Cannondale Bicycles manual Basics

5RSAFELYIDING AND RESPONSIBLY

fig. 10 Wearing a Helmet

NOTE: Like any sport, bicycling involves risk of injury and damage. By choosing to ride a bicycle, you assume the responsibility for that risk. Not the people who sold you the bike. Not the people who made it. Not the people who distribute it. Not the people who manage or maintain the roads or trails you ride on. You. So you need to know -- and to practice -- the rules of safe and responsible riding.

A. THE BASICS

1.Always do the Mechanical Safety Check (Section 4.C) before you get on a bike.

2.Always wear a cycling helmet which meets the latest Snell or ANSI standard. (see fig. 10)

3.Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away from the sharp teeth of chainrings; the moving chain; the turning pedals and cranks; and the spin- ning wheels of your bicycle.

4.Always wear shoes that will stay on your feet and will grip the pedals. Never ride barefoot or wearing sandals.

5.Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your bicycle.

6.Wear bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can catch on moving parts of the bicycle or be snagged by objects at the side of the road or trail.

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