Summary of Contents for Kona bicycle
- Page 1 Owner’s Manual Kona Bicycle Company 2455 Salashan Ferndale, Washington USA, 98248 © 2013 | Kona Bicycle Company CAUTION: This Owner’s manual is to be read prior to operating your Kona bicycle.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
................. Registration Card [attached here]. please note that WARRANty A) Bike Fit iS ONly VAlid if your bicycle is purchased and assembled by B) Safety First! C) mechanical Safety Check an authorized Kona dealer, ANd the warranty is registered with d) First Ride Kona Bicycle Company. -
Page 3: About This Manual
If for any reason you are not satisfied with the in higher insurance premiums, and eventually, higher bicycle quality of any part of your bicycle or the service given to prices. The Consumer Product and Safety Commission has you by Kona or one of our dealers, please let us know. -
Page 4: General Warning
— making sure that the bicycle is properly fitted to the child; and to practice — the rules of safe and responsible riding that it is in good repair and safe operating condition;... -
Page 5: First - Before You Ride
1. Is your bike the right size? To check, see Section 3.A. wheel to wobble or disengage from the bicycle, and cause If your bicycle is too large or too small for you, you may serious injury or death. lose control and fall. If your new bike is not the right size, ask your dealer to exchange it before you ride it. -
Page 6: C) Mechanical Safety Check
CAUTION: Wheels must be true for the brakes to work effectively. Wheel truing is a skill which requires on you bicycle. If you choose to work on your own bicycle special tools and experience. Do not attempt to true a... -
Page 7: D) First Ride
When you buckle on your helmet and go for your first quick-releases closed? All control cables seated and familiarization ride on your new bicycle, be sure to pick securely engaged? Do the brake pads touch the wheel rim a controlled environment, away from cars, other cyclists, within an inch of brake lever movement? Can you apply full obstacles or other hazards. -
Page 8: A) The Basics
• Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can be WARNING: The area in which you ride may require tangled in the bicycle or snagged by objects at the side of specific safety devices. It is your responsibility to the road or trail. -
Page 9: C) Off Road Safety
Get to the moving parts of the bicycle, causing you to lose control. know how to handle your bike safely before trying increased speed or more difficult terrain. -
Page 10: D) Wet Weather Riding
Riding a bicycle at night is many times more dangerous endanger you. than riding during the day. A bicyclist is very difficult for 6. -
Page 11: F) Extreme, Stunt Or Competition Riding
• Make sure your clothing or anything you may be carry- Wear appropriate safety gear, including an approved full ing on the bicycle does not obstruct a reflector or light. face helmet, full finger gloves, and body armor. Ultimately, • Make sure that your bicycle is equipped with correctly it is your responsibility to have proper equipment and to be positioned and securely mounted reflectors. -
Page 12: G) Changing Components Or Adding Accessories
• Take your bicycle to your dealer if anything breaks or experience, skill and special tools. Always have your bends. Do not ride your bicycle when any part is damaged. -
Page 13: A) Standover Height
Standover height is the bicycle. If the saddle position is not comfortable for you, basic element of bike fit. see your dealer, who has the tools and skill to change it. - Page 14 Ask your dealer to set the saddle for your optimal NOTE: If your bicycle is equipped with a suspension seat riding position and to show you post, the suspension mechanism may require periodic how to make this adjustment.
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Page 16: D) Control Position Adjustments
We urge you to lose control and fall. Place the front wheel of you to ask your dealer how to do the things described in... - Page 17 • Hex nuts or hex key bolts which are threaded on to or into the hub axle (bolt-on wheel, fig. 10) Your bicycle may be equipped with a different securing method for the front wheel than for the rear wheel.
- Page 18 Discuss the wheel securing method for your bicycle with Ask your dealer to explain the particular secondary reten- your dealer. tion device on your bike. It is very important that you understand the type of WARNING: Do not remove or disable the secondary wheel securing method on your bicycle, that you know retention device.
- Page 19 Ask your dealer to check the adjustment every six months. from the dropouts. If your front wheel uses a cam-and- Do not use a cam-and-cup front wheel on any bicycle cup system, (fig. 8b) squeeze the cup and cam lever other than the one for which your dealer adjusted it.
- Page 20 (fig. 8a WARNING: Securely clamping the wheel with a & b). If your bike has a clip-on type secondary retention cam action retention device takes considerable force. device, engage it.
- Page 21 (4) With a cam action mechanism, move the quick-release (6) With a cam action system, move the cam lever lever to the OPEN position (fig. 8b). With a through bolt upwards and swing it into the CLOSED position (fig. 8 a or bolt on mechanism, loosen the fastener(s) with an &...
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Page 22: B) Seat Post Cam Action Clamp
3. Some bicycle brakes, such as disc brakes (fig. 11) 3. Before you ride the bike, first check that the seat and linear-pull brakes (fig. 12), are extremely power- post is securely clamped. - Page 23 2. How brakes work 1. Brake controls and features The braking action of a bicycle is a function of It’s very important to your safety the friction between the braking surfaces. To make sure that you learn and remember which...
