Bicycle Type And Use Classification - LeMond Bicycle Owner's Manual

BiCYClE tYpE and usE ClassifiCatiOn

Road "Drop" or triathlon
handlebars, caliper
brakes, and 700c or 650c
wheels with 20-25c tires.
Condition 1
Touring Similar to a
road bike, except with
direct-pull brakes and
wider tires. Designed for
self-contained touring.
Condition 1
Cross Similar to a road
bike, except wider tires
and cantilever brakes.
With a skilled rider
in mind, designed for
riding off-pavement.
Condition 2
Hybrid "Flat" handlebars
like a mountain bike, but
700c wheels like a road
bike. Condition 2
City bike A hybrid
equipped with accesso-
ries like fenders, rack.
Condition 1
Folding Hybrid features,
but with a hinged frame
and stem. Condition 1
Tandem Built for two,
with either "drop" road
handlebars or "flat"
handlebars as on a
hybrid. Condition 1
Cruiser Wide, sweeping
handlebars, wide saddle,
and balloon tires.
Condition 1
Juvenile Smaller bikes
designed for kids but
also fitting smaller
adults. Includes BMX
with coaster brake.
Condition 1
Tricycle designed for
small kids to be ridden
only on sidewalks, and
always under parental
supervision.
Mountain Wide tires,
"flat" handlebars, and
direct pull or disc
brakes. For riding on
rougher surfaces. Front
suspension, or light-
weight full suspension Condition 3;
NOT Condition 4
Freeride or "hucking"
Wide tires, "riser"
handlebars, double-
crown, triple-clamp
suspension forks, and
disc brakes (only).
For aggressive riding
on rougher surfaces.
Compared to a standard mountain
bike, a freeride bike has a heavy-duty
and reinforced frame. Condition 4
BMX BMX-style bikes
with riser handlebar
and 20-inch wheels..
Condition 3
Jumping BMX-style
bikes with heavy-duty,
reinforced frame and
fork, and 48-spoke wheels. Models
TR30 and Vert 2 only. Condition 4
Conditions for use
Riding a bicycle in a manner other
than its intended use can cause the
bicycle, or part of the bicycle, to fail.
Read the safety information in Chapter
1 for further details.
Condition 1- riding on a paved
surface where the tires do not lose
ground contact
Condition 2- includes Condition 1
plus smooth gravel roads and smooth
improved trails with moderate grades
where the tires do not lose ground
contact
Condition 3- includes Conditions
1 and 2 plus rough trails, rough
unpaved roads, and rough technical
areas with unimproved trails, where
momentary loss of tire contact with
the ground may occur. NOT jumping.
Condition 4- Any riding in excess of
Condition 3
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