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Wheels

The basic components of the wheels of
your Mercedes-Benz Bike are the hub, the
spokes and the rim. The hub contains the
quick-releases with which your wheels are
attached to the frame. The inside of the
rim contains the rim tape that prevents
the sensitive inner tube inside the tyre
coming into contact with the sharp-edged
spoke nipples. When mounting a new
tyre, please make sure you have the right
dimensions (size and width).
Tips concerning air pressure
• Your wheels will only function perfect-
ly when the tyres are inflated to the
recommended pressure. This is usually
printed on the walls of the tyres.
• A slight improvement in cycling com-
fort is possible if you reduce the re-
commended tyre pressure by 10-25 %.
• Always make sure there is enough air
in your tyres. Only in this way can you
be certain that the inner tube will not
be pinched (Snake Bite) when riding
over sharp edged obstacles.
• If you inflate your tyres at a filling sta
tion, please take care to inflate your
tyres in short bursts of air and con-
stant checking of the manometer
reading. These tyre pumps provide
high inflation pressure that could over
pressure and burst your bike tyres.
• Use a so-called floor pump to pump
up your tyres at home. With this type
of pump, it is perfectly simple to ensu-
re the appropriate air pressure in your
tyres. You can check the pressure
with a manometer.
• Always take a hand pump along on
every ride to reinflate your tyres to the
correct pressure in the case of a punc-
ture or loss of air.
Air pressure
Never pump up your tyres to a pressure hig-
her than the maximum permissible pressure.
This could cause tyres to burst or slip off the
rims while cycling.
Detailed operating instructions
Note
If it should become necessary to remo-
ve the wheels for transportation, please
take care not to bend the brake disc lo-
cated on the left hand side of the wheel.
A bent disc can lead to uneven rotation
in the calliper and abrasion.
Note
Air pressure units: As a rule, air pressu-
re is given in Bar or the English
units PSI – see conversion table.
PSI BAR
30 2,1
40 2,8
50 3,5
60 4,1
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