Inspection Plan - 3T Strada Operating Manual

The behaviour of a bicycle with a
TT handlebar or attachments can
be dangerously different to what
you are used to. The movement required of
the hands from the time trial position to the
brake or gear handles is also longer and
unfamiliar. Please practice this in a safe
area until you have mastered the controls
of the bicycle.
Disc wheels, special wheels
If your bicycle has disk wheels, tri-spokes or
other types of wheels, please ensure that you
familiarise yourself with how to handle and care
for them.
Special wheels can behave different-
ly than you are used to when riding,
braking and steering. Trispokes and
disk wheels in particular are more sensitive to
wind than conventional wheels. Rims made of
something other than aluminium can provide
different, and perhaps considerably less ef-
fective, braking than you are used to.
Familiarise yourself with your new bicycle
and its behaviour in a safe, quiet area.

Inspection plan

Only use parts of the same brand
and construction type when chang-
ing or replacing components on your
bicycle. Otherwise your guarantee and the
manufacturer's liability for faults are invali-
dated (warranty).
Modern bicycle technology is high-
ly efficient but also sensitive. You
should service your bicycle on a
regular basis. This requires specialist knowl-
edge and tools. Allow your specialist retailer
to do this type of work on your bicycle! You
can get more information about your bicy-
cle's parts as well as cleaning and mainte-
nance in the operating manual provided by
your manufacturer or on the manufacturer's
website.
Work which you are able to carry out yourself
with no risk to safety is printed in bold.
To ensure that your bicycle remains in a safe
condition and fulfils the conditions of the war-
ranty, the following terms apply:
• Clean your bicycle after every ride and
check it for possible damage.
• Allow a specialist retailer to carry out in-
spections.
• Check your bicycle every 300 - 500 km or every
three to six months.
• Check that all screws, nuts and quick re-
leases are secure.
• Use a torque spanner to tighten screw
joints!
• Clean and grease moving parts (excluding
brake surfaces) according to instructions
from the manufacturer.
• Allow a specialist retailer to touch up any
paint damage.
• Ask a specialist retailer to replace any bro-
ken and worn parts.
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