Hitching The Flatbed To Your Bicycle - Burley FLATBED Owner's Instruction Manual

V. Hitching the Burley Flatbed to Your Bicycle
The trail er hitch was
designed to quick ly
and safe ly at tach to
vir tu al ly all types of
bi cy cles. It is in sert ed
in front of the left
rear drop out of your
bicycle.
Loos en the knob
on the eye bolt un til
the two arms are
spread fully apart.
Slip the low er hitch
arm un der the chainstay (A) and the up per arm above the seatstay (B). (See
il lus tra tion above.) Wedge the hitch cone all the way back into the an gle
formed by the stays at the wheel. Tight en the knob un til the arms are fi rm ly
clamped against the stays. Wrap the safe ty strap around the in side of the
chainstay, over the hitch body, and back to the D-ring at the end of the
tongue.
Make sure that the cone is wedged se cure ly into the stays. The knob should
be fi n ger-tight; do not over tight en. The hitch should not move, but should
al low the bi cy cle com plete move ment, in clud ing ly ing it down on the
ground. It should clear any racks, bags, or fi t tings you have on your bi cy cle. If
there is any in ter fer ence, con tact your Burley dealer.
IMPORTANT: Re move trailer from your bi cy cle when it's not in use to
pre vent de form ing the plastic hitch.
Do not operate trailer without hitch safety strap prop er ly
installed. A dangling safety strap can contact spokes and
damage rear wheel or cause ac ci dent re sult ing in se ri ous
injury.
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B