Merida CENTURION - Table of Contents

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Component description CENTURION trekking bike .....2
Component description CENTURION city pedelec ......4
Some notes on the translation of these original
CENTURION operating instructions ...................8
General safety instructions ...........................9
Intended use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Before your first ride ...............................17
Additional information “Before your first ride”
with your CENTURION pedelec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Before every ride ...................................21
Additional information “Before every ride”
with your CENTURION pedelec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
After an accident ...................................24
Additional information “After an accident”
with your CENTURION pedelec. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
How to use the quick-releases .......................27
How to fasten components securely with a quick-release ...28
Adjusting the CENTURION bike to the rider ...........29
Adjusting the saddle to the correct height ..............30
Adjusting the height of the handlebars .................32
Conventional stems ................................33
Stems for threadless systems, the Aheadset
®
-system ....34
Correcting the fore-to-aft position and horizontal
tilt of the saddle ...................................35
Adjusting saddle position and tilt .....................36
Adjusting the brake lever reach .......................38
Adjusting the tilt of the handlebars and the brake levers ...39
The brake system ..................................40
Rim brakes .......................................42
V-brakes ........................................42
Hydraulic rim brakes ...............................43
Disc brakes .......................................45
Hydraulic disc brakes ..............................46
Mechanical disc brakes .............................46
Roller, drum and back-pedal brakes ..................47
The gears .........................................48
Derailleur gears ....................................48
Functioning and operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Checking and readjusting ...........................51
Adjusting the rear derailleur ..........................51
Adjusting the front derailleur .........................52
Multi-speed hubs (internal gear hubs) .................53
Functioning and operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Checking, readjusting and servicing ...................54
Adjusting multi-speed hubs ..........................54
Chain – care and wear ..............................55
Chain maintenance ................................55
The wheels and the tires ............................56
Tires, inner tubes, rim tape, inflation pressure ...........56
Valves ...........................................58
Rim trueness and spoke tension ......................58
Tire puncture ......................................59
Dismounting wheels ................................59
Clincher and folding tires ............................61
Dismounting tires .................................61
Mounting tires ....................................62
Mounting wheels ..................................63
The headset .......................................64
Threadless headsets – Aheadset
®
....................64
Suspension ........................................66
Glossary .........................................66
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