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Summary of Contents for Halfords 13 2014
- Page 1 F O L L O W Y OU R I N S T I N C T S USER MANUAL 2014 Revision 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents GENERAL WARNING p. 3 A special note for parents p. 3 1. First A. Bike Fit p. 4 B. Safety First p. 4 C. Mechanical Safety Check p. 5 D. First Ride p. 7 2. Safety A. The Basics p. - Page 3 IMPORTANT: This manual contains important safety, performance and service information. Read it before you take the first ride on your new bicycle, and keep it for reference. Additional safety, performance and service information for specific components such as suspension or pedals on your bicycle, or for accessories such as helmets or lights that you purchase, may also be available.
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Page 4: General Warning
GENERAL WARNING: Like any sport, cycling involves risk of injury and • The word CAUTION used without the safety damage. By choosing to ride a bicycle, you alert symbol indicates a situation which, if not assume the responsibility for that risk, so you avoided, could result in serious damage to the need to know –... -
Page 5: First
1. First NOTE:"We strongly urge you to read this Manual in its entirety before your first ride. At the very least, read and make sure that you understand each point in this section, and refer to the cited sections on any issue which you don’t completely understand. Please note that not all bicycles have all of the features described in this Manual. -
Page 6: Mechanical Safety Check
C. Mechanical Safety Check Routinely check the condition of fastener sizes and shapes made in a variety of materials, often differing by model and your bicycle before every ride. component, it is not possible for this Manual to specify the correct torque (tightening force) for all of the fasteners on your bicycle. -
Page 7: Tyres And Wheels
2 Tyres And Wheels CAUTION: Wheels must be true for the brakes to work effectively. Wheel truing is a skill, which requires special tools Make sure tyres are correctly inflated (see and experience. Do not attempt to true a Section 4.G.1). Check by putting one hand on wheel unless you have the knowledge, the saddle, one on the intersection of the experience and tools needed to do the job... -
Page 8: First Ride
D. First Ride When you buckle on your helmet and go for your If your bike has suspension, familiarise yourself first familiarisation ride on your new bicycle, be with how the suspension responds to brake sure to pick a controlled environment, away from application and rider weight shifts (see paragraph cars, other cyclists, obstacles or other hazards. -
Page 9: Safety
2. Safety A. The Basics 6 Don’t jump with your bike. Jumping a bike, WARNING: Observe all local bicycle particularly a BMX or mountain bike, can be laws and regulations. Observe fun; but it can put huge and unpredictable regulations about bicycle lighting, riding on stress on the bicycle and its components. -
Page 10: Riding Safety
B. Riding Safety 1 You are sharing the road or the path with 9 Never carry anything which obstructs your others – motorists, pedestrians and other vision or your complete control of the bicycle, cyclists. Respect their rights. or which could become entangled in the moving parts of the bicycle. -
Page 11: Off Road Safety
C. Off Road Safety We recommend that children do not ride on 5 Yield right of way to pedestrians and animals. rough terrain unless they are accompanied Ride in a way that does not frighten or by an adult. endanger them, and give them enough room so that their unexpected moves don’t 1 The variable conditions and hazards of off- endanger you. -
Page 12: Night Riding
E. Night Riding Riding a bicycle at night is many times more • Purchase and install battery powered front and dangerous than riding during the day. A cyclist is rear lights, which meet all regulatory very difficult for motorists and pedestrians to see. requirements and provide adequate visibility. -
Page 13: Extreme, Stunt Or Competition Riding
F. Extreme, Stunt Or Competition Riding We strongly recommend against this type of Whether you call it Aggro, Freeride, North Shore, riding because of the increased risks; but if you Downhill, Jumping, Stunt Riding, Racing or choose to take the risk, at least: something else;... -
Page 14: Changing Components Or Adding Accessories
G. Changing Components Or Adding Accessories There are many components and accessories available to enhance the comfort, performance and appearance of your bicycle. However, if you change components or add accessories, you do so at your own risk. The bicycle’s manufacturer may not have tested that component or accessory for compatibility, reliability or safety on your bicycle. -
Page 15: Fit
3. Fit NOTE:"Correct fit is an essential element for safety, performance and comfort. Making the adjustments to your bicycle, which result in correct fit for your body and riding conditions requires experience, skill and special tools. Always have your local 13 dealer make the adjustments on your bicycle;... -
Page 16: Saddle Position
B. Saddle Position Correct saddle adjustment is an important factor in getting the most performance and comfort from your bicycle. If the saddle position is not comfortable for you, see your local 13 dealer. Fig. 3 The saddle can be adjusted in three directions: 1 Up and down adjustment. - Page 17 2 Front and back adjustment. The saddle can be adjusted forward or back to help you get the optimal position on the bike. Ask your local 13 dealer to set the saddle for your optimal riding position and to show you how to make this adjustment.
