Hitching Trailer to Your Bicycle
Note: The Burley Forged Standard Hitch is used for bicycles with either nutted axles quick release assemblies
1.Remove axle nut or rear quick release lever assembly from bike.
2.Match hole on flat side of hitch upper arm to left
3.Loosely reassemble axle nut or quick release assembly through hitch, dropout and wheel. Racks, bags, or fittings should not interfere with hitch.
4.Slide flex connector between hitch side arms, and match holes.
5.Open retaining pin and insert through hitch and flex connector holes from above. Close retaining pin.
6.Tighten axle nut or tighten and close quick release lever, with lever pointing to rear of bike. A properly adjusted quick release lever should leave an imprint on your palm when the lever is rotated
to the closed position. Verify that hitch is secure and cannot be rotated by hand.
7.Wrap safety strap twice around inside of chain stay. Fasten hook to
8.To remove trailer from bicycle, unfasten clip from
WARNING
QUICK RELEASE LEVER MUST BE IN CLOSED POSITION AND HITCH SAFETY STRAP PROPERLY INSTALLED. NUTTED AXLES MUST BE TIGHTENED SECURELY. HITCH MUST NOT INTERFERE WITH RACKS, BAGS OR FITTINGS. INSPECT HITCH AND TOW BAR FREQUENTLY FOR DAMAGE OR LOOSE FASTENERS. DAMAGED OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED HITCHES OR INTERFERING PARTS CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.
Hitch
Nut
Figure 10: Nutted axle assembly
Hitch
Quick Release
Figure 11: Quick release assembly
Safety strap
wrapped twice
around chainstay
Flex Connector
Figure 12: Forged hitch shown
Nut
Hitch Upper Arm
Quick Release Lever
Retaining Pin
Hook fastened to
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