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3.5.4 Quick-releases
Check to see that the front wheel quick- release lever is properly adjusted and in the locked position.
See section 6.3: “Front wheel quick release” for details.
WARNING:
Riding with an improperly adjusted wheel
or disengage from the bicycle, which can cause
damage to the bicycle and serious injury.
3.5.5Handlebar and saddle alignment Are the saddle and handlebar stem correctly in line with the bike’s top tube and tight
enough so that you can’t twist them out of alignment?
NOTE:
Riding a bicycle involves certain risks,
including damage and injury. By choosing to ride a bicycle, you assume personal responsibility for those risks. The people who
sold you the bike, the manufacturer, the
distributor, and people who manage or
maintain the roads and trails you ride on are
not responsible for your actions. Therefore, it
is extremely important that you understand - and practice - the rules of safe and
responsible riding, and to use common sense
whenever possible and applicable.
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RIDING SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY
4.1 The basics | Many countries have special regulations |
| about licensing of bicycles, riding on |
Carry out the mechanical safety checks | sidewalks, laws regulating bike path and trail |
(see section 3.5) before you attempt to ride | use, and so on. Many countries have helmet |
Lafree Twist. | laws, child carrier laws and special bicycle |
4.2 Rules of the road | traffic laws. In most countries, a bicyclist is |
required to obey the same traffic laws as the | |
| driver of a car or motorcycle. It is your |
Learn the local bicycle laws and regulations. | responsibility to know and obey the laws. |
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