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Owner's Manual
Bike Models: BB102-AL and BB103-AL
V.5 10/06/08
Please read every word of this manual
BEFORE you ride your Buddy Bike!
Because your safety is most important to us.
we strongly recommend that a trained professional
assemble and adjust your Buddy Bike.
BIKE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT CONTACT INFORMATION
Robert A. Gardner ● 707.456.0468 ● bob@buddybike.com
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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual Bike Models: BB102-AL and BB103-AL V.5 10/06/08 Please read every word of this manual BEFORE you ride your Buddy Bike! Because your safety is most important to us. we strongly recommend that a trained professional assemble and adjust your Buddy Bike.
- Page 2 Dealer Phone Number: To activate your warranty, please fill out and return the enclosed Warranty Registration Form along with a copy of your purchase receipt to: Buddy Bike, LLC 2775 Sunny Isles Boulevard, Suite 118 North Miami Beach, FL 33160...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Helmets and Safety ................... 4 How To Ride Your Buddy Bike ..............4 Pedaling Techniques ................. 5 Fold-out Foot Pegs ..................5 Steering Techniques .................. 5 Maximum Weight ..................6 Kickstands ....................6 Braking for Safety ..................6 How and When to Shift Gears .............. -
Page 5: Helmets And Safety
BEFORE you ride your Buddy Bike! This manual gives you safety tips on where and how to ride your Buddy Bike, how to adjust its seats, brakes and handlebars for comfort and safety, how to shift for easy PEDALING, how to brake for safe speed control, plus instructions on how to keep your Buddy Bike in the same safe operating condition as it was when you bought it. -
Page 6: Pedaling Techniques
(depending on frame size). Figure 3B The Buddy Bike is unique in that both sets of handlebars, Figure 5, turn as the bicycle is steered. The captain leans into the direction of the turn, moves the handlebars to turn and, as he/she does so, the stoker’s handlebars will move in the same direction. -
Page 7: Maximum Weight
2. The rear rider, the “captain,” is shielded from wind by the front rider, the “stoker,” so you both have only half the wind resistance faced by a single biker. For these reasons your Buddy Bike is a lot easier to pedal, so please keep it at a speed that lets you slow down or... -
Page 8: How And When To Shift Gears
Again, as you practice riding the Buddy Bike in a safe place, like an empty school playground, try stopping at various speeds, say at 5, 10 and 15 miles per hour. Note how many feet it takes to stop at each of these speeds. Use the captain’s brakes, then use those plus the stoker’s brake. -
Page 9: Safe Cycling Procedures
Follow These Safe Cycling Procedures 1. Signal when you slow down, or Figure 7 turn right or left! Let vehicle drivers, other cyclists and pedestrians know when you are about to make a turn, slow down or stop. Both captain and stoker should use the hand signals in Figure 7 to alert all traffic as to any of these moves. -
Page 10: Torque Wrench
How to Fit Your Buddy Bike to You and Yours Before you go off for your first practice rides, have your bicycle dealer inspect the Buddy Bike and make the following handlebar and seat adjustments to your Buddy Bike for your riding comfort and safety. -
Page 11: Handlebar Adjustments
Figure 14 The captain’s handlebar is the one that arches back toward the rear seat, the longest bar on the Buddy Bike. Loosen clamp bolts arrows A in Figure 14 with a 6-mm Allen wrench. Tilt the captain’s handlebar up or down until the captain can ride with a comfortable bend of his upper body while sitting on the rear seat. -
Page 12: Brake Lever Adjustments
Caution: Before your first ride and every four to six months thereafter (depending on ride frequency), stand in front of the Buddy Bike, hold the front wheel between your knees, grasp the captain’s handlebar and rotate it firmly from side to side. If the han- dlebar moves but the wheel does not, retighten the clamp bolts arrows A and A in Figure 15 with a 6-mm Allen wrench to a torque of 180—250 inch/pounds. -
Page 13: Two Ways To Remove Brake Cable Stretch
2. Finger Fit: If the brake lever begins to apply braking force as soon as you depress it, ad- just its “reach” with a 2-mm Allen wrench, arrow B in Figure 17, until your fingers can safely and comfortably apply force to the brakes. The brake lever can be safely depressed up to about one inch from the handlebar. -
Page 14: How To Use The Quick Release
Learn how to use the front wheel and seat Quick Releases: There are three quick release mechanisms on your Buddy Bike, one on the front wheel and one on each seat post. They make it easier to remove and reinstall the front wheel and to move seats up and down. -
Page 15: Front Wheel Installing
Figure 26. 3. Check quick release tightness. As you move the quick release lever toward the rear of the Buddy Bike, past the 12 o’clock posi- tion, Figure 27, you should feel increasing pressure to bring the lever all the way to the closed position, Figure 26. -
Page 16: Brake Maintenance
Replace the cable in the crossbar, Figure 21, as you hold Figure 28 the brake shoes against the wheel rim. Make sure the brake cable is correctly back in the crossbar slot. Squeeze the brake lever as tightly as possible. If the lever drops to the handlebars, the cable has popped out of the slot. -
Page 17: Brake Shoe Adjustments
1 Remove cable slack at the brake itself, Figure 19. 2. Squeeze stoker’s brake lever hard. If the brake lever comes closer than one inch to the handlebar, take the Buddy Bike to the shop for brake lining replacement. Captain’s “V” Brake Shoe Adjustments 1. -
Page 18: Speed Hub, Cable Adjustment
7-Speed Hub Cable Adjustment Set the gripshift dial to 4 . Check to be sure that the red setting lines on the cassette joint bracket and pulley are aligned. Note: This bike is equipped with the cable adjusting bolt built into the grip shift. -
Page 19: Inspect The Chain For Wear
Inspect the Chain for Wear Every 3—6 Months Check for chain wear by measuring the distance between chain links, Figure 34. If the dis- tance between links exceeds 1/2 inch, replace the chain. Use the correct replacement chain; take the old one to a bike store to be sure. Better yet, have the shop replace the chain! Shift to the small front and rear cogs before removing or replacing the chain. -
Page 20: Adjusting Roller Brake Cable
Adjusting the Roller Brake Cable 1. After checking that the wheel does not easily turn while the brake cable is being pulled, Note: If the brake cable is not run in, it will need to be adjusted again after only a short period of use. -
Page 21: Maintenance Schedule
Buddy Bike Maintenance Schedule Follow this maintenance schedule to keep your Buddy Bike in safe operating condition. Please note that we recommend some of this work be performed by a skilled bicycle mechanic in a bike shop! MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE All handlebar bolts... -
Page 26: Warranty
ANY WARRANTY EXCEPT AS STATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY. 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. - Page 28 MARKETING & SALES Shelley L. Patterson shelley@buddybike.com TECHNICAL SUPPORT Robert I. Gardner, Inventor bob@buddybike.com PUBLIC RELATIONS Barry A. Nelson, President barry@buddybike.com The Buddy Bike was previously known as Love Bike. Copyright © 2005 Buddy Bike, LLC Patent Number 5,503,419...