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Check the brake cables and make sure they are
securely in place:
- The brake cables must not be damaged or
corroded.
- The brake cables must be clamped in position
at the brake callipers (so that the entire
breadth of the cable is secure).
Checking the handlebar parts
Check that the shifter/brake lever, handles (only
if handlebar is straight) and time-trial/triathlon
handlebars (only for time-trial and triathlon
bikes) are securely fitted:
7.4
7.5
- Turn the front wheel by turning the handlebar
sideways and release immediately.
- The front wheel should return to its original
position.
- The front wheel must not remain in the
rotated position.
Checking the brakes
Risk of personal injury and material damage!
Faulty brakes can cause life-threatening
accidents.
Check your brake system particularly
thoroughly.
Checking the grip shift.
- Clamp the front wheel between your legs or
hold the handlebar tight with your hands.
- Try to turn the shifter/brake lever by hand.
- Try to pull the handles off the handlebar (only
if handlebar is straight).
- The parts must not rotate or shift.
- There should be no cracking or grinding
sounds.
Checking the headset
The headset is the part which keeps the fork
crown securely in position in the head tube.
Check the headset.
It must be easy to rotate the front wheel in
both directions, and there should not be any
play.
- Stand next to your bike and hold the
handlebar grips with both hands.
- Squeeze the front brake, keep it compressed.
- Push your bike forwards and backwards in
short jerking movements.
- There must be no detectable play in the
headset:
There must be no cracking or grinding sounds.
There must also be no crunching sounds.
- Lift the whole bike off the ground such that
the rear wheel is higher than the front wheel.
Checking the headset: turning the handlebar.
Checking the headset: turning the handlebar.
7.6
!
During longer trips, brake pads and disc brakes
can quickly become worn.
Always take a spare set with you on such trips.
Only replace the brake pads yourself if you
know how to do it properly.
Contact your dealer for more information.
Have a qualified bicycle mechanic replace the
brake pads or disc brakes if you do not know
how to do this properly yourself.
Check that your brakes are working properly:
- When stationary, squeeze both brake levers
until the end stop.
Note that in this position the minimum distance
between the brake lever and handlebar grip
must be at least 30 mm.
Checking the brake lever.
- Try to move the bike while squeezing both
brake levers.
- Both wheels must remain locked.
Checking the rim brake with brake cable
(road bike version)
Rim brake on a road bike.
7.6.1
Correct clamping of the brake cable.
Check that the entire brake system has been
fitted and assembled correctly:
- By hand, try to pull the brakes away from the
fork (front) or the frame (rear).
Checking the brakes are fitted securely.
It must not be possible to pull the brakes loose
and they must be fitted without play.
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