Tires And Tubes - SR Suntour RAIDON Owner's Manual

and practice. Proceed carefully until you have learned to handle the full
capabilities of your bike.
any suspension, check with the bicycle's manufacturer to make
sure that what you want to do is compatible with the bicycle's
design. Failing to do so can result in catastrophic frame failure.
G. Tires and Tubes
1. Tires
from general-purpose designs to tires designed to perform best under very
different tire might better suit your
riding needs, your dealer can help
you select the most appropriate
design.
The size, pressure rating, and
on some high-performance tires
important to you is Tire Pressure.
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marked on the tire's sidewall. Exceeding the recommended
maximum pressure may blow the tire off the rim, which could
cause damage to the bike and injury to the rider and
bystanders.
WARNING: There is a safety risk in using gas station air hoses or
other air compressors. 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.
Tire pressure is given either as maximum pressure or as a pressure range.
the best performance on smooth, slick terrain such as hard-packed clay, and
on deep, loose surfaces such as deep, dry sand.
CAUTION: Pencil type automotive tire gauges can be inaccurate
and should not be relied upon for consistent, accurate pressure
readings. Instead, use a high quality dial
gauge.
Ask your dealer to recommend the best tire pressure for the kind of
Some special high-performance tires have unidirectional treads: their tread
they are mounted to rotate in the correct direction.
2. Tire Valves
appropriate to the valve stems on your bicycle.
onto the end of the valve stem. To let air out of a Schraeder valve, depress
appropriate object.
the valve stem to free it up. Then push the pump head on to the
and depress the valve stem.
WARNING: We highly recommend that you carry a spare inner
tube when you ride your bike. Patching a tube is an emergency
repair. If you do not apply the patch correctly or apply several
patches, the tube can fail, resulting in possible tube failure,
which could cause you to loose control and fall. Replace a
patched tube as soon as possible.
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