OWNERS MANUAL
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REMOVING AND INSTALLING A QUICK RELEASE FRONT WHEEL
REMOVING THE QUICK RELEASE WHEEL
A. Move the wheel’s quick release lever from the locked or CLOSED
position to the OPEN position.
B. To disengage the secondary quick release, loosen the tension- ad-
justing nut enough to allow removing the wheel.
C. Now raise the front wheel a few inches o the ground and bang the
top of the wheel with the palm of your hand to knock the wheel out
of the front fork.
A. Move the quick release lever, so that it curves away from the wheel.
This is the OPEN position.
B. With the steering fork facing forward, insert the wheel between the
fork blades so that the axle seats rmly at the tip of the slots, which
are at the tips of the fork blades – the fork dropouts. The quick re-
lease lever should be on the left side of the bicycle.
C. Holding the quick release lever in the OPEN position with your right
hand, tighten the tension adjusting nut with your left hand until n-
ger tight against the fork dropout.
D. While pushing the wheel rmly to the top of the slots in the fork
dropouts, and at the same time centering the wheel rim in the fork,
move the quick release lever upwards and swing it into the CLOSED
position. The lever should now be parallel to the fork blade and
curved toward the wheel.
F. Re-engage the brake quick release mechanism to restore correct
brake pad to disc clearance; spin the wheel to make sure that it is
centered in the frame and clears the disc, then squeeze the brake
lever and make sure that the brakes are operating correctly.
FRONT WHEEL SECONDARY RETENTION DEVICES
Your Surface604 bicycle has a secondary wheel retention device to
keep the wheel from disengaging from the front forks, if the quick re-
lease is incorrectly mounted. However, the secondary mounting device
is not a substitute for correct quick release adjustments.
For more information, contact your Surface604 dealer.
INSTALLING A QUICK RELEASE FRONT WHEEL
WARNING:
!
Removing or disabling the retention device is
extremely dangerous and may lead to serious injury or death. It
may also void the warranty.
CAUTION:
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Your Surface604 bicycle is equipped with disc brakes.
Be very careful not to damage the disc, caliper or brake pads when
re-inserting the disc into the caliper. Never activate a disc brakes
control lever unless the disc is correctly inserted in the caliper.
CAUTION:
!
Securely clamping the wheel takes considerable
force. If you can fully close the quick release without wrapping
your ngers around the fork blade for leverage, and the lever does
not leave a clear imprint in the palm of your hand, the tension is
insucient. Open the lever, turn the tension-adjusting nut clockwise a
quarter turn, then try again. If the lever cannot be pushed all the way
to a position parallel to the fork blade, return the lever to the OPEN
position; then turn the tension-adjusting nut counter-clockwise one-
quarter turn and try tightening the lever again.
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