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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
Carbon is a modern material used in bi-
cycle and vehicle construction. However,
carbon components are highly sensitive.
Errors in its assembly or use could lead
to breakages and therefore dangerous
driving conditions, falls, accidents and
material damage.
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It is imperative that you observe all of the
following information regarding the use of
carbon parts.
•
Should you have any questions relating to
the use of carbon parts, please consult your
specialist retailer. Risk of personal injury and
material damage!
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
Shock and impact loads which may occur
as a result of unintended use (see chapters
2.1.3 and 4.1) or stone-chipping, may lead
to inconspicuous damage in the carbon
bres and/or delamination (= a dissoluti-
on of the bonded carbon layers).
Such damage, combined with the forces
arising from the operation of the bicycle
can suddenly break carbon parts and
therefore lead to dangerous driving
conditions, falls, accidents and material
damage
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Your bicycle must be used solely for the in-
tended purpose (see chapters 2.1.3 and 4.1)
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After falls or other major mechanical stresses
which are not prescribed under normal
biking operations, carbon frames and com-
ponents should no longer be used.
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Please consult your authorised specialist
retailer immediately after a fall.
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Carbon is a more commonly used term for
carbon-bre reinforced plastic. This describes
a bre-plastic composite material in which the
carbon bres are embedded in several layers
in a plastic matrix.
4.3.1 Information on frame
construction
These high-end products are produced by hand.
Deviations in nish may therefore occur, however,
this does not represent grounds for complaint.
4.3.2 How to use your carbon
parts correctly
1. Do not, under any circumstances, mount
brackets, screws, clamps or other ele-
ments which exert mechanical pressure
on the carbon tube.
2. Clamping onto bike stands or other wall
brackets:
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Never clamp your bicycle to a carbon tube
or carbon seat post in the clamping jaws of
a bike stand.
3. Please take care when using shackle
locks! These may, under certain circum-
stances, damage your frame.
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When using shackle locks, please ensure
that these only touch the respective carbon
tube at very the most, and are not exerting
pressure.
4. Saddle clamp / seatpost:
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The prescribed tightening torque of the
saddle clamp bolt is max. 6 Nm.
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The seat tube must not be scoured or me-
chanically processed in any other way.
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Please consult your authorised specialist
retailer immediately after a fall.
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The seatposts and seat tubes must not be
lubricated. Only a carbon assembly paste
may be used.
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Aluminium seatposts may only be mounted
using a carbon assembly paste.
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The seat clamp may not be closed if the seat
post has been removed.
5. Bottle holder:
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The thread sets are provided for attaching
standard bottle holders. The maximum tigh-
tening torque of the screws for attaching the
bottle holder to the frame is 3 Nm.
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