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At Raleigh America we are concerned about your safety and well-being.
This is why we ask that you read and fully understand your owner's manual before riding your new bike.
This manual meets EN Standards 14764, 14766 and 14781.
This manual contains important safety, performance,
Read it before you take the first ride on your new bicycle,
Additional safety, performance and service information for specific components
such as suspension or pedals on your bicycle, or for accessories such as helmets
or lights that you purchase, may also be available. Make sure that your dealer has
given you all the manufacturers' literature that was included with your bicycle
or accessories. In case of a conflict between the instructions in this manual and
information provided by a component manufacturer, always follow the component
If you have any questions or do not understand something
it is your responsibility, for your own safety, to consult
with your dealer or the bicycle's manufacturer.
This manual is not intended as a comprehensive
use, service, repair or maintenance manual.
Please see your dealer for all service, repairs or maintenance.
Your dealer may also be able to refer you to classes, clinics or
books on bicycle use, service, repair or maintenance.
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.
Review Appendix E with your child before letting them ride the bicycle.
OWNER'S MANUAL
9th Edition, 2007
IMPORTANT:
and service information.
and keep it for reference.
manufacturer's instructions.
NOTE:
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PARENTS:

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  • Page 1 At Raleigh America we are concerned about your safety and well-being. This is why we ask that you read and fully understand your owner’s manual before riding your new bike. OWNER’S MANUAL 9th Edition, 2007 This manual meets EN Standards 14764, 14766 and 14781.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    B. If Your Bicycle Sustains An Impact ................p. 32 Appendix A: Intended Use ......................p. 33 Appendix B: Lifespan of your bike and its components ............p. 36 Appendix C: Coaster Brakes ....................p. 39 Appendix D: Fastener Torque Specifications ................p. 39 Appendix E: Teaching Your Child the Rules ................

  • Page 3: General Warning

    GENERAL WARNING: Like any sport, bicycling involves risk of injury and damage. By choosing to ride a bicycle, you assume the responsibility for that risk, so you need to know - and to practice - the rules of safe and responsible riding and of proper use and maintenance.

  • Page 4: First

    A. Bike Fit 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 Anything sound, feel or look loose? Do a visual and tactile inspection of the whole bike. Are there any loose parts or accessories? If so, secure them. If you’re not sure, ask someone with experience to check.

  • Page 6: First Ride

    Check out the handling and response of the bike; and check the comfort. If you have any questions, or if you feel anything about the bike is not as it should be, consult your dealer before you ride again.

  • Page 7: Safety

    6. Don’t jump with your bike. Jumping a bike, particularly a BMX or mountain bike, can be fun; but it can put huge and unpredictable stress on the bicycle and its components. Riders who insist on jumping their bikes risk serious damage, to their bicycles as well as to themselves.

  • Page 8: Riding Safety

    • The many other hazards and distractions which can occur on a bicycle ride. 5. Ride in designated bike lanes, on designated bike paths or as close to the edge of the road as possible, in the direction of traffic flow or as directed by local governing laws.

  • Page 9: Wet Weather Riding

    6. Be prepared. If something goes wrong while you’re riding off-road, help may not be close. 7. Before you attempt to jump, do stunt riding, or race with your bike despite our advice against it, read and understand Section 2.F.

  • Page 10: Extreme, Downhill, Stunt, Or Competition Riding

    The mounting brackets of front and rear reflectors are often designed as brake straddle cable safety catches which prevent the straddle cable from catching on the tire tread if the cable jumps out of its yoke or breaks. WARNING: o not remove the front or rear refleCtors or refleCtor braCkets from your biCyCle hey are ’...

  • Page 11: Changing Components Or Adding Accessories

    • Wear a full face helmet, safety pads and other safety gear. • Understand and recognize that the stresses imposed on your bike by this kind of activity may break or damage parts of the bicycle and void the warranty.

