3.3
Improper use
Failure to adhere to the proper use poses a risk of
personal injury and material damage. The pedelec
is not suitable for the following uses:
•
when the electrical drive has been manipulated
•
riding with a damaged or incomplete pedelec
•
riding over steps
•
riding through deep water
•
lending the pedelec to untrained riders
Child's bicycles/
City and trekking
bicycles for young
bicycles
adults
City and trekking bicy-
Cycles for children
cles are not sports
and young adults are
bicycles. If used for
not toys.
sports, the rider can
expect reduced riding
stability and dimin-
ished comfort
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carrying other people
•
riding with excessive baggage
•
riding with no hands
•
riding on ice and snow
•
improper servicing
•
improper repair
•
tough areas of use, such as professional
competitions
•
stunt riding or acrobatics.
Mountain bikes
Racing bicycle
Mountain bikes must
Racing bikes must be
be retrofitted with
retrofitted with light-
lighting, a guard and
ing, a guard and other
other fittings as
fittings as specified
specified by national
by national laws and
laws and regulations
regulations before
before they are used
they are used on pub-
on public roads.
lic roads.
Cargo bike
Folding bicycle
A cargo bike is not a
The folding bicycle is
touring bicycle or a
not a sports bicycle.
sports bicycle.
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