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Child bike trailers:
• Take no chances in terms of quality when buy-
ing child bike trailers.
• Only install child bike trailers on bicycles and
only using mounting parts approved or intend-
ed for this purpose by the manufacturer.
• It is easy to oversee a child bike trailer in traf-
c! Use a brightly coloured ag and approved
light system to ensure that it is easily seen. Ask
your specialist retailer about safety equipment.
When a child trailer is attached to
the bike, it becomes much longer
than usual. A child trailer changes
the way your bicycle behaves when riding.
Take note of the longer braking distances
and the more unstable steering.
Practice riding the bike while pulling a child
trailer in a secure area. Please comply with
the manufacturer’s instructions supplied
with the seat.
Full suspension bicycles are not
suitable for use with trailers and
child bike trailers!
The bearings and attachments are not de-
signed to withstand this sort of force. This
could result in strong wear and breaks with
serious consequences.
Suspension
If your bicycle is equipped with suspension parts,
these have to be adjusted to the weight of the
rider and the intended use. This work requires
specialist knowledge and experience, so please
only carry this work out in coordination with a
specialist retailer. Please read the supplied oper-
ating manual for your bicycle’s suspension parts
A typical suspension fork may look as follows:
Adjusting spring
stiffness
Adjusting
damping
Spring travel
Suspension forks have to be set up in accord-
ance with the instructions provided by the fork
manufacturer. In general, the fork should notice-
ably “give” when riding over uneven surfaces, but
not reach the end of the travel.
A suitable basic setup would see the suspension
pushed in around 10 – 15 % of the spring travel
when the rider is sitting normally on the bicycle.
Suspension forks can only function
effectively if they are regularly
cleaned. Purpose-made cleaning
agent or warm water with washing up liquid
is suitable here. Specialist retailers also
stock suitable spray lubricant for greasing
your suspension regularly, both after every
clean and otherwise. The same applies for
suspension seat posts.
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