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Before the rst ride
Please also consult the additional operating
manuals of the individual component manufac-
turers, which were supplied with your bicycle or
available online.
Suspension
fork
Gear system
Electrical motor
Your specialist bicycle retailer will be happy to
answer any further questions you have after
reading this manual.
Please ensure that your bicycle is ready for use
and is adjusted to t your body.
That means:
• Setting the position and xture of the seat and
handlebars
• Checking the assembly and settings of the
brakes
• Securing the wheels into the frame and fork
To ensure that you enjoy a safe and comfortable
riding position, please allow your specialist retail-
er to set up your handlebars and stem.
Adjust the seat to a safe and comfortable position
for you (see page 9). Allow your specialist re-
tailer to set up the brakes so that the brake levers
are always within easy reach. Ensure that you
know which lever operates which brake (right/
left)!
The right brake lever operates the rear wheel
brake. The left brake lever operates the front
wheel brake. Despite this, however, you should
still check if the same rule applies to your bike’s
levers before riding it for the rst time, as this can
sometimes vary.
Modern braking systems might be
more powerful or have a different
functionality than those that you are
used to. Please familiarise yourself with the
brakes on a safe piece of land before setting
off on your rst ride with the bicycle!
If you use a bicycle with carbon bre rims,
please note that this material provides a sig-
nicantly worse braking effect in combina-
tion with rim brakes than aluminium rims do!
Also remember that the effectiveness of
brakes can be different, often worse, than
you are used to in wet conditions or on slip-
pery surfaces. Please take the possibility of
longer braking distances and slippery sur-
faces into account when riding!
If you are riding a single speed or a “xie”,
please familiarise yourself with its behaviour
under braking before your rst ride! Sin-
gle speed wheels with just one brake are
not permitted on public roads. Fixed-gear
bikes do not have a freewheel mechanism.
The cranks always turn whenever the back
wheel is turning.
If your bicycle has rubber or plastic
cage pedals, please familiarise
yourself with the grip which these
offer. In wet conditions, rubber and plastic
pedals can be very slippery!
Snagging hazard
Moving and turning parts of your
bike may lead to danger during use,
maintenance and upkeep.
Protect yourself by not wearing loose clothes
that may get caught. During use, mainte-
nance and upkeep, stay away from turning
parts (wheels, brake discs, cassettes). Do
not touch moving, sharp or protruding parts
(chains, pedals).
Ensure that the wheels are securely fastened in
the frame and fork. Check that all quick release
skewers, through axles and all important nuts
and bolts are secure (see page 7 and 25).
Lift your bicycle up slightly and drop it onto the
ground from about 10 cm in the air. If it rattles
or makes another unusual noise, ask a specialist
retailer to identify and x the problem before you
ride.
Push the wheels forwards with the brakes ap-
plied. The back brake should completely pre-
vent the back wheel from moving, while the front
brake should lift the back wheel off the ground
with its braking effect. Please take an initial test
ride in a safe place where you can familiarise
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