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  • Page 1 User guide and terms of guarantee...
  • Page 2 Modernity, simplicity and passion guide our imagination. Fatigue test Just like b'Twin, we are unswerving in testing our prototypes b’Twin : – more than 250 components tested to select 74. – more than 50 prototypes tested during test assignments.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Thank you for purchasing a B’Twin bicycle You have just bought a B’Twin bicycle, and to ensure your continuing happiness with it, please read this user guide: it provides all the information needed to correctly use, adjust and maintain your B’Twin bicycle.

  • Page 4: General Warning

    Like any sport, cycling can cause injury and damage. By using this bicycle, you accept responsibility for this risk. b’Twin cannot accept any liability if the product is modified by the user. You should know and practice the rules of the Highway Code. Caring for and using your bicycle correctly are your responsibility and reduce the risk of accidents.

  • Page 5: A Bicycle For Every Purpose, And Its Limits

    CHILDREN’S BICYCLE (16” To 24“): Designed for children’s very specific needs. Whether your child is just learning how to pedal or is already very comfortable on a bicycle, this bike is for all uses, by age group. It is a solid, easy to use, fun and well-equipped bicycle.

  • Page 6: Recommendations For Cycling In Complete Safety

    • Be careful when riding with a child seat, as it adds weight • Never ride at night or in bad weather without lights. You to the rear and raises the bicycle’s centre of gravity, making must be visible to motorists and motorcyclists : balance and turning more difficult.

  • Page 7: Replacing The Batteries

    - Ensure that the bicycle is suitable for the purpose (Descents, Cross-country, extreme Freeriding, etc). - Ensure that the bicycle is in a perfect state of repair. - To minimise the risk of accidents: wear a helmet, wear suitable protection, control your bicycle and… be careful! Fitting lights:...

  • Page 8: How To Adjust Your Position On The Bicycle

    - On flat ground or when climbing, the seat should be in a high position for greater efficiency. - When travelling downhill, the seat should be slightly lowered to improve bicycle control and to make it easier to get over obstacles.

  • Page 9: Safety Checks Before Use

    10° compared with the assembly position (see pictures below). SAFETY CHECKS BEFORE USE • Adjusting the seat post and seat: check that the whole bicycle is solidly assembled and that the seat is solidly clamped in the frame, respecting the minimum insertion point indicated on the tube.

  • Page 10: Adjustments After Several Hours' Use

    SEVERAL HOURS OF RIDING Some parts of your bicycle will require slight modification after 2 to 3 hours’ use, mainly in order to make final adjustments to the components. Derailer cable tension is to be set: the housings will settle down, requiring new derailer and brake tensions. (See chapter on adjusting derailer tension).

  • Page 11: A - Regular Maintenance And Checks

    REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING Here is an idea of the type of maintenance to carry out on your bicycle, beginning at the date of purchase: how often you perform the maintenance may significantly increase if you use your bicycle intensively in hostile environments (mud, sand, water, etc).

  • Page 12: B - Necessary Tools

    • a multifunctional tool featuring at least the tools listed above. • a bicycle pump. CLEANING Your bicycle can very easily be cleaned with a sponge, a hose or soapy water. The gear system components can be cleaned with a small brush. BE CAREFUL with high pressure cleaning systems! Most importantly, do not use a steam jet: grease may liquefy inside mechanical components, your bicycle will be immobilised indefinitely, and ball bearings and the gear system will completely seize up.

  • Page 13: E - Tightening Torques

    TIGHTENING TORQUES • Tightening torques for the assembly of the following components (in Nm) (*): Stem/ Saddle/ Seat post/ Front wheel/ Back wheel/ Type of bicycle Stem/fork Pedals/ cranks Handlebar seat post frame frame frame CHILDREN Quick-release or 22/30 22/30 30/45 (14“, 16“)
  • Page 14 Removing this type of wheel is difficult, so we recommend that you contact one of technical workshops. You can, however, find fitting and removal information on the website btwin.com. IMPORTANT: Before using your bicycle, ensure that the wheel is correctly mounted.

