Safety - Whyte C-7 Ridgeway Supplementary Service Manual

Rebound Damping adjustment:
This adjustment fine-tunes the speed at which the wheel returns to its normal ride height
after hitting a bump. To demonstrate the effect of this function, turn the rebound adjuster
to its slowest setting. Press down on the handlebars to compress the forks, then release
the load. The suspension recovers very slowly to its original position.
Repeat the above with the adjuster turned to the fastest setting and the difference will be
seen immediately the load is released. We recommend the optimum setting is to adjust
the re-bound damping to be as slow as possible, but not so slow that the normal ride
height is not recovered. On very rough terrain, if the bike becomes progressively lower as
more bumps are hit then the re-bound damping is set too slow. On the other hand if the
bike feels choppy and not plush then the re-bound damping is too fast. A bit of trial and
error is needed to get the exact setting. WARNING. Only make adjustments to your fork
while stationary, and not when riding.

4.0: SAFETY

IMPORTANT: The following are intended to be advisory notes on the safe use of your
Whyte bike. You should also read thoroughly the General Instruction Manual also supplied
with your new bike. If at any stage you are uncertain about the safety or safe operation of
the bike as a whole, or any specific component, then DO NOT RIDE YOUR WHYTE and
instead please consult the specific component manufacturers instruction manual or your
Whyte Dealer for advice.
Maximum Rider Weight Limit for this range of Whyte Bikes: 19 Stone/120kg
WARNING: As is the case with all mechanical components, the bicycle is subjected
to wear and high stresses. Different materials and components may react to wear
and stress fatigue in different ways. If the design life of a component has been ex-
ceeded, it may fail suddenly causing possible injury to the rider. Any form of crack,
scratches and decolouring in highly stresses areas are showing that the component
has exhausted its life time and has to be replaced. If you are in any doubt about
one or more components on your Whyte DO NOT RIDE YOUR BIKE. Consult the
specific component manufacturers literature, or take your bike to your local Whyte
Dealer.
CAUTION: These bikes have disc brakes as standard equipment. It is NOT PERMIT-
TED to convert the braking system to a rim brake type, since the frame has only
been tested for disc brake use and also because the wheel rims are not suitable to
be used as a braking surface. Making such a modification of components will also
void the warranty.
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