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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. If you have even
the slightest doubt as to whether you understand something in this
section of the Manual, talk to your local 13 dealer (See also
Appendix A p. 35).
A. Wheels
NOTE: If you have a bike equipped with quick
release axles on the front or rear wheels,
make sure that your local 13 dealer has given
you the manufacturer's instructions, and
follow those when installing or removing a
quick release axle wheel. If you don't know
what a quick release axle is, ask your local 13
dealer.
1 Wheel Quick
Release
WARNING: Riding with an improperly
adjusted wheel quick release can
allow the wheel to wobble or fall off the
bicycle, which can cause serious injury or
death. Therefore, it is essential that you:
1 Ask your local 13 dealer to help you
make sure you know how to install and
remove your wheels safely.
turn to adjust
clamping force
19
open
closed
2 Understand and apply the correct
technique for clamping your wheel in place
with a quick release.
3 Each time, before you ride the bike, check
that the wheel is securely clamped
(see fig. 8).
A wheel quick release uses a cam action to
clamp the bike's wheel in place (see fig. 8).
Because of its adjustable nature, it is critical
that you understand how it works, how to use it
properly, and how much force you need to apply
to secure the wheel.
WARNING: The full force of the cam
action is needed to clamp the wheel
securely. Holding the nut with one hand and
turning the lever like a wing nut with the
other hand until everything is as tight as you
can get it will not clamp the wheel safely in
the dropouts.
closed
open
Fig. 8
open position
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