2.1.2 How may you ride your bicycle?
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
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Sit with your bottom on the saddle or
ride out of the saddle, i.e. pedalling in a
standing position.
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Hold the left handlebar grip with our left
hand and the right hand handlebar grip
with your right hand. Place your left foot
on the left pedal and your right foot on the
right pedal.
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Place your left foot on the left pedal and
your right foot on the right pedal.
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Only use the bicycle as a pure means of
travel.
2.1.3 Where may you ride your bicycle?
All bicycles by this manufacturer are
classied into Categories. You will nd
your bicycle‘s Category in your Service
Card. (Last Page)
This is entered by your dealer on
purchase (see also Chapter 4).
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
Your safety on these roads and tracks
depends on your speed.
In the case of jumps and high speed the-
re is basically a risk of falling. Only jump
and ride at high speed when you have
rmly mastered this riding technique.
The higher your speed, the bigger is the
risk you take!
Please note that all roads and paths
may be damaged and/or have obstacles
which may adversely aect your riding
safety and damage your bicycle.
In such locations ride particularly slowly
and carefully. Push or carry your bicycle
over such subsurface if necessary.
Touring: Paths, no jumps
Cross-country: Paths, no jumps
Urban: Paths, no jumps
Marathon: Unprepared paths,
no jumps
All Mountain: Unprepared paths,
jumps up to 0.5 metres
in height
Enduro: Unprepared paths at high
speed, jumps up to 1 m in
height
Freeride: Sports park/ bikepark
Dirt bike/BMX: Sports park/ bikepark
Kids: Paths, no jumps
Traveller: Paths, no jumps
Countrylite: Paths, no jumps
Downhill: Sports park/ bikepark
Road Racing: Paths, no jumps
Bikes of every
category with
racing wheel or
tyres simil ar to
racing wheel:
Roads and paths are classied
as follows:
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Road: Asphalted
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Path: Sand, gravel or similar subsurface (e.g.
forest pathway, eld track)
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Prepared hiking trail: No or not many roots,
sleepers, stones, ledges etc.
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Unprepared hiking trail: Roots, sleepers,
stones, ledges etc.
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Sports park: Area specially designed for
free riding, downhill, 4X and dirt bikes
Free riding: Artistic and athletic use, rapid
descents in open terrain.
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Downhill: Descents on tracks specically
designed for this purpose at high to very
high speeds.4X and dirt bikes: similar tracks
for BMX bikes.
Roads, no jumps