  • Page 12: Fit

    If your crotch touches the frame, the bike is too big for you. Don’t even ride the bike around the block. A bike which you ride only on paved surfaces and never take off-road should give you a minimum standover height clearance of two inches (5cm).
  • Page 13 2. Front and back adjustment. The saddle can be adjusted forward or back to help you get the optimal position on the bike. Ask your dealer to set the saddle for your optimal riding position and to show you how to make this adjustment.

  • Page 14: Handlebar Height And Angle

    C. Handlebar Height And Angle Your bike is equipped either with a “threadless” stem (Fig. 6), which clamps on to the outside of the steerer tube, or with a “quill” stem (Fig. 7), which clamps inside the steerer tube by way of an expanding binder bolt. If you aren’t absolutely sure which type of stem your bike has,...

  • Page 15: Control Position Adjustments

    WARNING: ’ quill stem inimum nsertion ark must not be visible above the top of the headset ’ the stem is extended beyond the inimum nsertion ark the stem may break or damage the fork s steerer tube whiCh Could Cause you to lose Control and fall WARNING: n some biCyCles Changing the stem or stem height Can affeCt the tension of the front brake...

  • Page 16: Technical Information

    We urge you to ask your dealer how to do the things described in this section before you attempt them yourself, and that you have your dealer check your work before you ride the bike. If you have even the slightest doubt as to whether you understand something in this section of the Manual, talk to your dealer.

  • Page 17: Front Wheel Secondary Retention Devices

    CorreCt teChnique for Clamping your wheel in plaCe 3. e aCh time before you ride the bike CheCk that the wheel is seCurely Clamped he Clamping aCtion of a CorreCtly seCured wheel must emboss the surfaCes of the dropouts 1.

  • Page 18: Wheels With Cam Action Systems

    (See Section 4.C fig. 11 through 15). (2) If your bike has cam action front wheel retention, move the cam lever from the locked or CLOSED position to the OPEN position (figs. 8a & b). If your bike has through bolt or bolt- on front wheel retention, loosen the fastener(s) a few turns counter-clockwise using an appropriate wrench, lock key or the integral lever.
  • Page 19 The cam lever, if there is one, should be on rider’s left side of the bicycle (fig. 8a & b). If your bike has a clip-on type secondary retention device, engage it.
  • Page 20 (2) On a derailleur bike, make sure that the rear derailleur is still in its outermost, high gear, position; then pull the derailleur body back with your right hand. Put the chain on top of the smallest freewheel sprocket.
  • Page 21 Removing A Bolt-on Front Wheel (1) If your bike has rim brakes, disengage the brake’s quick-release mechanism to open the clearance between the tire and the brake pads (see Section 4.C, figs. 11 through 15).

  • Page 22: Seatpost Cam Action Clamp

    2. u nderstand and apply the CorreCt teChnique for Clamping your seat post 3. b efore you ride the bike first CheCk that the seatpost is seCurely Clamped Adjusting The Seatpost Cam Action Mechanism The action of the cam squeezes the seat collar around the seat post to hold the seat post securely in place.
  • Page 23 Traditionally, the right brake lever controls the rear brake and the left brake lever controls the front brake; but, to make sure your bike’s brakes are set up this way, squeeze one brake lever and look to see which brake, front or rear, engages.

  • Page 24: Shifting Gears

    When you apply one or both brakes, the bike begins to slow, but your body wants to continue at the speed at which it was going. This causes a transfer of weight to the front wheel (or, under heavy braking, around the front wheel hub, which could send you flying over the handlebars).
  • Page 25 The way to keep things straight is to remember that shifting the chain in towards the centerline of the bike is for accelerating and climbing and is called a downshift. Moving the chain out or away from the centerline of the bike is for speed and is called an upshift.
  • Page 26 What If It Won’t Shift Gears? If moving the shift control one click repeatedly fails to result in a smooth shift to the next gear chances are that the mechanism is out of adjustment. Take the bike to your dealer to have it adjusted.

  • Page 27: Pedals

    E. Pedals 1. Toe Overlap is when your toe can touch the front wheel when you turn the handlebars to steer while a pedal is in the forwardmost position. This is common on small-framed bicycles, and is avoided by keeping the inside pedal up and the outside pedal down when making sharp turns. This technique will also prevent the inside pedal from striking the ground in a turn.

