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Dear Customer,
To start with, we’d like to provide you with some
important information about your new bicycle *.
This will help you make the most of its benets
and avoid any possible risks. Please read this
instruction manual carefully and keep it for your
future reference.
Your bicycle has been handed over to you fully
assembled and adjusted. If this is not the case,
please contact your specialist retailer to ensure
that this important work is completed or make
sure you carefully read the enclosed assembly
instructions and follow all the directions given.
It is assumed that users of this product have a
basic and sufcient knowledge of how to use
bicycles.
Everyone that:
• uses
• repairs or services
• cleans
• or disposes of
this bicycle has to understand and take note of
the content and purpose of this operating man-
ual. If you have any further questions or have
not quite understood certain points, you should
contact a specialist bicycle retailer for your own
safety.
All information contained in this operating man-
ual relates to the design, technology as well as
care and maintenance of your bicycle. Please
take note of this information, as much of it is
relevant to safety. Failure to consider this infor-
mation can cause accidents, falls and damage
to property.
As modern bicycle technology is highly com-
plex, we have chosen to only describe the most
important points.
In addition, this operating manual only applies
to the bicycle with which it was supplied.
For more specic technical details, please refer
to the enclosed notes and instructions from the
respective manufacturers of the individual com-
ponents used. If you are unsure about a particu-
lar point, please contact your specialist retailer.
Before riding your bicycle on public roads, you
should inform yourself about the applicable na-
tional regulations in your specic country.
Firstly, here are a few important pointers as to
the rider’s person which are also very important:
• Always wear a suitable bi-
cycle helmet adjusted to t
your head and wear it for
every ride!
• Read the instructions sup-
plied by your helmet manu-
facturer relating to tting the helmet properly.
• Always wear bright clothing or sportswear
with reective elements when you ride. If you
are riding in difcult terrain, please wear suit-
able protective clothing, e.g. body protectors.
• Always wear tight clothing on your lower
body, and trouser clips if required. Your shoes
should be grippy and have stiff soles.
Even if you are an experienced bicycle user,
please take the time to rst read the chapter “Be-
fore your rst ride” and then carry out all the impor-
tant checks from the chapter “Before each ride”!
Please note that as a bike rider, you are particu-
larly at risk on public roads.
Ensure that you protect yourself and others with
responsible and safe riding!
Note for parents and legal guardians:
As your child’s legal guardian, you are respon-
sible for your child’s actions and safety. This in-
cludes responsibility for the technical condition
of your child’s bicycle and adjusting it to t your
child’s body size.
Please inform yourself of what you and your
child absolutely must pay attention to by reading
the “Children” and “Legal regulations” sections.
In addition, you should also ensure that your
child has learnt how to use the bicycle safely.
The child should know how to use the bicycle
properly and responsibly in the environment in
which it will be used.
* In this original instruction manual the term “bi-
cycle” is used for both bicycles without an auxil-
iary electrical motor and for Pedelecs.