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BEFORE YOUR FIRST RIDE
SERIAL NUMBER
TIRES
We strongly recommend you take your bike to a professional bike shop and have them check
your work and fine tune the bike to ensure your bike is safe to ride.
It is important that you locate and record the
serial number of your bicycle in case of a recall or
if the bicycle is stolen. The serial number can be
found under the crank bottom bracket stamped
into the frame (Figure 19).
Locate the tire manufacturer’s recommended inflation pressure found on the tire sidewall
(listed as “PSI”).
Using a hand or floor pump with a gauge, begin to inflate the tire to half its
recommended inflation pressure and check to see that the tire is properly seated
on the rim. Be sure to inspect both sides of the tire for proper fit.
If the tire is seated unevenly or bulges out along the rim, let some air out of the tire and
reposition the tire by hand so that it sits evenly on the rim.
Continue to inflate the tire to the manufacturer’s recommended pressure.
Do not exceed the recommended pressure as this will cause an unsafe condition potentially
causing the tire to unexpectedly explode.
Do not use a compressed air device to inflate your tires as the rapid inflation of the tire can
cause it to blow o the rim.
Tires and tubes are not warranted against damage caused by over-inflation or punctures
from road hazards.
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Squeeze the brake arms together until the brake shoes contact the rim surface. Pull the cable
taught through its anchor and tighten the cable anchor bolt. Make sure the brake cable
housing is seated properly at the cable stop ferrules before tightening the anchor bolt.
(Figure 17)
Squeeze the brake lever hard several times to stretch the cable and make sure that it does
not slip through its anchor. If the cable tension is too tight to allow the brake shoes to retract
and clear the rim surface, loosen the anchor bolt and give the cable some slack. If the cable
has too much slack and you cannot apply enough stopping force to the rim, repeat proce-
dure “2” and take the slack out of the cable
Be sure that the brake arms are evenly spaced from the wheel and there is some clearance
between the brake pads and the rim surface. If the arms are not evenly spaced from the
wheel, you can balance the spacing by tightening or loosening the spring tension using the
small screw located at the lower side of each brake arm. (Figure 18)
CABLE
ANCHOR
BOLT
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CABLE HOUSING
STOPS
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SPRING TENSION
SCREW
BRAKE ARMS
7-Speed models: The gears in this model comes adjusted from the factory. If the gears need
adjustment, please have this done by a professional bike shop.
When Shifting Gears: You must be pedaling with light pedal pressure while shifting to allow the
chain to shift from one gear to another. For best results shift one gear at a time.
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