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Page 24: D) Shifting Gears
1. How a derailleur drivetrain works slow, but your body wants to continue at the speed at which If your bicycle has a derailleur drivetrain, the gear-chang- it was going. This causes a transfer of weight to the front ing mechanism will have: wheel (or, under heavy braking, around the front wheel hub, •... - Page 25 Whether upshifting or downshifting, the bicycle derail- C) Shifting the Front Derailleur leur system design requires that the drive chain be The front derailleur, which is controlled by the left moving forward and be under at least some tension. shifter, shifts the chain between the larger and smaller A derailleur will shift only if you are pedaling forward.
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Page 26: E) Pedals
It is not necessary to shift gears the rider’s shoe and the pedal. If your bicycle has this in sequence. Instead, find the “starting gear” for the type of high-performance pedal, you must take extra care conditions —... -
Page 27: F) Bicycle Suspension
Manual. If your 4. Clipless pedals (sometimes called “step-in pedals”) bicycle has a suspension system of any kind, be sure to are another means to keep feet securely in the correct read and follow the suspension manufacturer’s setup and position for maximum pedaling efficiency. -
Page 28: G) Service Notes For Kona Dual Suspension
The best and with some types of suspension systems. Before retrofitting safest way to the suspension of any Kona bicycle, check with Kona to make sure that what you want to do is compatible with the inflate a bicycle bicycle’s design, and whether the warranty will be voided. -
Page 29: Service
The Presta valve [Fig. 18b] has a narrower diameter surfaces such as deep, dry sand. and is only found on bicycle tires. To inflate a Presta Tire pressure that is too low for your weight and the valve tube using a Presta headed bicycle riding conditions can cause a puncture of the tube by pump, remove the valve cap;... -
Page 30: A) Service Intervals
2. Ask your dealer to recommend a book on bicycle repair. about 10 to 15 hours of on-road or more casual off-road 3. -
Page 31: B) If Your Bicycle Sustains An Impact
Next, check your bike for damage, and fix what you can joints; the handlebars; the stem; and the seatpost for any deep so you can get home. Then, take your bicycle to your scratches, cracks or discoloration. These are signs of stress- dealer for a thorough check. -
Page 32: About Your Kona Dealer
The comfort of a bicycle saddle depends much more on how WARNING: A crash or other impact can put extra- the saddle shape relates to the rider’s body than on the ordinary stress on bicycle components, causing them thickness or material of the padding. Bicycle manufacturers to fatigue prematurely. -
Page 33: Limited Warranty
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON COMPLETE BICYCLE tion, accident, or misues (including without limitation bicycle racing, Kona warrants to the original owner that this new Kona bicycle shall be bicycle motocross, stunt bicycling, commercial use or rental use) of free of defective materials and workmanship for a period of one year the Kona bicycle. -
Page 34: Appendix A - Intended Use Of Your Bicycle
NOT INTENDED For off-road, cyclocross, No one type of bicycle is suited for all purposes. Your or touring with racks or panniers. retailer can help you pick the “right tool for the job” TRADE OFF Material use is optimized to deliver both light and help you understand its limitations. - Page 35 NOT INTENDED For off-road or mountain bike use, Cross-Country, Marathon, Hardtails CONDITION 3 Bikes designed for riding or for any kind of jumping. Some of these bikes have suspension features, but these features are designed to Conditions 1 and 2, plus rough trails, add comfort, not off-road capability.
- Page 36 INTENDED For trail and uphill riding. this type of riding is extremely hazardous All-Mountain bicycles are: (1) more and puts unpredictable forces on a bicycle heavy duty than cross country bikes, which may overload the frame, fork, or but less heavy duty than Freeride bikes, parts.
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Page 37: Appendix B - Lifespan Of Your Bike And Its Components
Entourage, Honzo, Taro, Shred, Stinky 24, Shred 24, over, continued use is hazardous. Shred 20 Every bicycle and its component parts have a finite, limited Dirt Jump useful life. The length of that life will vary with the construc- CONDITION 5 Bikes designed for tion and materials used in the frame and components;... - Page 38 Properties of Metals to explain some underlying material science basics and how they relate to your bicycle. We discuss some of the Please understand that there is no simple statement that trade-offs made in designing your bicycle and what you can be made that characterizes the use of different met- can expect from your bicycle;...
- Page 39 A bicycle in a garage does not fatigue. Fatigue happens only through use. What should you expect from your metal frame? It depends on many complex factors, which is why we tell So what kind of “damage”...
- Page 40 The more you fit the “lengthen prod- uct life” profile, the less frequent your need to inspect. WARNING: Do not ride a bicycle or component with any crack, bulge or dent, even a small one. Riding a cracked frame, fork or component could lead to com- plete failure, with risk of serious injury or death.
- Page 41 Cracks: Inspect for cracks, broken, or splintered areas. more so than most metals. Think about carbon fiber or Any crack is serious. Do not ride any bicycle or compo- fiberglass boats. Carbon fiber materials have a very high nent that has a crack of any size.
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Page 42: Appendix C - Coaster Brakes
Think about such Appendix C a noise as a serious warning signal. A well maintained bicycle will be very quiet and free of creaks and squeaks. Coaster Brake Investigate and find the source of any noise. It may not 1.