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Diamondback BMX 2008-2005 Owner's Manual

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Owner's Manual
for BMX bicycles
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Edition, 2003
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This manual contains important safety,
performance and service information.
Read it before you take the first ride
on your new bicycle,
and keep it for reference.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PARENTS:
This Manual contains important safety information. For your
child's safety, it is your responsibility to review this information
with your child and make sure that your child understands
all warnings, cautions, instructions and safety topics. We
recommend that you periodically review and reinforce the
information in this Manual with younger riders.


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  • Page 1 Edition, 2003 This manual contains important safety, performance and service information. Read it before you take the first ride on your new bicycle, and keep it for reference. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PARENTS: This Manual contains important safety information. For your...

  • Page 2: General Warning

    The word CAUTION used without the safety alert • symbol indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in serious damage to the bicycle or the voiding of your warranty. Many of the Warnings and Cautions say “you may lose control and fall.”...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2 4. Tech p. 4 A. Brakes p. 4 B. Wheels p. 4 C. Pedals p. 5 D. Bicycle Suspension E. Tires and Tubes p. 6 5. Service p. 6 p. 7 Appendix A p. 8 Teaching Your Child The Rules p.

  • Page 4: First

    1. Is your bike the right size? To check, see Section 3.A. If your bicycle is too large or too small for you, you may lose control and fall. If your new bike is not the right size, ask your dealer to exchange it before you ride it.

  • Page 5: First Ride

    Applying brakes too hard can lock up a wheel, which could cause you to lose control and fall. Skidding is an example of what can happen when a wheel locks up.

  • Page 6: Safety

    Never ride barefoot or while wearing sandals. • Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can be tangled in the bicycle or snagged by objects at the side of the road or trail. • Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt, dust and bugs —...

  • Page 7: Off Road Safety

    9. Never carry a passenger, unless it is a small child wearing an approved helmet and secured in a correctly mounted child carrier or a child-carrying trailer.

  • Page 8: Wet Weather Riding

    See also Section 4.A. E. Night Riding Riding a bicycle at night is many times more dangerous than riding during the day. A bicyclist is very difficult for motorists and pedestrians to see. Therefore, children should never ride at dawn, at dusk or at night. Adults should not ride at dawn, at dusk or at night unless it is absolutely necessary.

  • Page 9: Bicycling In Traffic

    WARNING: Do not remove the front or rear reflectors or reflector brackets from your bicycle. They are an integral part of the bicycle’s safety system. Removing the reflectors may reduce your visibility to others using the roadway.

  • Page 10: Changing Components Or Adding Accessories

    • Take your bicycle to your dealer if anything breaks or bends. Do not ride your bicycle when any part is damaged.

  • Page 11: Standover Height

    A. Standover height Standover height is the basic element of bike fit (see fig. 2). It is the distance from the ground to the top of the bicycle’s frame at that point where your crotch would be if you were straddling the bike and standing half way between the saddle and the handlebars.

  • Page 12: Handlebar Height And Angle

    WARNING: An insufficiently tightened stem binder bolt, handlebar binder bolt or bar end extension clamping bolt may compromise steering action, which could cause you to lose control and fall. Place the front wheel of the bicycle...

  • Page 13: Control Position Adjustments

    3. Some bicycle brakes, such as disc brakes (fig. 6) and linear-pull brakes (fig. 7), are extremely powerful. Take extra care in becoming familiar with these brakes and exercise particular care when using them.
  • Page 14 How the coaster brake works The coaster brake is a sealed mechanism which is a part of the bicycle’s rear wheel hub. The brake is activated by reversing the rotation of the pedal cranks (see fig. 5). Start with the pedal cranks in a nearly horizontal position, with the front pedal in about the 4 o’clock position, and apply downward...
  • Page 15 Do not attempt to adjust the front brake of a bicycle equipped with a Brake Rotor. Take the bicycle to a dealer for service and adjustment of the brakes. A rotor may also decrease the clearance between the front wheel and the pedals when the wheel is turned backwards.

