Handlebar; Connect Cables - Bike Friday Family Tandem Traveler User Manual

Assembly: Handlebar
27. Captain Handlebars
To facilitate packing, all Bike
Friday travel bicycles have
two-part handlebars with
a reinforcing sleeve in the
le� handlebar. Make certain
the a�ached cables are not
tangled or wrapped around
the frame or fork. Insert le�
handlebar into stem clamp,
then right bar.
28. Set Handlebars
With the handlebars in the
stem, press them firmly
together to ensure they are
fully seated. Custom stems
for drop bars have a round
window to allow you to cen-
ter the bar split in the stem.
All other handlebar types
Fig. 28a Custom stem.
have a small bu�on screw on the stem
clamp to keep the bars centered. (Do not
remove.) For the angle of the bars, experi-
ment with what feels appropriate.
29. Tighten Handlebars
Using the appropriate Allen
wrench (5 or 6mm), tighten
the handlebar clamp bolts
securely. If your bar clamp
has two bolts, tighten both
alternately.
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Fig. 27 Handlebar sleeve.
Fig. 28 Set handlebars.
Fig. 29 Tighten handlebar clamp.
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Assembly: Connect Cables

30. Connect Cables

Connect the cable spli�ers
along the bo�om tube. The
top cable in the front cable
guide goes with the top cable
in the rear cable guide. If the
cables are disturbed, trace
each cable from the handle
bar control backwards, and
each cable from the appro-
priate component forward to make a match.
31. Rear Brake Cable
If the rear brake cable along
the top tube is not set into
the cable guides, do so now.
Simply pull the spring back
and slip the cable into the
cable stops.
32. Brake Cable Splitter
With the rear brake open,
screw the cable spli�er along
the mid top tube together.
Then close the rim brake.
If you are not familiar with
closing a V-brake, see the
"V-Brake Operation" section
near the end of this manual.
(You can connect the spli�er
with the brake closed, but it is slightly harder to pull the cables
together under spring tension.)
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Fig. 30 Cable splitter.
Fig. 31 Front (top) & rear (bottom).
Fig. 32 Rear brake cable splitter.
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