Hitching A Burley D'lite To Your Bicycle - Burley d’lite Owner's And Safety Manual

IMPORTANT: Read and study sec tions "IX. Hitching the Burley d'Lite
to Your Bicycle," "XI. Safety Guidelines," and "XII. Safety Checklists"
before using your Burley d'Lite.
IX.

Hitching a Burley d'Lite 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.
Hitching the Trailer to Your Bicycle
1. Loos en the knob on the eye bolt un til the two arms are spread fully apart.
2. Slip the low er hitch arm un der the chain stay (A) and the up per arm above the
seat stay (B).
3. Wedge the hitch cone all the way back into the an gle formed by the stays at the
wheel.
4. 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 chain stay, over the hitch body, and back to
the D-ring at the end of the tongue.
A
Make sure that the cone is wedged se cure ly into the stays. The knob should be
fi nger-tight; do not overtighten. 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.
B
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