  • Page 28: Bicycle Suspension

    Cause you to lose Control and fall If your bike has suspension, the increased speed you may develop also increases your risk of injury. For example, when braking, the front of a suspended bike dips. You could lose control and fall if you do not have experience with this system.
  • Page 29 The sidewall marking of a unidirectional tire will have an arrow showing the correct rotation direction. If your bike has unidirectional tires, be sure that they are mounted to rotate in the correct direction.

  • Page 30: Service

    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. Ask your dealer for copies of the manufacturer’s installation and service instructions for the components on your bike, or contact the component manufacturer.
  • Page 31 30 day checkup. Another way to judge when it’s time for the first checkup is to bring the bike in after three to five hours of hard off-road use, or about 10 to 15 hours of on-road or more casual off-road use.

  • Page 32: If Your Bicycle Sustains An Impact

    If the chain won’t shift smoothly and quietly from gear to gear, the derailleur is out of adjustment. See your dealer. 6. Every 25 (hard off-road) to 50 (on-road) hours of riding: Take your bike to your dealer for a complete checkup.

  • Page 33: Appendix A: Intended Use

    There are also bicycles that mix features. For example, there are road/racing bikes with triple cranks. These bikes have the low gearing of a touring bike, the quick handling of a racing bike, but are not well suited for carrying heavy loads on a tour. For that purpose you want a touring bike.
  • Page 34 While all that is true, there is no guarantee that extreme riding will not break a Freeride bike. The terrain and type of riding that Freeride bikes are designed for is inherently dangerous. Appropriate equipment, such as a Freeride bike, does not change this reality.
  • Page 35 Cyclo-cross bikes are not intended for mountain bike use. The relatively large road bike size wheels are faster than the smaller mountain bike wheels, but not as strong. MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT...

  • Page 36: Appendix B: Lifespan Of Your Bike And Its Components

    Please understand that there is no simple statement that can be made that characterizes the use of different metals for bicycles. What is true is how the metal chosen is applied is much more important than the material alone. One must look at the way the bike is designed, tested, manufactured, supported along with the characteristics of the metal rather than seeking a simplistic answer.
  • Page 37 Let’s say you hit a curb, ditch, rock, car, another cyclist or other object. At any speed above a fast walk, your body will continue to move forward, momentum carrying you over the front of the bike. You cannot and will not stay on the bike, and what happens to the frame, fork and other components is irrelevant to what happens to your body.
  • Page 38 Let’s say you hit a curb, ditch, rock, car, other cyclist or other object. At any speed above a fast walk, your body will continue to move forward, the momentum carrying you over the front of the bike. You cannot and will not stay on the bike and what happens to the frame, fork and other components is irrelevant to what happens to your body.

  • Page 39: Appendix C: Coaster Brakes

    Original Equipment components Bicycle and component manufacturers test the fatigue life of the components that are original equipment on your bike. This means that they have met test criteria and have reasonable fatigue life. It does not mean that the original components will last forever.

  • Page 40: Appendix E: Teaching Your Child The Rules

    Few children have either. Secondly, make sure your child understands that if he/she gets caught out at dusk or after dark on a bike, the thing to do is to call you for a ride home. One suggestion is to tape a phone number and money to the bike so that, in an emergency, the child will be able to call home.

  • Page 41: Appendix F: Bicycling In Traffic

    Cross railroad tracks carefully distance for stopping in the rain, bike between you and the dog. at right angles. To get better control since brakes are less efficient Dogs are attracted to spinning as you move across bumps and other when wet.

  • Page 42: Appendix G: Training Wheel & Accessory Installation

    APPENDIX G Training Wheel & Accessory Installation 1. Training Wheel 12˝ Bikes 16˝ Bikes Assemble the training wheels as shown in the photos above, then tighten the bolts to the proper torque. 2. Pads Stem pads Handlebar pads Handlebar & stem pads (front view) Top tube pads Please install pads as shown in the photos above, then cinch pad cover using hook &...
  • Page 44 Please consult an authorized 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 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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