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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Front and rear wheels are both called
road wheels.
A road wheel consists of :
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the hub
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sprocket or sprocket cassette
(only on rear wheel hub
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Brake disc, if installed,
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Spokes
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Rim and the tyre equipment, which in turn
consists of
- Tyre casings
- Tube
- Rim tape insert
Currently, there are three dierent types
of tyre:
Wired-on tyres or folding tyres: This most
common type of tyre consists of the fol-
lowing components:
•
tyre
- If there are any loose parts:
- rim tape (only for rims with spoke holes)
Inside the tyre, there is a wire or a pad that
attaches itself to the rim ange when the
tyre is inated.
Field of application: All categories.
If you are unsure or if you have questions,
please consult your specialist dealer. Only
ride the bike again after it has been properly
readjusted by the dealer.
1. Visually inspect the whole bike:
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Check all xing screws for correct tightness
(see Chapter 3.3)
•
Check the entire bike for dents, ruptures,
deep scratches and other forms of mechani-
cal damage.
2. Contact your dealer if visual inspections
show defects of any description.
7.1 Check the road wheels
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Tubeless tyres:
Special rims (with or without hermetically
sealed spoke holes) and tyres form an
airtight seal and make the use of a tube un-
necessary. However, a tube can still be tted
in the event of a breakdown.
Field of application:
Mountain bikes, cross bikes, racing bike/
street.
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Tubed tyres:
The tube is sewed into the tyre. During
assembly, the tyre including the tube is
glued to a rim specically designed for this
purpose. The assembly instructions of the
tyre, glue and rim manufacturers must be
observed in this context. Please also consi-
der the notes in chapter 7.1.3.
Field of application: Racing bike/street
Information on the type of tyre and the tyre
size is provided in the handover certicate,
or can be obtained by consulting your speci-
alist dealer on this matter.
Bicycles which are equipped according to StVZO
may be tted with rim reectors.
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