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G. CHANGING COMPONENTS OR ADDING ACCESSORIES
There are many components and accessories available to enhance the comfort, performance
and appearance of your bicycle. However, if you change components or add accessories, you
do so at your own risk. The bicycle’s manufacturer may not have tested that component or ac-
cessory for compatibility, reliability or safety on your bicycle. Before installing any component
or accessory, including but not limited to a different size tire, a lighting system, a luggage rack,
a child seat, a trailer, etc., make sure that it is compatible with your bicycle by with PROPAIN.
Be sure to read, understand and follow the instructions that accompany the products you
purchase for your bicycle. See also Appendix B, and C.
WARNING: Failure to conrm compatibility, properly install, operate and maintain
any component or accessory can result in serious injury or death.
WARNING: Exposed springs on the saddle of any bicycle tted with a child seat can
cause serious injury to the child.
WARNING: Changing the components on your bike with other than genuine replace-
ment parts may compromise the safety of your bicycle and may void the warranty. Check
with PROPAIN or your dealer before changing the components on your bike.
3. FIT
NOTE: Correct t is an essential element of bicycling safety, performance and comfort.
Making the adjustments to your bicycle which result in correct t for your body and riding
conditions requires mechanic make the adjustments on your bicycle; or, if you have the ex-
perience, skill and tools, have your PROPAIN or your dealer check your work before riding.
WARNING: If your bicycle does not t properly, you may lose control and fall. If your
new bike doesn’t t, ask PROPAIN or a bicycle dealer to exchange it before you ride it.
A. STANDOVER HEIGHT
1. Diamond frame bicycles
Standover height is the basic element of bike t (g. 2). It is the distance from the ground to
the top of the bicycle’s frame at that point where your crotch is when straddling the bike. To
check for correct standover height, straddle the bike while wearing the kind of shoes in which
you’ll be riding, and bounce vigorously on your heels. If your crotch touches the frame, the bike
is too big for you. Don’t even ride the bike around the block. A bike which you ride only on pa-
ved surfaces and never take off-road should give you a minimum standover height clearance
of two inches (5 cm). A bike that you’ll ride on unpaved surfaces should give you a minimum of
three inches (7.5 cm) of standover height clearance. And a bike that you’ll use off road should
give you four inches (10 cm) or more of clearance.
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