Argos Cross - 1. First Ride Preparations; Initial Bike Assembly and Checks

We strongly urge you to read this Manual in it’s entirety before your child’s rst ride. At the very least, read and make sure that you
understand each point in this section, and refer to the cited sections on any issue which you don’t completely understand.
ŶƐƵƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚƚŚĞďŝŬĞĂŶĚĮƩĞĚĂůůůŽŽƐĞƉĂƌƚƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŵĞŝŶƚŚĞďŽdž
ŚĞĐŬƚŚĞĐŚĂŝŶŝƐůƵďƌŝĐĂƚĞĚ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞĂůůǁŚĞĞůĮdžŝŶŐƐĂƌĞƟŐŚƚĂŶĚĮƩĞĚĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJ
ŚĞĐŬƚƌƵĞŶĞƐƐŽĨǁŚĞĞůƐĂŶĚƚLJƌĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌƐĂĚĚůĞŝƐĂƚƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚƌŝĚŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚŶŽƚďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŝŶƐĞƌƟŽŶŵĂƌŬŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚ
ĂůůĮdžŝŶŐƐĂƌĞƟŐŚƚ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌŚĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚĂŶŐůĞƚŽLJŽƵƌƌŝĚŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ;ǁŚĞƌĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞͿĂŶĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŶŽƚ
ďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŝŶƐĞƌƟŽŶŵĂƌŬŚĞĐŬĂůůŶƵƚƐĂƌĞƟŐŚƚ
ŶLJĞdžƚƌĂƐŽƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŽƌŝĞƐŵƵƐƚďĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůLJĮƩĞĚĂŶĚƟŐŚƚ
/ĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŝƐĂDyǁŝƚŚĂϯϲϬ'ŝƌŽĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌĐĂŶďĞĨƵůůLJƌŽƚĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐĂďůĞƐƐŶĂŐŐŝŶŐ
ŚĞĐŬďƌĂŬĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJĚũƵƐƚŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJZŝŐŚƚŚĂŶĚůĞǀĞƌƐŚŽƵůĚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĨƌŽŶƚďƌĂŬĞĂŶĚůĞŌƐŚŽƵůĚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƌĞĂƌDĂŬĞ
ƐƵƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶƌĞĂĐŚĂŶĚŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌƌŝĚŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌŐĞĂƌƐĐŚĂŶŐĞĐůĞĂŶůLJĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĐĂŶŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŐĞĂƌůĞǀĞƌƐĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌƌŝĚŝŶŐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
ŚĞĐŬĐŚĂŝŶǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚĐƌĂŶŬďŽůƚĂƌĞƟŐŚƚ
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/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĞdžĞƌĐŝƐĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĐĂƵƟŽŶǁŚĞŶƌŝĚŝŶŐŽƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵŝŶŐĂŶLJŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƚĂƐŬƐŽŶ
LJŽƵƌďŝŬĞƐŽĂƐŶŽƚƚŽƚƌĂƉĮŶŐĞƌƐŽƌĂŶLJŽƚŚĞƌĞdžƚƌĞŵŝƚLJǁŚŝĐŚĐĂŶĐĂƵƐĞƐĞƌŝŽƵƐŝŶũƵƌLJ
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DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚƐĮƌƐƚƌŝĚĞŝƐŝŶĂƋƵŝĞƚĂƌĞĂĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵĐĂƌƐŽƚŚĞƌĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐŽďƐƚĂĐůĞƐĞƚĐDĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚďĞĐŽŵĞƐĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ
ǁŝƚŚĂůůƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐĂŶĚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐŽĨƚŚĞŝƌŶĞǁďŝŬĞĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJďƌĂŬĞƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ
/ĨLJŽƵĨĞĞůĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞďŝŬĞŝƐŶŽƚĂƐŝƚƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐ
ůǁĂLJƐ ǁĞĂƌ Ă ŚĞůŵĞƚ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ ŐĞĂƌ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ
ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ŬŶĞĞƐ ĞůďŽǁƐ ďĂĐŬ ƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ
ĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ/ƚŝƐŚŝŐŚůLJƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚWƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞ
ĞLJĞǁĂƌĞŝƐĂůƐŽƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚ
zŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ǁĞĂƌƐ
ĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƐ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ĂŶĚ ǀŝƐŝďůĞ
ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ƚŽŽ ůŽŽƐĞ >ŽŽƐĞ ĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐ ĐĂŶ ĐĂƚĐŚ ŝŶ
ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƉĂƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ ůŽƐĞ ĐŽŶƚƌŽů
ĂŶĚĨĂůůĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞLJĚƌĞƐƐŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞ
ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ &ŽŽƚǁĞĂƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ŐƌŝƉ ƚŚĞ
ƉĞĚĂůƐĂŶĚŶŽƚŚĂǀĞůŽŽƐĞůĂĐĞƐ
DĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ LJŽƵ  LJŽƵƌ ĐŚŝůĚ ŬŶŽǁ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂů
ƚƌĂĸĐůĂǁƐĂŶĚŽďĞLJƚŚĞŵŝĐLJĐůĞƐĂƌĞƐŚĂƌŝŶŐ
the road with others and should always assume
ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŶƚďĞĞŶƐĞĞŶĂŶĚĞdžĐĞƌĐŝƐĞŵĂdžŝŵƵŵ
ĐĂƵƟŽŶ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ŽŶ ďƵƐLJ ƌŽĂĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ
ůĂƌŐĞǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ
/ĨLJŽƵƌĐŚŝůĚŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƌŝĚĞŽīͲƌŽĂĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ
ŵĂLJ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ĞdžƚƌĂ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ƐŬŝůůƐ
DĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞLJ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĞŝƌ ďŝŬĞ ǁĞůů
HELMETS SAVE LIVES!
ůǁĂLJƐǁĞĂƌĂĐLJĐůŝŶŐŚĞůŵĞƚǁŚŝĐŚŵĞĞƚƐƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
ĂŶĚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƚLJƉĞŽĨƌŝĚŝŶŐLJŽƵĚŽůǁĂLJƐĨŽůůŽǁƚŚĞŚĞůŵĞƚ
ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĮƚƵƐĞĂŶĚĐĂƌĞŽĨLJŽƵƌŚĞůŵĞƚDŽƐƚƐĞƌŝŽƵƐ
ďŝĐLJĐůĞŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞŚĞĂĚŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐǁŚŝĐŚŵŝŐŚƚŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂǀŽŝĚĞĚŝĨƚŚĞ
ƌŝĚĞƌŚĂĚǁŽƌŶĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞŚĞůŵĞƚ
ďĞĨŽƌĞƚƌLJŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƐƉĞĞĚŽƌĚŝĸĐƵůƚƚĞƌƌĂŝŶ
ĞĂǁĂƌĞƚŚĂƚŝŶǁĞƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚĞďŝŬĞƐďƌĂŬĞƐƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐƉŽǁĞƌ;ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞŽĨŽƚŚĞƌƌŽĂĚƵƐĞƌƐͿŝƐŐƌĞĂƚůLJƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ
/ĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞŝƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞƌŝĚĚĞŶĂƚŶŝŐŚƚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵŽďĞLJĂůůůĂǁƐƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐůŝŐŚƟŶŐĂŶĚĐůŽƚŚŝŶŐĂŶĚďĞĂǁĂƌĞƚŚĂƚĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐĂƌĞ
ŽŌĞŶŚĂƌĚƚŽƐƉŽƚĨŽƌĚƌŝǀĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂůŝŬĞ
ŶLJĨŽƌŵŽĨũƵŵƉƐƚƵŶƚƌĂĐĞŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƌŝĚŝŶŐŝƐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞůLJĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐĂŶĚǁŝůůŝŶǀĂůŝĚĂƚĞLJŽƵƌǁĂƌƌĂŶƚLJ
2. SAFETY
We strongly recommend that you to read this Manual in it’s entirety before your rst ride. At the very least, read and make sure that
you understand each point in this section, and refer to the cited sections on any issue which you don’t completely understand.