Maintenance and care, Brakes
Maintenance and care
Your Street Machine GT is fitted with the latest bicycle technology that does not require much maintenance.
However, you will have to maintain your bicycle regularly, as it is with other vehicles too.At least once a year the bicycle has to be taken to a bicycle mechanic for an overall service. Only this way a long lasting and safe function of all parts of your bicycle can be guaranteed. It maintains the value of your bicycle as well as the fun and the safety while riding for many years.
Read in this chapter how you can carry out smaller maintenance and care works between the services.
For a quick overview of the works to be done take a look at the warranty pass on page 58.
Caution! The maintenance works of this recumbent partly require special tools and skills. Do only work within your limits and, in the interests of your own safety, do not go beyond. Should you be uncertain at any point, get in contact with your local dealer.
Wear and Tear
Like every other vehicle the bicycle has parts that suffer from wear and tear.The life span of these parts depends on how often and how they are used, as well as how they are cared for. Please note that the wear and tear of certain parts of the bicycle is perfectly normal and not a reason for complaint.This manual contains information about the most frequent wearing parts.
Brakes
The brake pads suffer from wear due to friction and have to be exchanged then.
The brake pads of your rim brakes are worn when you can pull the lever further and further to the handlebar before the pads touch the rim.When they are so worn that you can't see the cross grooves of the pad anymore you will have your bicycle mechanic exchange the brake pads.
Also the rim walls suffer from wear.When the rims are too worn the tire pressure can tear up the rim and damage the wheel - danger! Please have your bicycle mechanic check your rims at the latest after the second brake pad change and exchange them if necessary.
To balance the wear of the brake pads you can tighten the cable with the knurled nut where the cable goes into the brake lever. First loosen the locknut, then undo the screw so far that the wheel turns, barely not touching the pads, hold the screw and tighten the locknut again towards the brake lever.
Caution! Damaged cables where single wires stick out have to be exchanged im- mediately. Otherwise your brake system may fail - danger! Please take care that the cable ends are always protected with a cap.
Maintenance and care
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