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PREVENTING CORROSION:

Periodically clean your frame with soap and water. After cleaning and drying it is a good idea to lightly coat the water bottle bosses with a water displacing lubricant such as CODA Dry wax, Tri-Flow or WD40 to minimize corrosion from sweat and salt. This is particularly important on bicycles used in coastal salt air environments and those drenched in sweat on an indoor trainer.

DO NOT MODIFY YOUR FRAME:

Do not physically alter your frame in any way. Don’t sandblast, shotblast or glass bead your frame. Don’t use any sandpaper coarser than 150 grit in preparing a frame for refinishing. Don’t grind, wire brush or file your frame. Don’t weld, braze or let anyone touch your frame with a torch. Don’t drill any holes in your frame. Don’t acid dip or etch your frame. Don’t anodize or chrome plate your frame. Any of these procedures will seriously harm the structural integrity and/or longevity of your frame, which could lead to serious accident and injury. Any of the above procedures will void the warranty on your frame.

A WORD ON HYBRID BIKES (ALSO KNOWN AS CROSS BIKES):

Some may claim that hybrid bikes are “all-purpose bikes,” equally at home on road or trail. This is not true. Hybrids work well on roads or bike paths that are relatively smooth and hard packed, such as cinders, good dirt roads, and “rails-to-trails” paths. Hybrids are not intended or designed for off-road use, such as trails, “single track,” with logs, rocks, roots, or loose dirt. Hybrids are not mountain bikes.

CAR RACKS THAT USE BIKE FORK DROPOUTS FOR MOUNTING

Use care to be sure that both fork dropouts are engaged in the rack before clamping. If only one dropout is engaged and the bike tips over, the leverage can exert great force that may damage the dropout. If your bike tips over, have the dropouts examined by a retailer.