  • Page 15: G - Using Quick-Release

    USING QUICK-RELEASE Blocking them maintains the wheels in position inside the frame and fork. In order to prevent it coming loose, it is necessary to turn the adjusting nut (1) such that the closing force of the release lever (2) is at least 12 daN (about 12 Kg). To increase the closing force: turn the adjusting nut clockwise (anticlockwise to reduce the force).

  • Page 16: I - Braking System

    1 - Using the brakes To slow the bicycle down or stop it: use the back brake first and then lightly and gradually use the front brake. An overly rapid and excessive braking movement may cause the front wheel to jam and cause a dangerous fall.
  • Page 17 The case of V-Brake or Cantilever or Roller Brake type brakes Caliper brakes (U-type) Brake maintenance In order to maintain your bicycle’s braking performance, it is important to perform maintenance on the braking system at the intervals Brake lever: described in the chapter entitled “regular maintenance and checks”: •...

  • Page 18: J - Using The Gear System

    4/ Tighten up the pad using a suitable spanner, using a tightening torque of between 6 and 9 Nm. NB: some pads have a mounting direction: the arrow should face the wheel’s rotation direction when the bicycle is moving forwards.

  • Page 19: K - Adjusting The Derailer Gear System

    ADJUSTMENT OF TENSION AT DERAILER These procedures are also difficult: we recommend you consult one of our qualified technicians. Frame bolt NB: Problems when changing gear are very often linked to Derailer end the derailer cable tension; adjusting the derailer travel is stop much less common.

  • Page 20: L - Adjusting In-Hub Gears

    • Non-suspended MTBs with a disk brake system: - are only compatible with child seats that attach to the frame's vertical tube, -are not compatible with luggage racks. • The child seat may significantly affect your bicycle's stability. It is not permitted to attach a child seat directly to the bike's seat post.
  • Page 21 • A kickstand is designed to support a non-loaded bicycle: never leave a child on a bicycle supported on a kickstand. • There are holes on your frame for attaching a bottle-carrier. If there aren’t, use add-on attachments, fitted using an elastomer strip available in our range of detachable parts.

  • Page 22: Guarantee Charter

    • Any equipment or manufacturing defect observed by a • Damage engaging the liability of a third party or resulting B'Twin workshop team, the replacement of defective parts from an intentional fault. with compliant parts for the same use, and labour.
  • Page 24 City and country The following chart enables the optimal position of the rider to be determined, S(cm) being the rider's height. Elops Original S (cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) S (cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) 155-159 55.5 160-164 160-164 165-169 64.5 165-169 170-174...
  • Page 25 Route Sports-Cycling Sports-Cycle tourism S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) 150-154 59.5 -4.5 150-154 -2.5 155-159 155-159 61.5 160-164 64.5 -5.5 160-164 -3.5 165-169 165-169 66.5 170-174 69.5 170-174 -4.5 175-179 -7.5 175-179 71.5 180-184 74.5 180-184 -5.5 185-189...
  • Page 26 Recreational off-road Off-road sports S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) 150-154 150-154 -2.5 +1.5 155-159 60.5 155-159 61.5 160-164 160-164 -3.5 165-169 65.5 165-169 66.5 170-174 170-174 +0.5 175-179 70.5 175-179 71.5 -4.5 180-184 180-184 185-189 75.5 185-189 76.5...
  • Page 27 14" 20" others S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) 90-94 S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) 95-99 120-124 100-105 125-129 51.5 16" 130-135 105-109 48.5 110-114 37.5 120-124 115-120 125-129 130-135...
  • Page 28 24" Boys series S(cm) Hs (cm) h (cm) 135-139 140-144 145-155 Girls series 135-139 140-144 57.5 145-155...
  • Page 29 Importado para Brasil por IGUASPORT Ltda. CNPJ : 02.314.041/0001-88 TURKSPORT Spor Urünleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd.Şti Mega Center C 36 Blok D: 374 Bayrampaşa 34235 Istanbul - Turkey Импортер: ООО «Октоблу», 141031, Россия, Московская область, Мытищинский район, МКАД 84-й км., ТПЗ...

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