Safekeeping And Storing Your Canyon - Canyon Urban Manual

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A much more gentle way of cleaning your Canyon is
with a soft water jet and/or with a bucket of water
and a sponge or large brush. Cleaning your Canyon
by hand has another positive side-effect in that it en-
ables you to discover defects in the paint or worn or
defective components at an early stage.
After drying your Canyon you should polish its coat-
ing and metal surfaces with hard wax (except for the
rotors). Apply the hard wax also to spokes, hubs,
bolts and nuts etc. Use a hand-held atomizer for
parts with small surfaces. Polish waxed surfaces with
a soft cloth to give them a nice shine and make them
water-repellent.
Inspect the chain after you have finished cleaning
and grease it, if necessary. For more information on
the gears and chain maintenance read the notes un-
der "Service" at our website www.canyon.com
In the case of Gates belt drives, the belt remains free
of dirt thanks to the carbon fibre surface. Therefore,
it will do to clean the belt with water, if necessary. The
carbon drive belt needs neither lubrication nor oiling.
While cleaning, look for cracks, scratches,
dents as well as bent or discoloured mate-
rial. If you are in doubt, call our service hotline at
+44 208 5496001. Have defective components
replaced immediately and touch up paint defects.
Keep the brake pads and the rotor free of
cleaning agents and chain oil, as the
brakes could fail otherwise! Keep carbon clamp-
ing areas, such as handlebars, stem, seat post
and seat tube, free of grease and oil.
Polishing paint and metal surfaces with hard wax
Finish cleaning your Canyon by lubricating the chain
Cleaning the Gates belt drive
Remove tough oil or grease stains with a
!
petroleum-based cleaning agent. Never
use degreasing agents containing acetone, me-
thyl chloride etc., non-neutral, chemical or sol-
vent-containing cleaning agents that could attack
the surface!
Before applying any hard wax on the frame
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of your Canyon, be sure to test it in a less
visible spot first!

SAFEKEEPING AND STORING YOUR CANYON

If you regularly look after your Canyon during the
season, you will not need to take any special pre-
cautions when storing it for a short time, apart from
securing it against theft. It is advisable to store your
Canyon in a dry and airy place.
There are some things to bear in mind when putting
your Canyon away for the winter:
Inflated inner tubes tend to gradually lose air when
the bike is not used for a long time. If your Canyon
is left standing on flat tyres for an extended period,
this can cause damage to the structure of the tyres.
It is therefore better to hang the wheels or the entire
bike or to check the tyre pressure regularly.
Clean your Canyon and protect it against corrosion
as described above.
Dismount the saddle and allow for any moisture
that may have entered to dry away. Spray a little
finely atomized oil into the seat tube (exception:
carbon frames).
Store your Canyon in a dry place.
Switch the gear to the smallest chainring and the
smallest sprocket. This relaxes the cables and
springs as much as possible.
CARE AND INSPECTION
Hang your Canyon for an extended storing period
Store the bike with the chain on outmost sprocket and smallest
chainring
Check the tyre pressure at regular intervals
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