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Because your safety is most important to us it is our policy that a trained professional assemble and adjust your Buddy Bike. Any Buddy Bike that is not assembled by a professional at a bike shop will not be covered by the Limited Warranty.
Bike model: PRACTICE BRAKING AND SAFE SPEED CONTROL ............6 HOW AND WHEN TO SHIFT GEARS ................... 7 Bike color: HOW TO FIT YOUR BUDDY BIKE TO YOU AND YOURS ........... 7 Date of purchase: SEAT ADJUSTMENTS ......................8 Dealer name: HANDLEBAR ADJUSTMENTS .....................
Buddy Bike is the ideal family bike that can be enjoyed by riders of all ages and TOP TUBE abilities. Put your loved ones fi rst, up front on a Buddy Bike as you have put them fi rst in For Both Riders...
Before you go off for your fi rst practice rides, have your bicycle dealer inspect the Buddy this information to keep your Bike and make the following handlebar and seat adjustments to your Buddy Bike for your speed under control. Go slow- riding comfort and safety.
CAUTION: Before your fi rst ride and every four to six Adjust both handlebars so they can be reached without strain. months thereafter (depending on ride frequency), stand in front of the Buddy Bike, hold Move the handlebars up or down, tilt (rotate) them and move the front wheel between your knees, grasp the captain’s handlebar and rotate it fi...
Make this adjustment on all brake levers as nec- essary. BRAKE MAINTENANCE Cable Stretch at the Brakes 7-Speed Buddy Bike Family (BB102-AL) Figure 17 - BB102 Drum/Hub Brake 7-Speed Buddy Bike Family (BB102-AL) Captain V Brakes: If cable slack can’t be re- Brake shoes wear as they do on your car.
Bike. On Buddy Bike Family, there is one quick release on the front gloves. Contamination of the pads and rotors may cause brake noise. To eliminate noise, you wheel and one on each seat post. On Buddy Bike Sport there is one can clean the rotors with rubbing alcohol.
fi st. Do lever as tightly as possible. If the lever drops to the handlebars, the cable has popped this even if you rode the Buddy Bike the day out of the slot. Replace it and check again for correct placement.
CHAIN MAINTENANCE HEADSET ASSEMBLY Clean the chains every three to six months, more often if you have ridden over sand and dirt, or through water and mud. You may leave the chain on and clean it using an environmentally safe chain cleaning product and a brush. If you use a solvent such as kerosene to clean the chain it would be best to remove the chain and dunk it into the solvent to avoid splashing the solvent on the tire or brake shoes.
Bike shop PARTS Buddy Bike will repair or replace, at its option, defective parts for this bicycle at no charge, for a period of one year after the date of original purchase. Parts subject to normal wear and tear, including tires, tubes, saddle, pedals and grips are not covered by this one year period.
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2775 Sunny Isles Boulevard, Suite 118 North Miami Beach, Florida 33160 T 786.489.BIKE (2453) • F 305.932.6585 Patent Number 5,503,419 www.buddybike.com CUSTOMER SERVICE & WARRANTY SUPPORT Shelley Patterson 786.489.2453 shelley@buddybike.com BIKE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT Robert Gardner 707.456.0468 bob@buddybike.com Please practice safe cycling. For safe cycling information visit our web site: www.buddybike.com/BikeSafety.html...