Isaac Kaon - Mounting a Wheel; Operating the Brakes; Operating the Quick-Release Axle; Operating the Thru-Axle

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8.5 Operating the brakes
Risk of personal injury and material damage!
Improper use of the brakes can lead to
dangerous riding situations, crashes, accidents
and damage to the bike.
- Make sure you know how to use the brakes
properly.
- Determine which brake lever operates the
front brake and which operates the rear brake.
- To do this, squeeze the relevant lever several
times when stationary. You will notice that
the brake pads or disc brake pads open and
close on one of the rims.
To operate the brake, pull the lever towards the
handlebar.
Operating the brakes.
Thru-axle before mounting.
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The best braking performance is achieved by
applying the right amount of pressure to both
levers at the same time.
8.6 Mounting a wheel
Operating the thru-axle8.6.1
Mounting the wheel:
- If your bike has a thru-axle system with
quick-release lever, place the wheel in the fork
and position the disc brake correctly in the
brake arch.
- Make sure the wheel is straight, and then
slide:
 •roadbike:theaxle,withquick-releaselever
open, from left to right through the wheel
suspension and the hub.
 •mountainbike:frontwheel the axle, with
quick-release lever open, from right to left
through the wheel suspension and the hub,
rear wheel  the axle, with quick-release
lever open, from left to right through the
wheel suspension and the hub.
- Tighten the thru-axle in the screw thread
and apply pressure to close the quick-release
lever.
Removing the wheel:
- Open the quick-release lever and loosen the
thru-axle.
- Remove the quick release from the fork and
hub.
- Carefully remove the wheel from the fork and
the disc brake from the brake arch.
- Put the thru-axle back into position in the fork.
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Special versions
Some wheels are mounted with a different
type of thru-axle or combination of thru-
axle and quick release. For information on
using these systems, please refer to the user
manuals issued by the respective rim or fork
manufacturer.
Operating the quick-release axle
To open the quick release:
- Pull the eccentrically mounted lever away
from the hub. This can now be turned
approximately 180° on its own axis.
8.6.2
The wheel hubs and possibly the seatpost
clamp are fitted with quick-release axles
(usually referred to as the ‚quick release‘).
These quick releases make it easier to
dismantle and assemble the parts without
requiring tools. A quick release consists of
- a long axle with screw thread
- a nut at one end
- and an eccentrically mounted lever at the
other
- There are springs between the lock nut and
the hub, and between the lever and the hub.
- The side of the springs with the smaller
diameter always points towards the hub.
- If there is a quick release for clamping the
seatpost, there is an internal hex screw head
where the nut usually is.
Quick-release axle dismantled in separate parts.
Opening the quick release.
Quick release closed.
Opening the quick release.
Rotate the lock nut anticlockwise until the
wheel can be removed from the frame or fork
without using excessive force.
If you unscrew the nut so far that it comes off
the screw thread, make sure you do not lose the
springs.
Loosening the lock nut by turning anticlockwise.