Veloretti junior - General riding information; Brakes

General riding information
Always conduct a pre-ride check (detailed information can be found further in this manual).
Never ride the bicycle if you observe any technical problems or have any doubts about the
proper functioning of any elements in the bicycle. Keep the bicycle clean and well maintained.
Make sure that your parts of the body as well as any other objects do not touch the sharp teeth
of the chainrings, chain wheels, sprockets, chain, cranks, or spinning wheels of your bicycle.
Your rst rides on the bicycle should start slowly in uncomplicated terrain so you can develop
your skills gradually.
In case of an accident or impact: rst take care of your own situation - check yourself for inju-
ries, and take the best possible care of them. Get medical help if necessary. Then, check your
bicycle for damage. After a crash of any kind, you should have your bicycle thoroughly checked
by us or your local bike store. The bicycle components can undergo unusual stress due to a crash
or impact of other kind, causing their premature fatigue. Components suering from stress
fatigue can break suddenly and catastrophically, which may result in your losing control, serious
injury or death.
On bicycles sold in UK, Japan, Australia and other left-hand drive countries, the right lever
should operate the front brake and left lever should operate the rear brake. In countries with
right-hand drive trac systems, it will be the opposite. However the user must check and make
sure which lever is connected to which brake before the rst ride because it is possible that
the bicycle was imported from a country where brakes are set up dierently to the standards
applying in the country where the bicycle will be used.
WARNING: Reectors are not to be used as a substitute for required lights. You should abide by
the local bicycle lighting regulations. Riding at times of poor visibility such as dawn, dusk, night
or others, without a proper bicycle lighting system and reectors constitutes a hazard and may
cause serious injury or death.
WARNING: Wet weather conditions dramatically increase the risk of an accident as they impair
traction, braking and visibility, both for the cyclist and for other road users. Wet conditions
dramatically reduce the stopping power of your brakes (especially rim brakes) as well as of the
brakes of other vehicles sharing the road, and your tyres can lose their grip. Therefore, it is more
dicult to control your speed and you may lose control easily in such conditions. To make sure
that you are able to reduce speed and come to a stop safely in wet conditions, try to ride more
slowly and start braking earlier and more gradually than you would under normal dry conditi-
ons.
Brakes
There are three general types of bicycle brakes: rim brakes, which work by squeezing the wheel
rim between two brake pads, disc-brakes and internal hub brakes. These rst two can be opera-
ted by way of a handlebar mounted lever or levers. On most of our bikes, the internal hub brake
is operated by pedaling backwards. This is called a Coaster Brake.
WARNING: Before riding, make sure that the brakes are working properly. If in any doubt, have
the bicycle checked by your dealer before you ride it.
Acquaint yourself with the setup of your brakes by alternately squeezing the left and right
brake lever and observing which brake lever activates the front brake, and which one activates
the rear brake. You should be able to reach the brake levers with your hands and squeeze them
easily. If you nd out that your hands are too small to do so, you should consult us or your local
bike shop before riding the bicycle. In some models the lever reach may be adjusted, or you may
need a dierent brake lever design. On bicycles with coaster brakes, the rear brake is controlled
by the cranks, and there is usually one lever on the handlebar which controls the front brake.