Cannondale Bicycles Removing a Quick Release Rear Wheel, Installing a Quick Release Rear Wheel

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WARNING: Secondary retention devices are not a substitute for correct quick release adjustment. Failure to properly adjust the quick release

! mechanism can cause the wheel to wobble or disengage, which could cause you to loose control and fall, resulting in serious injury or death.

c. Removing a Quick Release Rear Wheel

(1)Shift the rear derailleur to high gear (the smallest, outermost rear sprocket).

(2)Open up the brake shoes (see Section 6.C.1, figs. 16A, B, C and D).

(3)Pull the derailleur body back with your right hand.

(4)Rotate the quick-release lever to the OPEN position (fig. 11 & 13).

(5)Lift the rear wheel off the ground a few inches and, with the derailleur still pulled back, push the wheel forward and down until it comes out of the rear dropouts.

d. Installing a Quick Release Rear Wheel

(1)Shift the rear derailleur to its outermost position.

(2)Pull the derailleur body back with your right hand.

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Cannondale Bicycles manual Removing a Quick Release Rear Wheel, Installing a Quick Release Rear Wheel