IDEAL Bikes RACE PRO 29 Owner's Manual page 99

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Corrosive environment (wet, salt air, winter road
salt, accumulated sweat)
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Presence of abrasive mud, dirt, sand, soil in riding
environment
Factors that lengthen product life:
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Smooth, fluid riding style
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No "hits," crashes, jumps to bike
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Low mileage
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Lower body weight
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Less aggressive rider
• Non-corrosive environment (dry, salt-free air)
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Clean riding environment
Do not ride a bicycle or component with any crack,
bulge or dent, even a small one. Riding a cracked
frame, fork or component could lead to complete
failure, with risk of serious injury.
RIDER WEIGHT ACCORDING TO EN STANDARDS
The components of IDEAL bicycles fulfill the European standards (safety requirements and bicycle test
methods) as follows:
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Standard by category
ΕΝ14765
children bicycles
ΕΝ14764
city and trekking bicycles
EN14766
mountain bicycles (ΜΤΒ, ΑΤΒ)
ΕΝ14781
road racing bicycles
A lot of frames, forks, handlebars, stems, seat posts,
bar ends, etc nowadays are made of carbon. Carbon
fibers allow the engineers to strengthen structures
in pre-determined directions, thus keeping the
overall weight very low. Metal structures on
the contrary present the same properties in all
directions and require bigger dimensions to exhibit
the same strength. Carbon fiber components are
also much more resistant to corrosion than metals.
So carbon parts usually have a better, longer
fatigue life than metal ones, provided they are well
designed and made of course. But there a couple of
big disadvantages. Carbon will not bend, crack or
buckle when overloaded. It will simply snap and fail.
Carbon is much easier to start a crack from simple
contacts and scratches. Delamination is the first
indication, i.e. when carbon layers start to 'unfold'
and the bonds between successive carbon layers
start to break.
Total rider and bicycle
weight (maximum)
30 kg
100 kg
100 kg
100 kg
IDEAL BICYCLES
Rider and Load weight Total weight
(maximum) (maximum)
30 kg 40 kg
100 kg 120 kg
100 kg 120 kg
100 kg 110 kg
O W N E R ' S M A N U A L
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