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Bicycle Owner's Manual
Read before you take your first ride and keep for future reference.
IMPORTANT:
It is important that you thoroughly read and understand this manual. It contains important
safety, performance, and service information. However, this is a comprehensive universal
manual supplied with many bicycle models and it therefore may reference components not
found on your particular model and may therefore contain sections not applicable to your
particular bicycle.
If you have questions, need technical support or replacement parts,
contact us directly, toll free at
1.877.818.BIKE
(1.877.818.2453)
or
www.amcbikes.com
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- Page 1 It is important that you thoroughly read and understand this manual. It contains important safety, performance, and service information. However, this is a comprehensive universal manual supplied with many bicycle models and it therefore may reference components not found on your particular model and may therefore contain sections not applicable to your particular bicycle.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
F. Extreme, Stunt Or Competition Riding Your dealer or local bicycle shop may also be able to refer you G. Changing Components Or Adding Accessories to classes, clinics or books on bicycle use, service, repair or 3. -
Page 3: General Warning
— and practice — the rules of safe and responsible riding the bicycle is properly fitted to the child; that it is in good repair and of proper use and maintenance. Proper use and maintenance and safe operating condition;... -
Page 4: First
1. Is your bike the right size? To check, see Section 3.A. If your make sure you know how they work (see Section 4.E). These bicycle is too large or too small for you, you may lose control and pedals require special techniques and skills. Follow the pedal fall. -
Page 5: First Ride
When you buckle on your helmet (fig. 1) and go for – Wheel rims clean and undamaged? Make sure the rims are clean your first familiarization ride on your new bicycle, and undamaged along the braking surface, and check for excess be sure to pick a controlled environment, away rim wear. -
Page 6: Safety
A. The Basics If your bicycle has toeclips or clipless pedals, practice getting in and WARNING: Many states require specific safety devices. It out of the pedals. See paragraph B.4 above and Section 4.E.4. -
Page 7: Riding Safety
• Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can be tangled close to the edge of the road as possible, in the direction of traffic in the bicycle or snagged by objects at the side of the road or trail. flow or as directed by local governing laws. -
Page 8: Off Road Safety
E. Night Riding does not frighten or endanger them, and give them enough room Riding a bicycle at night is many times more dangerous than so that their unexpected moves don’t endanger you. riding during the day. A bicyclist is very difficult for motorists 6. -
Page 9: Extreme, Stunt Or Competition Riding
... any reflective device or light source that moves will help as a moving bicyclist. -
Page 10: Changing Components Or Adding Accessories
• Understand and recognize that the stresses imposed on your When riding fast down hill, you can reach speeds seen on bike by this kind of activity may break or damage parts of the bicycle motorcycles, and therefore face similar hazards and risks. Have your and void the warranty. -
Page 11: Fit
Making the adjustments to your void the warranty. Refer to your warranty, and check with your bicycle which result in correct fit for your body and riding dealer before changing the components on your bike. conditions requires experience, skill and special tools. Always have your dealer make the adjustments on your bicycle;... -
Page 12: Saddle Position
Your dealer can adjust saddle angle or teach you how to do it. hips must rock for the heel to reach the Note: If your bicycle is equipped with a suspension seat post, pedal, the saddle is too high. If your leg is periodically ask your dealer to check it. -
Page 13: Handlebar Height And Angle
Place the front wheel of the bicycle If your bike has a “threadless” stem, your dealer may be able to between your legs and attempt to twist the handlebar/stem change handlebar height by moving height adjustment spacers assembly. -
Page 14: Brake Reach
It’s important to your safety, performance and enjoyment to Many bikes have brake levers which can be adjusted for reach. If understand how things work on your bicycle. We urge you to ask you have small hands or find it difficult to squeeze the brake levers,... -
Page 15: Removing And Installing Quick Release Wheels
4. TECH (continued) front wheel hub or front fork. (2) The integral type is molded, cast or machined into the outer faces of the front fork dropouts. Ask your dealer to explain the particular secondary retention device on your bike. WARNING: Do not remove or disable the secondary retention device. - Page 16 — the fork dropouts. The sprocket). quick-release lever should be on the left side of the bicycle (fig.7a (2) If your bike has rim brakes, disengage the brake’s quick-release & b).
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Page 17: Removing And Installing Nutted Wheels
Installing A Nutted Front Wheel The rear wheel must be secured to the bicycle frame with (1) With the steering fork facing forward, insert the wheel between sufficient force so that it cannot be pulled forward by the chain, the fork blades so that the axle seats firmly at the top of the slots even under the greatest pedaling force. -
Page 18: Seatpost Quick Release
4. TECH (continued) be on the outside, between the fork blade and the axle nut. If your (2) Put the chain on to the smallest sprocket. Then, insert the wheel bike has a clip-on type secondary retention device, engage it. into the frame dropouts and pull it completely in to the dropouts (2) While pushing the wheel firmly to the top of the slots in the (see fig. -
Page 19: Brakes
• Some bicycle brakes, such as disc brakes (fig. 11) and linear- before you get on the bike. pull brakes (fig.12), are extremely powerful. Take extra care... -
Page 20: Shifting Gears
2. How Brakes Work to transfer weight back on to the rear wheel; and at the same time, The braking action of a bicycle is a function of the friction between you need to both decrease rear braking and increase front braking the brake surfaces —... - Page 21 (a downshift). Shifting to a larger chainring makes pedaling harder (an upshift). Whether upshifting or downshifting, the bicycle derailleur system design requires that the drive chain be moving forward and be d. Which Gear Should I Be In? under at least some tension.
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Page 22: Pedals
See 2. How An Internal Gear Hub Drivetrain Works your dealer for help. If your bicycle has an internal gear hub drivetrain, the gear changing mechanism will consist of: E. Pedals • A 3, 5, 7 or possibly 12 speed internal gear hub. -
Page 23: Bicycle Suspension
— too many to deal means to keep feet securely in the correct position for maximum with individually in this Manual. If your bicycle has a suspension pedaling efficiency. They have a plate, called a “cleat,” on the sole... -
Page 24: Tires And Tubes
The best and safest way to inflate a bicycle skill will take time and practice. Proceed carefully until you have tire to the correct pressure is with a bicycle pump which has a built- learned to handle the full capabilities of your bike. - Page 25 4. TECH (continued) conditions depends largely on tire pressure. Inflating the tire to Valve and the Presta Valve. The bicycle pump you use must have near its maximum recommended pressure gives the lowest rolling the fitting appropriate to the valve stems on your bicycle.
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Page 26: Service
Improper adjustment even if everything seems fine to you, it’s best to take your bike back or service may result in damage to the bicycle or in an accident to the dealer for a checkup. Dealers typically suggest you bring the which can cause serious injury or death. -
Page 27: If Your Bicycle Sustains An Impact
Product life is often related to the kind of riding • Grab one pedal and rock it toward and away from the centerline you do and to the treatment to which you submit the bicycle. of the bike; then do the same with the other pedal. Anything feel The bicycle’s warranty is not meant to suggest that the bicycle... - Page 28 If you have questions, need technical support or replacement parts, contact us directly, toll free at 1.877.818.BIKE (1.877.818.2453) www.amcbikes.com Revised 12/13 © 2013, Associated Marketing Concepts. All Rights Reserved.
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