  • Page 16: Wheels

    Appendix C for information on how they work. 2. Removing a Bolt-On Front Wheel a. If your bicycle has a front wheel hand brake with quick release, open up the brake shoes (see Section 4.A.2.a. above).
  • Page 17 If your bicycle has a front wheel hand brake with quick release, close the brake shoes; then spin the wheel to make sure that it is centered in the frame and clears the brake shoes, and squeeze the brake lever to make sure the brake is functioning correctly.

  • Page 18: Pedals

    These surfaces are designed to add safety by increasing adhesion between the rider’s shoe and the pedal. If your bicycle has this type of high-performance pedal, you must take extra care to avoid serious injury from the pedals’ sharp surfaces.

  • Page 19: Bicycle Suspension

    Many bicycles are equipped with suspension systems. There are many different types of suspension systems — too many to deal with individually in this Manual. If your bicycle has a suspension system of any kind, be sure to read and follow the suspension manufacturer’s setup and service instructions.

  • Page 20: Tires And Tubes

    They are not made for bicycle tires. They move a large volume of air very rapidly, and will raise the pressure in your tire very rapidly, which could cause the tube to explode.

  • Page 21: Service

    Improper adjustment or service may result in damage to the bicycle or in an accident which can cause serious injury or death. If you want to learn to do major service and repair work on your bike, you have three options: 1.
  • Page 22 3. Ask your dealer about the availability of bicycle repair courses in your area. Regardless of which option you select, we recommend that you ask your dealer to check the quality of your work the first time you work on something and before you ride the bike, just to make sure that you did everything correctly. Since that will require the time of a mechanic, there may be a modest charge for this service.
  • Page 23 Product life is often related to the kind of riding you do and to the treatment to which you subject the bicycle. The bicycle’s warranty is not meant to suggest that the bicycle cannot be broken or will last forever.

  • Page 24: Teaching Your Child The Rules

    Appendix A Teaching your Child the Rules In addition to The Basics (page 6), Riding Safely (page 7), Off Road Safety (page 8), Wet Weather Riding (page 9), Night Riding (page 9), Bicycling in Traffic (page 10 and Appendix B) and Downhill, Stunt and Competition Biking (page 10), kids need to be taught ...
  • Page 25 Riding at Dawn, at Dusk or at Night (See also Section 4.F, page 19). Most car/bicycle accidents happen at night where an overtaking car hits a bike. (An overtaking car is one that comes up from behind and passes the cyclist on the left.) These overtaking accidents can be very serious.

  • Page 26: Appendix B Bicycling In Traffic

    Appendix B Bicycling in Traffic...

  • Page 28: Appendix C Wheel And Seat Post Quick Release Mechanisms

    WARNING: Riding with an improperly adjusted wheel quick release can allow the wheel to wobble or disengage from the bicycle, causing serious injury or death to the rider. Therefore, it is essential that you: 1. Ask your dealer to help you make sure you know how to install and remove your wheels safely.
  • Page 29 — the fork dropouts. The quick-release lever should be on the left side of the bicycle (fig. 20a & b). If your bike has a clip-on type secondary retention device, engage it. (3) Holding the quick-release lever in the OPEN position with your right hand, tighten the tension adjusting nut with your left hand until it is finger tight against the fork dropout (fig. 19).
  • Page 30 (5) If the lever cannot be pushed all the way to a position parallel to the fork blade, return the lever to the OPEN position. Then turn the tension adjusting nut counterclockwise one- quarter turn and try tightening the lever again. (6) Re-engage the brake quick-release mechanism to restore correct brake pad-to-rim clearance; spin the wheel to make sure that it is centered in the frame and clears the...
  • Page 31 make sure that it is centered in the frame and clears the brake pads; then squeeze the brake lever and make sure that the brakes are operating correctly. B. Seatpost Quick Release Some bikes are equipped with a quick-release seat post binder. The seatpost quick-release binder works exactly like the wheel quick-release (Appendix B.
  • Page 32 Raleigh America, Inc. bicycle dealership with any questions on use and maintenance. Regardless of the length of the warranty, Raleigh America, Inc. does not infer that the bicycle will last forever or cannot be broken. All Raleigh/Diamondback framesets and bicycles have a finite, limited useful product life cycle. The length of this useful life cycle will vary by environment, riding conditions, frame material and construction, riding style, maintenance, and the amount as well as type of use the bicycle or frame is subjected to.

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