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A Note on Wear
Some components of your bike are subject to wear due to their function. The
rate of wear will depend on care and maintenance and the way you use your bike
(extent of use, riding in the rain, dirt, salt etc.). Bikes that are often left standing in
the open may also be subject to increased wear through weathering.
The components below require regular care and maintenance. Nevertheless,
sooner or later they will reach the end of their service life, depending on conditions
and intensity of use. Parts that have reached their limit of wear must be replaced.
This concerns:
• Brake cables
• The bar tape
• The brake cable housings
• The brake pads
• The chain
• The chainrings
• The gear cable housings
• The grips
• The pulleys
• The saddle covering
• The sprockets
• The tires
• The brake pads of rim and disc brakes:
These are inherently subject to wear. If you use your bike for competitive cycling
or in hilly terrain, they may have to be replaced quite frequently. Check your
brake pads regularly and have them replaced by your FELT dealer if necessary.
• Rims with rim brakes:
Braking causes wear not only to the brake pads, but also to the rims. Therefore
check your rims regularly, for example when pumping up the tires. Some rims
have wear indicators such as rings, coloured marks or grooves which become
visible when the rim has reached its limit of wear. Observe the specifications
given on the rim. Ask your FELT dealer to examine the remaining thickness of
the rims, at the latest, when you are through your second set of brake pads.
Rim walls that become deformed or show hair line cracks when tire pressure is
increased have reached the end of their service life, and the rim must then be
replaced.
• Suspension components:
Guides and seals of suspension forks, rear shocks and suspension seat posts
wear over time.
• Operational fluids:
Liquids, such as hydraulic brake fluid along with fluids contained within suspen
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sion forks, rear shocks, suspension seat posts decay over time.
• Lighting and reflectors:
Lighting is essential for your safety on the road, especially at night. Check
whether the reflectors are in good working order before every ride. Light bulbs
are inherently subject to wear. Always have a set of spare bulbs with you so that
you can replace one, if necessary.
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