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Cleaning and caring for your
CENTURION bike or pedelec
Dried sweat, dirt and salt from riding during the winter
or in sea air can harm your CENTURION bike. You
should therefore make it a habit of cleaning all com-
ponents at regular intervals.
Avoid cleaning your bike with a high-pressure
cleaner. The high-pressure jet is likely to enter
bearings by passing through the seals and dilute
the lubricants hereby increasing the friction. This
destroys and impairs the functioning of the bearing
races in the long term. High-pressure jets are also
likely to remove frame stickers or decorations to the
rims. The electronics could be damaged in the case
of pedelecs
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A much more gentle way of cleaning your bike is with
a low-pressure water jet or a bucket of water and a
sponge or a large brush. Cleaning your bike by hand
has another positive side-effect: you may discover
defects in the paint as well as worn or defective com-
ponents at an early stage.
Check the chain for wear and relubricate after clean-
ing and drying
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(see the chapter “Chain – care and
wear” and the instructions of the component manu-
facturers on this CENTURION CD-ROM).
Wipe dry the sliding surfaces of the suspension fork
and apply special spray. Apply a coat of standard hard
wax on painted, metal and carbon surfaces (except
from brake surfaces and brake discs). Polish the
waxed surfaces after drying to give them a nice shine.
Keep cleaning agents and chain oil clear of the brake
pads, brake discs and rim sides (braking surfaces).
Otherwise the brake could fail. Never grease or lubri-
cate the clamping areas of a frame made of carbon,
e.g. handlebars, stem, seat post and seat tube.
Once greased, carbon components may never again
ensure reliable clamping!
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While cleaning, watch out for cracks
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,
scratches, dents as well as deformed
or discolored material. Have defective
components replaced immediately and touch up
paint defects. If you are in doubt or if you have
any questions, contact your CENTURION dealer.
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Only use petroleum-based solvents
for cleaning tough oil or grease stains
from paint and carbon surfaces. Never
use degreasing agents containing acetone, me-
thyl chloride or the like, or solvent-containing,
non-neutral or chemical cleaning agents that
could attack the surface!
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Do not clean your CENTURION bike
with a high-pressure cleaner or a water
jet and if you do, be sure to keep it at a
distance. Do not aim at the bearings.
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Keep in mind that the auxiliary drive of
your CENTURION pedelec may lead to
partly higher wear than you are used to.
This applies in particular to the brakes and the
tires and in the case of bottom bracket drives to
the chain
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and the sprockets.
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