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Resources Maintenance Riding Quick start Safety
Bed-in your brakes
New disc brakes require a bed-in (burn-in)
process. The process helps ensure con-
sistent and powerful braking feel, along
with the quietest braking in most riding
conditions.
WARNING: The bed-in process requires
you to perform heavy braking. You must be
familiar with the power and operation of
disc brakes. Braking heavily when not fa-
miliar with the power and operation of disc
brakes could cause you to crash, which
could lead to serious injury or death. If
you are unfamiliar with disc brakes, you
should have the bed-in process performed
by your bike shop.
WARNING: Do no not perform the
bed-in process while transporting people
or cargo.
1. On a at surface, while sitting on the
saddle, accelerate the bike a moder-
ate speed.
2. Then rmly apply the brakes until you
are at walking speed. Repeat approxi-
mately twenty times.
WARNING: The braking force will
increase with each cycle of acceleration
and braking. Apply less pressure to the
brake levers as less pressure is required to
slow the bike to a walking speed. Braking
heavily could cause you to crash.
3. Accelerate the bike to a faster speed,
then rmly apply the brakes until you
are at walking speed. Repeat approxi-
mately ten times.
4. Allow the brakes to cool prior to any
additional riding.
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