SRAM T3 User Manual

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G E A R C H A N G I N G
• K eep p ed alin g w ith o u t effo rt as
y o u c h an ge gear s .
• S h o u ld th e d es ired gear n o t
en gage im m ed iately , s to p
p ed alin g fo r a s h o rt m o m en t.
• C h an ge gear s in tim e b efo re
go in g u p h ill.
B R A K I N G
W h en r id in g d o w n a lo n g an d
s teep s lo p e it is ab s o lu tely
n ec es s ary to ap p ly als o th e
s ec o n d b rak e (fr o n t w h eel b r ak e)
altern ately , to allo w th e rear b r ak e
to c o o l d o w n .
B ic y c les eq u ip p ed w ith S R A M
i-B R A K E : p leas e read th e i-B R A K E
u s er m an u al.
V e rsio n w ith c o a ste r b r a k e :
Caution:
H e ating th e c oas te r b rak e too
s e v e re ly c an le ad to los s of
lub ric ant, c aus ing too s h ar p
a b r ak ing ac tion. In s uc h c as e
p le as e c ontac t y our d e ale r.
V e rsio n w ith d r u m b r a k e :
• T h e d ru m b rak e c an b e
c o n tro lled v ery p r ec is ely an d
p ro v id es v ery effec tiv e b rak in g
d ec eleratio n c o m p ar ed w ith
c o n v en tio n al b ic y c les b rak es .
H o w ev er th e d r u m b r ak e o n ly
reac h es m ax im u m b r ak in g
p o w er after a c ertain b reak in g in
p erio d .
• T o get u s ed to th e n ew b r ak e,
o p erate th e b r ak e lev er c ar efu lly
to ac q u ire a feel fo r th e d ru m
b rak e’s d ec eler atio n .
• D o n o t rin s e h u b w ith b en z in e,
p etro leu m etc . as th is c o u ld
p ro d u c e im p u r ities in th e
b rak ep ad s .
Caution:
• T h e b r ak e anc h or p late m us t b e
re p lac e d if oil or oth e r s ub -
s tanc e s c ontaining g re as e g e t
into th e b rak e p ad s . O ily b r ak e
p ad s r e d uc e b rak ing e ffe c t and
c aus e th e b r ak e to fail c om -
p le te ly . T h is m ay r e s ult in ac c i-
d e nts w ith e x tre m e ly s e rious
injurie s .
• If th e b ic y c le is le ft s tand ing for
long p e r iod s , a r us t film in th e
b rak e d r um m ay inc r e as e
b rak ing e ffe c t. F or th is re as on,
s tart b y b rak ing g e ntly a fe w
tim e s th e ne x t tim e th e b ic y c le
is us e d to r e m ov e th e rus t film .
T h is w ill p re v e nt th e b rak e from
loc k ing s ud d e nly .
• D o not touc h h ub afte r
c y c ling - ris c of b urning .
O p e r a tio n

SRAM T3 Specifications

General

Brand	SRAM
Model	T3
Category	Bicycle Accessories
Language	English