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Page 18: Handlebar Height And Angle
C. Handlebar Height And Angle Your bike is equipped either with a “threadless” WARNING: An insufficiently tightened stem, which clamps on to the outside of the stem binder bolt, handlebar binder steerer tube, or with a “quill” stem, which clamps bolt or bar end extension clamping bolt may inside the steerer tube by way of an expanding compromise the steering action, which could... -
Page 19: Control Position Adjustments
D. Control Position Adjustments The angle of the brake and shift control levers and their position on the handlebars can be changed. Ask your local 13 dealer to make the adjustments for you. E. Brake Reach Many bikes have brake levers, which can be adjusted for reach. -
Page 20: Technical
4. Technical It’s important to your safety, performance and enjoyment to understand how things work on your bicycle. We urge you to ask your local 13 dealer how to do the things described in this section before you attempt them yourself, and that you have your local 13 dealer check your work before you ride the bike. -
Page 21: Removing And Installing Quick Release Wheels
Ask your local 13 dealer to explain the a. Adjusting The Quick Release particular secondary retention device on Mechanism your bike. The wheel hub is clamped in place by the force of the quick release cam pushing against one WARNING: Do not remove or disable dropout and pulling the tension-adjusting nut, by the secondary retention device. -
Page 22: Rear Wheel
4 If your front fork has a clip-on type secondary 5 If the lever cannot be pushed all the way to a retention device, disengage it and go to step position parallel to the fork blade, return the (5). If your front fork has an integral secondary lever to the OPEN position. - Page 23 WARNING: Securely clamping the d. Installing A Quick Release wheel takes considerable force. If you Rear Wheel can fully close the quick release without wrapping your fingers around the seat stay or NOTE: If your bike is equipped with disc chain stay for leverage, and the lever does brakes, be careful not to damage the disc, not leave a clear imprint in the palm of your...
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Page 24: Removing And Installing Bolt-On Wheels
Fig. 12 3 Removing And Installing Bolt-On Wheels a. Removing A Bolt-On Front Wheel 1 If your bike has rim brakes, disengage the brake’s quick-release mechanism to increase open the clearance between the tyre and the brake blocks (see Section 4.C, figs. 14 through to 18). -
Page 25: Seatpost Quick Release
e. Chain Tension f. Chain Tension Single Speed Cycles Hub Geared Cycles 1 Finger tighten both axle nuts. Pull the wheel 1 This bike is fitted with an eccentric bottom backwards, ensuring that it is centralized and bracket. If the chain tension needs adjustment, that there is approximately 12mm (1/2”) of play loosen the two pinch bolts at the bottom in the chain. -
Page 26: Brakes
WARNING: If you can fully close the clear imprint in the palm of your hand, the quick release without wrapping your tension is insufficient. Open the lever; turn fingers around the seat post or a frame tube the tension-adjusting nut clockwise a quarter for leverage, and the lever does not leave a turn;... - Page 27 Brakes are designed to control your speed, not just to stop the bike. Maximum braking force for each wheel occurs at the point just before the Fig. 15 wheel “locks up” (stops rotating) and starts to skid. Once the tyre skids, you actually lose most of your open stopping force and all directional control.
