Cube HYDE - Check Handlebar-Mounted Parts; Check the Fork Bearing

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
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It must not be possible to twist or slide
any of the parts.
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There must be no audible creaking or
rattling sounds.
7.4 Check handlebar-mounted parts
1. Check the gearshift/brake levers,
grips (straight handlebars only) and
triathlon rest (triathlon bikes only) for
correct t:
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Grip the front wheel between your legs
or keep the handlebars steady with your
hand.
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Try to twist the brake levers with your
other hand.
Triathlon attachment
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Grip the front wheel between your legs.
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Try to twist the gear levers using your
other hand.
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Try to pull the handgrips and the bar
ends from the handlebars.
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It must not be possible to twist or slide
any of the parts.
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There must be no audible creaking or
rattling sounds.
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In case a bell has been tted to the hand-
lebar, it must be possible to reach it easily
with a nger or a thumb and it must not
be possible to move it.
7.5 Check the forks bearing
The forks bearing is the forks bearing
in the fork stem.
1. Check your forks bearing. The front
wheel must swivel easily in both direc-
tions with no play:
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Stand beside your bike and hold the
handlebar grips with both hands.
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Pull the front brake lever and keep the
brake applied.
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Push your bike forward and backward in
short, jerky movements.