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PART 2
Importance of a Maintenance Routine
Section E. Maintenance
GT Bicycle Owner’s Manual
Section E. Maintenance
Importance of a Maintenance Routine
WARNING
1. Regular Maintenance is important to your safety and the longevity of your bicycle. Any part of a poorly
maintained bike can break or malfunction leading to an accident.
While the materials and workmanship of your bicycle or of individual components may be covered by a
warranty for a specified period of time by the manufacturer, this is no guarantee that the product will last
the term of the warranty. Product life is often related to the kind of riding you do and to the treatment to
which you submit the bicycle. The bicycle’s warranty is not meant to suggest that the bicycle cannot be
broken or will last forever. It only means that the bicycle is covered subject to the terms of the warranty.
Ask a professional bicycle mechanic to help you develop a complete maintenance program, a program
which includes a list of the parts on your bike for YOU to check regularly.
2. All bicycles and bicycle components are subject to wear and stress. Different materials and
mechanisms wear or fatigue from stress at different rates and have different life cycles. If a component’s
life cycle is exceeded, the component can suddenly and catastrophically fail, causing serious injury or
death to the rider. Scratches, cracks, fraying and discoloration are signs of stress-caused fatigue and
indicate that a part is at the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.
See also “inspect For Safety” in this manual.
YOU CAN BE SEVERELY INJURED, PARALYZED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT IF YOU IGNORE THIS
WARNING.
WARNING
Many bicycle service and repair tasks require special knowledge and tools.
Do not begin any adjustments or service on your bicycle until you have learned from a professional bicycle
mechanic how to properly complete them. Improper adjustment or service may result in damage to the
bicycle or in an accident which can cause serious injury or death.
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