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Page 28: Shifting Gears
3 Brake Power 4 Brake Blocks Modulators And Pads Some V brakes have a brake modulator fitted in Brake blocks must be replaced when they have the control cable. This reduces the severity of the worn to the base of the grooves in the friction application of the brakes, helping the rider to surface. - Page 29 c. Shifting the Front Derailleur: Fig. 19 The front derailleur, which is controlled by the left shifter, shifts the chain between the larger and smaller chainrings. Shifting the chain onto a smaller chainring makes pedaling easier (a downshift). Shifting to a larger chainring makes pedaling harder (an upshift).
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Page 30: Pedals
2 How An Internal b. Which Gear Should I Be In? Gear Hub Drive The numerically lowest gear (1) is for the Train Works steepest hills. The numerically largest gear (3, 5, 7, 8, 9 or 12, depending on the number of If your bicycle has an internal gear hub drive speeds of your hub) is for the greatest speed. -
Page 31: Bicycle Suspension
engage or disengage the foot. Follow the WARNING: Getting into and out of pedal manufacturer’s instructions, or ask your pedals with toeclips and straps local 13 dealer to show you how to make this requires skill which can only be acquired with adjustment. -
Page 32: Tyres And Tubes
WARNING: Changing suspension CAUTION: Not all bicycles can be adjustment can change the handling safely retrofitted with some types of and braking characteristics of your bicycle. suspension systems. Before retrofitting a Never change suspension adjustment unless bicycle with any suspension, check with the you are thoroughly familiar with the bicycle’s manufacturer to make sure that suspension system manufacturer’s... -
Page 33: Tyre Valves
Tyre pressure is given either as maximum pressure or as a pressure range. How a tyre performs under different terrain or weather conditions depends largely on tyre pressure. Inflating the tyre to near its maximum recommended pressure gives the lowest rolling resistance;... -
Page 34: Servicing
5. Servicing WARNING: Technological advances which can cause serious injury or death. have made bicycles and bicycle If you want to learn to do major service and components more complex, and the pace of repair work on your bike: innovation is increasing. It is impossible for this manual to provide all the information 1 Ask your local 13 dealer for copies of required to properly repair and/or maintain... -
Page 35: If Your Bicycle Sustains An Impact
4 After every long or hard ride or after every 10 WARNING: Like any mechanical to 20 hours of riding: device, a bicycle and its components are subject to wear and stress. Different • Squeeze the front brake and rock the bike materials and mechanisms wear or fatigue forward and back. -
Page 36: Life Expectancy Of Your Bike And Its Components
Appendix A Life Expectancy Of Your Bike And Its Components 1 Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Your Bike When the useful life of your bike or its components is over, continued use is hazardous. Every bicycle and its component parts have a finite, limited useful life. The length of that life will vary with the construction and materials used in the frame and components;... - Page 37 A. Understanding Metals Steel is the traditional material for building bicycle frames. It has good characteristics, but in high performance bicycles, steel has been largely replaced by aluminium and occasionally by titanium. The main factor driving this change is interest by cycling enthusiasts in lighter bicycles. Properties of Metals Please understand that there is no simple statement that can be made that characterizes the use of different metals for bicycles.
- Page 38 The Basics of Metal Fatigue Common sense tells us that nothing that is used lasts forever. The more you use something, and the harder you use it, and the worse the conditions you use it in, the shorter its life. Fatigue is the term used to describe accumulated damage to a part caused by repeated loading.
- Page 39 Fatigue is not a Perfectly Predictable Science Fatigue is not a perfectly predictable science, but here are some general factors to help you and your local 13 dealer determine how often your bicycle should be inspected. The more you fit the “shorten product life” profile, the more frequent your need to inspect. The more you fit the “lengthen product life”...
- Page 40 Carbon fibre composites are very corrosion resistant, much more so than most metals. Think about carbon fibre or fibreglass boats. Carbon fibre materials have a very high strength-to-weight ratio. What are the Limits of Composites? Well designed “composite” or carbon fibre bicycles and components have long fatigue lives, usually better than their metal equivalents.
- Page 41 Unusual Noises: Either a crack or delamination can cause creaking noises while riding. Think about such a noise as a serious warning signal. A well maintained bicycle will be very quiet and free of creaks and squeaks. Investigate and find the source of any noise. It may not be a crack or delamination, but whatever is causing the noise must be fixed before riding.