MTB/ ROAD BIKE/ TREKKING
8.7 Service the brakes
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
Incorrect operation of the brakes can
lead to hazardous riding situations, fal-
ling, accidents and material damage.
•
Familiarise yourself with operation of the
brakes.
•
Ascertain which brake lever operates the front
and which one operates the back brake
•
Operate the respective brake lever several
times in the static position.
You can observe opening and closing ac-
tion of the brake blocks or brake calipers
on the respective disk or rim.
1. To operate the brake pull the lever in the
direction of the handlebars.
You will obtain the best braking eect if
you operate both brake levers in a coor-
dinated and balanced manner.
8.8 Operate the quick-release action
Risk of Personal Injury and Material
Damage!
An incorrect mounting of the running
wheels to a quick-release hub axle may
lead to dangerous riding situations, falls,
accidents and material damage.
•
Read the following description regarding
the handling of your quick-release hub axle
and follow the instructions accordingly.
•
Familiarize yourself with the handling of the
quick-release hub axle.
•
Repeatedly exercise mounting and demoun-
ting your running wheels to and from the
quick-release hub axle.
•
Check the running wheel every time after it
has been mounted to the axle according to
chapter 7.1.1.
•
In case you are unsure if your running
wheels have been mounted correctly, do
not ride your bicycle and consult your
specialist dealer.
Risk of burns!
Quick-release levers on disk brakes can
become hot during riding.
•
Touch the quick-release lever very briey
with the bare nger.
If it feels hot let it cool down.
Our bike hubs and possibly also your saddle stem
may be have quick-releases ttings (often also re-
ferred to as „quick-release clamps“ or simply „quick
releases“).
1
2
3
4
4
3: Lever
4: Spring
These quick-release ttings make possible rapid
disassembly and assembly of these components
without any tools.
Construction and function.
•
Long threaded axis with a nut on one side
and an eccentrically-mounted lever on the
other
•
There is a little spring between the nut and
hub and between the hub and the lever.
Legende:
1: Axle
2: Nut
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