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10. If you bought a pedelec with suspension, you
should check the air pressure of the suspen-
sion fork and the rear shock. If necessary, use
the pump included in the BikeGuard for the
adjustment. Improperly adjusted suspension
forks and rear shocks are liable to malfunction
or damage. This will in any case impair the
riding behaviour as well as your safety whilst
riding. For more information read the chapters
“The suspension fork” and “Full-suspension”
in your comprehensive world-specic Canyon
bicycle manual.
11. Are parts of your pedelec made of carbon?
Note that this material requires special care
and careful use. Read in any case the chap-
ter “Special characteristics of carbon” in your
comprehensive world-specic Canyon bicycle
manual.
BEFORE YOUR FIRST RIDE
Check with your insurers that the
pedelec as well as storage and charging
of lithium-ion batteries are covered by your
household and re insurance. Read the daily
press to keep yourself informed about current
legislative changes.
Note that not all pedelecs are tted with
kickstands. Therefore, when parking
your pedelec, make sure it stands safe and se-
cure and is not at risk of toppling over or being
knocked over. If your pedelec topples over, it
can suer from damage.
Our pedelecs are high-end sports equip-
ment, representing lightweight con-
struction as pinnacle of engineering. Also be a
professional when it comes to handling of the
material. Misuse, unprofessional assembly or
insucient maintenance can render the
pedelec unsafe. Risk of accident!
Be aware that the distance you need to
stop your pedelec may increase when
you are riding with your hands on bar ends.
The brake levers are not in all gripping posi-
tions within easy reach.
Note that in wet conditions the brake
performance is less eective and the
tyre grip reduced. Look well ahead when riding
on wet ground and ride clearly slower than in
dry conditions.
The weight distribution on pedelecs dif-
fers markedly from the weight distribu-
tion on bicycles without drive assistance. A
pedelec is clearly heavier than a bicycle with-
out drive assistance. For this reason parking,
pushing, liing and carrying the pedelec is
more dicult. Bear this in mind when loading
your pedelec into a car and unloading it or
when mounting it on a bicycle carrier system.
BEFORE YOUR FIRST RIDE
8.
Does the frame size t, are saddle and handle-
bar properly adjusted?
Stand over the top tube
of your pedelec and check whether there is
enough clearance between the top tube and
your crotch (at least one handbreadth). The
saddle should be set to a height from which
you can just reach the pedal in its lowest po-
sition with your heel. Check whether your toes
reach to the oor when you are sitting on the
saddle. Riding with too big a frame may cause
injuries, when getting o the bike quickly! For
more information on the saddle position read
the chapter “Adjusting the Canyon bike to the
rider” in your comprehensive world-specic
Canyon bicycle manual.
9. Have you ever tried clipless or step-in pedals
and the shoes they go with? Before setting o
with clipless pedals for the rst time, care-
fully practise locking one shoe onto a pedal
and disengaging it while the bike is stationary.
Lean against a wall when practising so that
you do not topple over. Adjust the locking and
release mechanism, if necessary. Be sure to
read the chapter
“The pedal systems”
in your
comprehensive world-specic Canyon bicycle
manual at www.canyon.com/downloads (as of
November2020) rst.
A lack of practice with or a too tight
disengaging mechanism of clipless ped-
als may result in problems of unclipping from
the pedals! Risk of a fall!
When mounting your pedelec, make
sure not to step in the pedals until you
sit in the saddle and grip the handlebar tight
and that one pedal is at the lowest position
when you get on. The motor assistance might
switch on suddenly and result in an uncon-
trolled start of your pedelec. Risk of a fall!
In particular, make sure there is enough
clearance between crotch and top tube
so you cannot hurt yourself when you have to
get o quickly.
Electric road bikes and electric gravel
bikes may only be used with clipless/
step-in pedals. Flat or platform pedals or dual
pedals (clipless on one side, platform on the
other side) may not be used.
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