƚŽŶŝƚǁŝůůĂĐĐĞƉƚŐƌĞĂƚĞƌďƌĂŬĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞďĞĨŽƌĞůŽĐŬƵƉĂǁŚĞĞůǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐǁĞŝŐŚƚǁŝůůůŽĐŬƵƉǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐďƌĂŬĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ
^ŽĂƐLJŽƵĂƉƉůLJďƌĂŬĞƐĂŶĚLJŽƵƌǁĞŝŐŚƚŝƐƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƌĞĚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽƐŚŝŌLJŽƵƌďŽĚLJƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞƚŽƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌǁĞŝŐŚƚ
ďĂĐŬŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƌĞĂƌǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƟŵĞLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽďŽƚŚĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞƌĞĂƌďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĐĞdŚŝƐŝƐĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ
ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŽŶĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞĚĞƐĐĞŶƚƐƐŚŝŌǁĞŝŐŚƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ
dǁŽŬĞLJƐƚŽĞīĞĐƟǀĞƐƉĞĞĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚ ƐĂĨĞƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐĂƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐǁŚĞĞůůŽĐŬƵƉĂŶĚǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌdŚŝƐ ǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌŝƐĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞ
ƉƌŽŶŽƵŶĐĞĚŝĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŚĂƐĂĨƌŽŶƚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŬ&ƌŽŶƚƐƵƐƉĞŶƐŝŽŶĚŝƉƐƵŶĚĞƌďƌĂŬŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌWƌĂĐƟĐĞďƌĂŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ǁĞŝŐŚƚƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽƚƌĂĸĐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌŚĂnjĂƌĚƐĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ
ǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƌŝĚĞŽŶůŽŽƐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽƌŝŶǁĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ/ƚǁŝůůƚĂŬĞůŽŶŐĞƌƚŽƐƚŽƉŽŶůŽŽƐĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŽƌŝŶǁĞƚǁĞĂƚŚĞƌdŝƌĞ
ĂĚŚĞƐŝŽŶŝƐƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƐŽƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůƐŚĂǀĞůĞƐƐĐŽƌŶĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚďƌĂŬŝŶŐƚƌĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚĐĂŶůŽĐŬƵƉǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐďƌĂŬĞĨŽƌĐĞDŽŝƐƚƵƌĞŽƌĚŝƌƚŽŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞ
ƉĂĚƐƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚŚĞŝƌĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽŐƌŝƉdŚĞǁĂLJƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽůŽŶůŽŽƐĞŽƌǁĞƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐŝƐƚŽŐŽŵŽƌĞƐůŽǁůLJ
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RIM BRAKES
ZŝŵďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬďLJƐƋƵĞĞnjŝŶŐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐ;ƵƐƵĂůůLJŵĂĚĞŽƵƚŽĨƌƵďďĞƌͿĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƌŝŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐůŽǁƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůĚŽǁŶƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞ
ĂǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝnjĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
ŬĞĞƉƚŚĞƐĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞĚzŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƐĂŶĚLJŽƵŵĂLJŶĞĞĚƚŽƌĞůĞĂƐĞĂŶĚĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚĞŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƌĞƉůĂĐĞĂǁŚĞĞů
/ŶƚŚŝƐŵĂŶƵĂůLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚĂŐƵŝĚĞŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĚŽƚŚĞƐĞ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌŝĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĂďŽƵƚĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐƚŽĚŽǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌďƌĂŬĞƐŽƌƚŚĞŝƌ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐLJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐďĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞ
zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞƐĞƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĚũƵƐƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJ;ƚŚĞƐĞƌƵůĞƐĚŽŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌĚŝƐĐďƌĂŬĞƐͿ/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚ
ĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐ
Check the brake pads are
ƐƋƵĂƌĞƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
ŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚĞƋƵĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝŵ;ϭͲϭϱŵŵͿƐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽǁĞĂƌ
LJŽƵĐĂŶĮŶĞƚƵŶĞƚŚĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĂĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
ďLJƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂďůĞĂĚũƵƐƚĞƌƐĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
zŽƵƌďƌĂŬĞĂƌŵƐŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽ ŚĂǀĞĂŶĂĚũƵƐƚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŵ
ƐĞĞƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞƐLJŽƵƌ
ďŝŬĞŚĂƐ
dŚĞ ďƌĂŬĞ ƉĂĚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ďĞ
ǁŽƌŶ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƌ ůŝŶĞ
ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ
ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƉĂĚŝƐǁŽƌŶŽƵƚ
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ŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞĂƌŵƐƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞƌŝŵƐŚŽƵůĚƌƵŶĨƌĞĞůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐǁŝƚŚŶŽĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞŝƐŽƉĞŶ
dŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚƚŽƵĐŚƚŚĞƌŝŵďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌŝƐϭϯŽĨƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌ
1-1.5mm1 -1.5mm
RIM
WEAR LINE
CABLE ADJUSTER
BARREL
It’s very important for your safety, that you learn and remember which brake lever controls which brake on your bike.
Traditionally, the left brake lever controls the rear brake and the right brake lever controls the front brake; but, to make sure your
bike’s brakes are set up this way, squeeze one brake lever and look to see which brake, front or rear, engages. Now do the same
with the other brake lever.
Make sure that their hands can reach and squeeze the brake levers comfortably. If their hands are too small to operate the levers
comfortably, consult your local bike shop before riding the bike. The lever reach may be adjustable; or you may need a dierent
brake lever design.