PROPAIN tyee 2020 - Brake Reach

// MANUAL
E. BRAKE REACH
Many bikes have brake levers which can be adjusted for reach. If you have small hands or nd
it dicult to squeeze the brake levers, PROPAIN or your dealer can either adjust the reach or
t shorter reach brake levers.
WARNING: The shorter the brake lever reach, the more critical it is to have correctly
adjusted brakes, so that full braking power can be applied within available brake lever tra-
vel. Brake lever travel insucient to apply full braking power can result in loss of control,
which may result in serious injury or death.
4. TECH
It’s important to your safety, performance and enjoyment to understand how things work on
your bicycle. We urge you to ask PROPAIN or your dealer how to do the things described in
this section before you attempt them yourself, and that you have your dealer check your work
before you ride the bike. If you have even the slightest doubt as to whether you understand
something in this section of the Manual, talk to PROPAIN or your dealer. See also Appendix A, B,
C, D and E.
A. WHEELS
Bicycle wheels are designed to be removable for easier transportation and for repair of a
tire puncture. In most cases, the wheel axles are inserted into slots, called “dropouts” in the
fork and frame, but some mountain and road bikes use what is called a “through axle” wheel
mounting system. If you have a mountain or road bike equipped with through axle front
or rear wheels, make sure that PROPAIN or your dealer has given you the manufacturer’s
instructions, and follow those when installing or removing a through axle wheel.
If you don’t know what a through axle is, ask PROPAIN or your dealer. If you do not have a
bicycle with a through-axle wheel mounting system, it will have wheels secured in one of three
ways:
1. A hollow axle with a shaft (“skewer”) running through it which has an adjustable tension
nut on one end and an over-center cam on the other (cam action system, g.8 a & b)