MTB/ ROAD BIKE/ TREKKING
10 After falls or accidents
Risk of Personal Injury and
Material Damage!
Damage after a fall or accident may lead
to hazardous riding situations, falling,
accidents and material damage.
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After a fall or accident contact your dealer
immediately.
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Only ride the bike again after it has been
properly readjusted by the dealer.
After a fall basically you must renew all damaged
bike components such as
• Handlebars
• triathlon / time trial attachment
• Bar ends
• Handlebar stem
• seat post (if made of carbon)
• saddle (if saddle framework is made of
carbon)
• rims (if made of carbon)
• and crank.
All other bike parts must be checked by your dealer
and if necessary replaced.
Risk of Personal Injury and
Material Damage!
More and more bikes are tted with
carbon bre components
Carbon bre components are very sensi-
tive and if incorrectly tted and if slightly
damaged can lead to dangerous riding
situations, falling, accidents and material
damage.
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Please note all instructions regarding assem-
bly, care, maintenance and checking these
parts in accordance with the accompanying
component servicing instructions.
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Only have assembly work on or to carbon
bre parts carried out in a specialist work-
shop.
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After damage and falls you must consult
your dealer.
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Only use your bike again after he has repla-
ced the damaged parts or assured you that
you can continue to use the bike without
any worries.
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Please also refer to the information provided
in chapter 4.8
11 Transporting your bike
Risk of Personal Injury and
Material Damage!
An unsuitable transportation system
may damage parts of your bike which are
important for safety and lead to dange-
rous riding situations, falls, accidents and
material damage.
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Only transport this bicycle inside your car.
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Objects or items may not be placed on this
bicycle or its frame.
•
Any bike carrier (e.g. roof, rear end) that
requires the frame or bicycle to be mounted
or clamped is not suitable for this bicycle.
This bike may only be transported inside a vehicle.
Please note during transportation that the bike is
secured and is not damaged by other packaging
items for example.
For transportation you may remove the front and
rear wheels and the saddle stem with saddle if these
are tted with quick releases. Only undertake this
disassembly if you are sure that you can reassemble
these parts correctly.
See Chapter 8.3, 8.8
If your road wheels are bolted to the frame (e.g. in
the case of hub gears) consult your dealer
Danger of material damage!
If your bike is inside a vehicle solar radia-
tion can cause the tyres to burst or come
away from the rim.
•
Let the air out of the tyres prior to transpor-
tation and ll them again after transportati-
on (see Chapter 7.1.3)
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