Front and rear wheels are both called
road wheels.
A road wheel consists of :
•
the hub,
•
On the rear wheel hub only Sprocket or
sprocket cassette,
•
Brake disk, if tted,
•
Spokes
•
Rim and the Tyre equipment, which in turn
consists of
- Tyre casings,
- Tube and
- 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)
If you are unsure or in case 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:
•
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
shows defects of any description.
7.1 Check the road wheels
Field of application: All categories.
•
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 case of a breakdown.
Field of application:
Mountain bikes, cross bikes, racing bike/
street.
•
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 are provided in chapter 16, delivery
certicate, or can be obtained by consulting
your specialist dealer on this matter.
Bicycles which are equipped according to StVZO
may be tted with rim reectors.
Inside the tyre, there is a wire or a pad
that attaches itself to the rim ange
when the tyre is inated.
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