Changing Components Or Adding Accessories; Standover Height - Priority Bicycle Owner's Manual

G. Changing Components or Adding Accessories
There are many components and accessories available to enhance the comfort, performance and appearance of your bicycle.
However, if you change components or add accessories, you do so at your own risk. The bicycle's manufacturer may not have tested
that component or accessory for compatibility, reliability or safety on your bicycle. Before installing any component or accessory,
including a different size tire, make sure that it is compatible with your bicycle by checking with your dealer. Be sure to read, understand
and follow the instructions that accompany the products you purchase for your bicycle. See also Appendix A, p. 35 and B, p. 41.
WARNING: Failure to confirm compatibility, properly install, operate and maintain any component or accessory can
result in serious injury or death.
WARNING: Changing the components on your bike with other than genuine replacement parts may compromise the
safety of your bicycle and may void the warranty. Check with your dealer before changing the components on your bike.
3. Fit
NOTE: Correct fit is an essential element of bicycling safety, performance and comfort. Making the adjustments to your
bicycle which result in correct fit for your body and riding conditions requires experience, skill and special tools. Always have
your dealer make the adjustments on your bicycle; or, if you have the experience, skill and tools, have your dealer check your
work before riding.
WARNING: If your bicycle does not fit properly, you may lose control and fall. If your new bike doesn't fit, ask your dealer
to exchange it before you ride it.
A. Standover height
1. Diamond frame bicycles
Standover height is the basic element of bike fit. It is the distance from the ground to the top of the bicycle's frame at that point where
your crotch is when straddling the bike. To check for correct standover height, straddle the bike while wearing the kind of shoes in
which you'll be riding, and bounce vigorously on your heels. If your crotch touches the frame, the bike is too big for you. Don't even ride
the bike around the block. A bike which you ride only on paved surfaces and never take off-road should give you a minimum standover
height clearance of two inches (5 cm). A bike that you'll ride on unpaved surfaces should give you a minimum of three inches (7.5 cm)
of standover height clearance. And a bike that you'll use off road should give you four inches (10 cm) or more of clearance.
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