Spoke Breakage; Accidents While Cycling; Additional Accessories - ezee Sprint 2008 User Manual

Next push the tyre's bead down into the rim and your thumbs along either side of the
circumference of the rim. Make sure the bead is not pinching the inner tube. If you have
trouble getting the last few cm./inches of the bead over the edge of the rim with thumb
pressure, use a tyre lever.
Maintenance Tip:
Use a tyre lever! If you use a screwdriver or any other tool, you are likely to pinch and puncture
the inner tube.
Check to make sure that the tyre is evenly seated around both sides of the rim, and that the
inner tube is inside the tyre beads. Push the valve stem into the tyre to make sure that its base
is seated within the tyre's beads.
Inflate the tube gently to the recommended pressure (see section).
WARNING: Riding your eZee LiV with a flat or under-inflated tyre can seriously damage the
rim, tyre, tube and bicycle, and can cause you to lose control and fall.
Put the valve cap back in place.
Place the wheel back into the bike (see section).
6.3

Spoke breakage

A wheel with a loose or broken spoke is much weaker than a fully tensioned wheel. If you
break a spoke while on a ride, you will have to ride much more slowly and carefully as the
weakened wheel could experience additional broken spokes and become useless.
WARNING: A broken spoke seriously weakens the wheel and may cause it to wobble, striking
the brakes of the frame. Riding with a broken spoke(s) can cause you to lose control and fall.
Twist the broken spoke around the spoke next to it to keep it from flopping around and getting
caught between the wheel and the frame. Spin the wheel to see if the rim clears the
brake/shoes/frame. If the wheel will not turn because it is rubbing against the brake shoe, try
turning the brake cable adjusting barrel(s) clockwise to slacken the cable and open up the
brakes.
Walk the bike, or if you must ride it with care. It is strongly recommended that you do not ride
with only one functioning brakes, and never with two non-operational brakes.
6.4

Accidents while cycling

Check yourself for injuries, seek medical help if necessary. If you are involved with another
vehicle, get as much information as possible from the involved party and any witnesses.
Check your bike for damage and fix what you can.
When you get home, carefully perform the checks for damaged parts. All bent, scored or
discoloured parts are suspect and should be replaced.
6.5

Additional accessories

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