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Familiarise yourself with the operation of
the brakes.
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Determine which brake lever operates the
front brake and which one operates the
back brake.
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Operate the respective brake lever several
times in the static position. You can observe
opening and closing action of the brake
blocks or brake calipers on the respective
disk or rim.
4.8.2
Gear shift
Your bicycle is equipped with
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a derailleur gear and a crank set with one,
two or three chainwheels. This gear shift
will provide you with the optimal gear for
every.
speed and will, for example, enable you to
ride uphill more easily.
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This is how you can determine the number
of gears: Derailleur gear: Multiply the
number of the front chainwheels with the
number of sprocket wheels in the back,
e. g. 2 chainwheels x 10 sprocket wheels =
20 gears.
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Hub gear: Please take the indication on
the hub shell or on the gearshift lever into
account.
4.7 Trekking bike
Equipment in accordance with StVZO,
equipped with derailleur or hub gear, rim
brakes, backpedal brakes or disk brakes,
bicycle rack, splashguard (“mudguards”),
running wheels with rim diameter of 28
inches (662mm).
Additional features
– tyre width of up to 42mm
– lighting equipment, reectors and bell
4.8 General information
4.8.1 Brakes
Your bicycle is equipped with one or two
in dependently operated rim or disk brakes
(see chapter 4.1 - 4.7).
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
Incorrect operation of the brakes can
lead to hazardous riding situations, falls,
accidents and material damage.
four-joint frame
You can easily count the number of joints. The support
for the spring element is not considered a join.
4.8.3 Frame and fork
Bicycle frames are available in the
following versions:
• without suspension: rigid fork and rigid
frame, available for the following series
- Racing bike
- Cyclo-cross
- Fitness / Urban
- Trekking (not all models)
• semi-suspended (“hardtail”): with suspension
fork und rigid frame, available for the
following series
– Mountain bike
– Cross
– Trekking (not all models)
• fully suspended (“Fully” or “Full Suspension”):
with suspension fork and rear wheel
suspension.
There are dierent suspension systems with
dierent numbers of joints for bicycles with full
suspension.