Giant Model Year 2002 owner manual Front wheel quick release

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LIGHT ON POWER CONTROL

HOW LONG DOES

WHAT’S HAPPENING ?

SWITCH:

IT TAKE ?

 

STEADY OR BLINKING

 

 

Steady light

2 seconds

After switching from “OFF” to “ON” or “ECO”.

System is okay.

 

 

 

Max. 3 minutes,

There’s a problem.

Steady light

Switch “OFF” and back “ON” again.

until you switch off.

Motor has to supply too much power and shuts off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking (slow, 1x per sec.)

 

Just 10~20% energy left

 

 

 

Blinking (fast, 4x per sec.)

4 minutes.

Less than 10% energy left

 

 

 

6.3 Front wheel quick release

6.3.1 General

WARNING:

Riding with an improperly adjusted wheel quick- release can allow the wheel to wobble or disengage from the bicycle, which may cause damage to the bicycle and serious injury to the rider. Therefore, it is essential that you:

a. ask your dealer for assistance in installing and removing your wheels safely

b. understand and apply the correct technique for clamping your wheel in place with a quick-release c. check that the wheel is securely clamped in the fork before each and every ride.

Because of its adjustable nature, it is critical that you understand how a quick-release lever cam works and how to use it properly.

While it may appear at first glance to be a nut and bolt configuration (a long bolt with a lever on one end and a nut on the other), in fact the wheel quick-release uses a cam action to clamp the bike’s wheel in place (see fig. 31).

CAUTION:

Holding the nut with one hand and turning the lever like a wing nut with the other hand until tight will not clamp the wheel safely in the dropouts. The full force of the cam action is needed to clamp the wheel securely.

6.3.2 Adjusting the quick-release mechanism

The wheel’s hub is clamped in place by the force of the quick-release cam pushing against one dropout and pulling the tension adjusting nut, by way of the skewer, against the other dropout. The amount of clamping force is controlled by the tension adjusting nut. Turning the tension adjusting nut clockwise while keeping the cam lever from rotating increases clamping force; turning it anti-clockwise while keeping the cam lever from

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