9.5 Road wheels and tyres
Risk of Personal Injury and
Material Damage!
Damage to road wheels and tyres may lead to hazardous riding situations, falling, accidents and
material damage.
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At the slightest malfunction contact your dealer immediately.
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Only ride the bike again after it has been properly readjusted by the dealer.
Problem Possible causes Corrective action
Road wheels „hopping“ up and
down
Tyre damage
Defective spokes
Contact a specialist workshop immediately.
Noises: Creaking, knocking,
grinding or other.
Debris caught in wheel
Remove debris Afterwards use your bike
particularly carefully
Have your bike checked by a specialist work-
shop for any consequential damage.
Damage to road wheel Contact a specialist workshop immediately.
Schwammiges Fahrverhalten Air pressure too low
Increase air pressure (see Chapter 7.1.3) If the
same handling occurs again shortly after
there is a slow puncture (see next line)
Increasingly spongy handling
Very unusual rolling characteris-
tics (you can feel every stone)
Flat tyre
Replace tube and if necessary tyre and tape
on tubeless systems
Replacing tyres
Contact a specialist workshop
(*) immediately. The bike must not be used
until then.
(*): Changing the tube, tyre and rim tape
can only be undertaken given the required
experience.
Have your dealer demonstrate this procedu-
re to you and practice this job until you are
familiar with it.
For removing and retting road wheels see
Chapters 8.8 and 11.1.
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