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CAUTION!
A
Practise switching gears in a place free of traffic until you are familiar with
the functioning of the brake lever/shifter units or the shifters of your SCOTT
road bike.
CAUTION!
A
It is crucial when switching gears to continue pedalling smoothly and
without too much force. Do not shift under load, and in particular not at the
front derailleur, as this will shorten the service life of your chain considerably.
Furthermore, this can lead to chain-suck, i.e. the chain can get jammed between
chainstay and chainrings.
NOTE!
I
Read in any case carefully the manual of the gear manufacturer on this
SCOTT info CD. Make yourself familiar with your new gears in an area free of
traffic, if necessary. If you are in doubt or if you have any questions, contact your
SCOTT dealer.
Checking and readjusting
The derailleur gears of your bike were carefully adjusted by your SCOTT dealer
before delivery. However, Bowden cables may stretch a little on the first kilo-
metres, making gear shifting imprecise and the chain rattle.
Adjusting the rear (e) and front derailleur (f) accurately is a job for an experi-
enced mechanic. If you want to try to do the adjustment on your own, observe
in addition the manual of the gear manufacturer on this SCOTT info CD. If you
have any problems with the gears, contact your SCOTT dealer.
NOTE!
I
For your own safety, bring your SCOTT bike to your SCOTT dealer for its
first inspection after 100 to 300 kilometres, 5 to 15 hours of initial use or
four to six weeks, and at the very latest after three months.
SRAM brake levers/shifters (a) have only one shifter that is located behind the
brake lever. With one complete sweep of the shifter, the rear derailleur shifts in a
higher gear by one to two chainrings or three sprockets. With a short sweep the
chain changes to the next smaller chainring or sprocket.
With Shimano, SRAM and Campagnolo bar end shifters (b) for triathlon and
time trial use the shifting lever is pressed downward to move the chain to the
smaller sprockets to achieve a higher gear and to the smaller chainrings to
achieve a lower gear. By pulling the shifter upwards you can shift to the larger
chainrings or sprockets.
The shifters for flat bars (c) are located underneath the handlebars. The right-
hand, big shifter is actuated with the thumb. The chain moves on larger sprock-
ets, i.e. to lower gears. The smaller shifter is actuated either with the index finger
(d) or with the thumb and shifts into the other direction. By actuating the big
shifter with the thumb on the left side you shift to the larger chainring, i.e. to a
higher gear ratio.
DANGER!
G
Always wear straight-cut trousers or use trouser clips or the like to make
sure your trousers do not get caught in the chain or the chainrings. Risk of
falling!
DANGER!
G
Shifting gears under load, i.e. while pedalling hard, can make the chain slip.
At the front derailleur the chain may even slip off the chainrings and result in
an accident! At least the service life of the chain will be shortened considerably.
DANGER!
G
If there is play between bearing shaft and cranks, they can slip off and sus-
tain damage. Risk of falling!
CAUTION!
A
Avoid gears which involve an extremely oblique run of the chain, as this will
increase wear!
b ca e fd
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