Always leave things as how you nd them and take out everything that you bring
in with you. In case of an accident or impact: rst take care of your own situation –
check yourself for injuries and take the best possible care of them. Get medical help if
necessary. Then, check your bike for damage. After a crash of any kind, you should have
your bike thoroughly checked by your dealer. You must not use the carbon composite
components, such as frames, wheels, handlebars, stems, cranksets, forks, brakes, etc.
which have sustained an impact until they have been disassembled and thoroughly
inspected by a qualied mechanic. The bicycle components can undergo unusual stress
due to a crash or impact of other kind, causing their premature fatigue. Components
suering from stress fatigue can break suddenly and catastrophically, which may result
in your losing control, serious injury or death.
Always carry a pump, spare inner tube, patch kit, and a basic tool kit. You may need
this in case of a at tire or other common mechanical problem that is usually easy to x
if you have the right tools. If you need to patch your inner tubes, always make sure to
follow the instruction manual provided by the tube repair kit manufacturer. If sold in UK,
Japan, Australia and other left-hand drive countries, the bikes should come with right
lever operating the front brake and left lever operating the rear brake. In countries with
right-hand drive trac systems, the bikes should come with right lever operating the
rear brake and the left lever operating the front brake. The user must check and make
sure which lever is connected to which brake before the rst ride because it is possible
that the bicycle was imported from a country where brakes are set up dierently to
the standards applying in the country where the bicycle will be used. Protect your
bike against theft by purchasing a lock and never leaving your bike unlocked while
unattended, even if you are going to leave it only for a short while.
CAUTION: Watch out for the brakes — they can be powerful and activating them too
aggressively can result in a crash. Learn to get a feel of the brakes practicing it on a side
road or in an empty car park before you ride your bike for the rst time.
WARNING: Wet weather conditions dramatically increase the risk of an accident as they
impair traction, braking and visibility, both for the cyclist and for other road users. Wet
conditions dramatically increases the braking distance and reduces the stopping power
of your brakes as well as of the brakes of other vehicles sharing the road and your tyres
can lose their grip. Therefore, it is more dicult to control your speed and you may lose
control easily in such conditions. To make sure that you can reduce speed and come to a
stop safely in wet conditions, try to ride more slowly and start braking earlier and more
gradually than you would under normal dry conditions.
BICYCLE SUSPENSION
CAUTION: Not every bicycle can be safely retrotted with certain types of suspension
systems. Before planning to retrot a bicycle with any suspension system, check with
the bicycle’s manufacturer to make sure that the modication you are going to make is
compatible with the bicycle’s design. Failure to do so can result in damage to the frame
