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Before every ride, it is important to carry out the following safety checks:
• Ensurefrontandrearbrakesworkproperly.
• Ensurebrakeshoepadsarenotoverwornandarecorrectlypositionedinrelationtotherims.
• Ensurebrakecontrolcablesarelubricated,correctlyadjustedanddisplaynoobviouswear.
• Ensurebrakecontrolleversarelubricatedandtightlysecuredtothehandlebar.
• Ensuretiresareinflatedtowithintherecommendedlimitasdisplayedonthetiresidewall.
• Ensuretireshavetreadandhavenobulgesorexcessivewear.
• Ensurerimsruntrueandhavenoobviouswobblesorkinks.
• Ensureallwheelspokesaretightandnotbroken.
• Checkthataxlenutsaretight.Ifyourbicycleisfittedwithquickreleaseaxles,makesurelockingleversare
correctly tensioned and in the closed position.
• Ensurehandlebarandstemarecorrectlyadjustedandtightened,andallowpropersteering.
• Ensurethatthehandlebarsaresetcorrectlyinrelationtotheforksandthedirectionoftravel.
• Checkthattheheadsetlockingmechanismisproperlyadjustedandtightened.
• Ifthebicycleisfittedwithhandlebarendextensions,ensuretheyareproperlypositionedandtightened.
• Ensurechainisoiled,cleanandrunssmoothly.
• Extracareisrequiredinwetordustyconditions.