Suspension - IDEAL Bikes Trekking Series Original Instruction Manual

Find out whether your bicycle is ap-
proved for riding with a trailer. Your
specialist dealer should have entered
the relevant information on the "Handover doc-
umentation."
Only use approved trailers. They can, for exam-
ple be identified by a GS mark. Please get advice
from your specialist dealer and have the required
coupling safely installed by him/her.
Take note that with a trailer your vehicle is
much longer than you are used to. A bicycle
with trailer also behaves differently in bends than
one without a trailer. You have to get used to
that when moving in road traffic. First try with an
empty trailer in safe, traffic-free terrain before you
participate in road traffic.
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Read the manufacturer's operating in-
structions, which often contain import-
ant information regarding riding with
a trailer. Have a look at the relevant website.
Check whether the trailer manufacturers
specify a permitted maximum payload and
speed. These values must be adhered to.
Children under 16 years of age are not legally
permitted to ride a bicycle with a trailer.

Suspension

Spring elements on the bicycle must be adjusted
to the weight of the rider and the type of use. This
work requires specialist knowledge and experi-
ence and should only be performed in cooper-
ation with your specialist dealer. Carefully read
the attached instructions concerning the spring
elements of your bicycle.
A typical suspension fork may look as follows:
Shock absorber Spring stiffness
adjustment adjustment
Spring traver
The suspension fork must be adjusted accord-
ing to the fork manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions. In general, the fork should show noticeable
movement when riding over uneven ground but
should not "knock", i.e. be compressed to the
limit stop.
A suitable basic setup would see the suspen-
sion pushed in around 10-15% (cross country),
15-20% (touring) or 25-33% (endure, freeride,
downhill) of the spring travel when the rider is sit-
ting normally on the bicycle.
Suspension forks can only function ef-
fectively if they are regularly cleaned.
Purpose-made cleaning agent or
warm water with washing up liquid is suitable
spray lubricant for greasing your suspension
regularly, both after every clean and other-
wise. The same applies for suspension seat
posts.
Most suspension seat post can be adjusted
to the rider's weigh. However, in most cases
this requires the seat post to first be extracted
from the frame. Please talk to your specialist
retailer before carrying this out.
Suspension frames and other suspension-re-
lated elements
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