Hitching Your Burley To Your Bicycle; Loading Your Trailer - Burley NOMAD Owner's Instruction And Safety Manual

Installing the Safety Flag
Nomad
™ : Join the two flag pole sections together. Insert the flag pole into the
flag pocket on the inside of the left side panel. DO NOT USE YOUR TRAILER
WITHOUT THE SAFETY FLAG IN PLACE.
Hitching Your Burley to Your Bicycle
The Burley standard trailer hitch was designed to quickly and safely attach
to virtually all types of bicycles. It is attached to the left rear dropout (the
non-chain ring side) of your bicycle.
1. Remove the quick release lever assembly from your bike and set it aside.
2. Line up the hole on the flat side of the hitch upper arm with the left
rear dropout hole.
3. Reassemble the quick release assembly through the hitch and dropout,
but don't tighten it yet.
4. Slide the hitch receiver end of the tongue between the two hitch side
arms, and line up the holes. The hitch should clear any racks, bags, or
fittings you have on your bicycle. If there is any interference, contact
your Authorized Burley Dealer.
5. Open the retaining pin and insert the pin through the holes.
6. Rotate the pin's spring clip and close the pin.
7. Now tighten the quick release lever, with the lever pointing to the rear
of the bike. When properly adjusted, you will feel resistance halfway
through closing the lever (when the lever is pointing straight out away
from the bike).
8. Wrap the safety strap around the inside of the chain stay twice and then
over the hitch body. Fasten the hook to the D-ring on the underside of the
tongue end.
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WARNING
The quick release lever must be in the closed position. Do not operate
the trailer without the hitch safety strap properly installed. A dangling
safety strap can contact the spokes and damage the rear wheel or
cause an accident, resulting in serious injury. Inspect the hitch and
tongue frequently for damage or loose fasteners. Interfering parts or a
damaged hitch can cause an accident, resulting in serious injury.
Loading Your Trailer
Maximum trailer load limit for both the Burley Nomad and the Burley
Flatbed is 100 lbs. When placing cargo into the Nomad trailer, keep the load
centered or forward of the axle. Pack the load as low as possible and make
sure items cannot shift around. When loading cargo on the Flatbed, always
ensure that the load is adequately fastened and centered on the trailer floor.
Cargo can be fastened by rope, cargo tie-down cords, netting, or within a
container that is securely fastened to the Flatbed trailer. Do not permit the
cargo to extend past the perimeter of the fabric floor on either side. Objects
loaded too close to the wheels when the trailer is stationary risk catching in
the spokes or interfering with the wheels when the trailer is in motion. The
area in front of the trailer frame must also remain clear to avoid interfering
with the bicycle's rear wheel. Objects that extend beyond the rear can ob-
scure the reflectors, cause an unstable weight balance on the bicycle's rear
heel, or contact the ground on uneven terrain. Do not overload the trailer.
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