Genesis Mountain - Transporting Children;Child Bike Trailers

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If you are using stabilisers, please
make sure that you carefully read
the manufacturer‘s assembly instruc-
tions! The stabilisers have to be absolutely
secure, as your child is relying on their sup-
port! If they are not sure whether you have
correctly assembled the stabilisers, please
ask a specialist retailer for advice!
Using stabilisers can help a child get
used to riding a bicycle. It avoids falls
and helps children to feel safer. How-
ever, rst the child gets used to riding with this
“tricycle” style bike. It doesn‘t learn to keep
its balance and make the necessary coun-
termovements. That is why you have to be
particularly careful when you rst remove the
stabilisers. This is very unfamiliar for the child
and it rst has to learn this new skill.
• Please only use safe, certied children‘s seats!
• The child has to wear a helmet, its feet have to
be away and protected from any possible con-
tact with moving parts, such as spokes.
• A child seat changes the way your bicycle
behaves when riding. Take note of the long-
er braking distances and the more unstable
steering. Practice riding with a child seat in a
safe area before taking to public roads.
• Please comply with the manufacturer‘s in-
structions supplied with the seat.
Transporting children/child bike trailers
Find out about the legal regulations
which relate to the age of the child
and the rider.
If additional equipment was delivered
with your bicycle, which was not pre-
assembled, please ensure that you
read the manufacturer‘s instructions.
Regarding child bike trailers:
• We recommend not taking any chances when
it comes to the quality of child bike trailers!
• Only install children‘s trailers on bicycles which
are suitable for this kind of equipment.
• A child bike trailer is easily overlooked in road
trafc. Use colorful ags and permitted light-
ing to ensure that it becomes more visible. Ask
your specialist dealer for safety accessories.
• Take note that with a trailer your vehicle is
much longer than you are used to. A bicycle
with trailer also behaves differently in bends
than one without a trailer. You have to get used
to that when moving in road trafc. First try
with an empty trailer in safe, trafc-free terrain
before you participate in road trafc.
Check whether the trailer manufac-
turers specify a permitted maximum
payload and speed. These values
must be adhered to. Children under 16 years
of age are legally not permitted to ride a bicy-
cle with a trailer.
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Only install children‘s seats on bicy-
cles which are suitable for this kind of
equipment.
Carbon bre frames and components are
not permitted to carry children‘s seats!
Never attach a children‘s seat to the seat
post! Wrap and protect all suspension and
moving parts on the seat and seat post.
Please ensure that your child cannot trap its
ngers anywhere! This would result in a sub-
stantial chance of injury!