Check Suspension Fork; Check The Rear Wheel Suspension; Check The Brakes - Cube MTB Bedienungsanleitung

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• There should be no play in the forks
bearing: no clicking should be heard or
felt. You should not hear creaking noises
either.
•
Lift the whole bike up so that the rear
wheel is higher than the front wheel.
•
Move the front wheel by steering to the
side and let it go again.
•
The front wheel must automatically
return to its original position.
•
The front wheel must not lock in any
position.
7.6 Check suspension forks
1. Check your suspension forks:
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Pull the front brake lever and keep the
brake applied.
•
Press down on the handlebars with your
body weight so that the suspension forks
deflect.
•
The forks must spring easily up and
down.
•
There must be no audible creaking or
rattling sounds.
•
Stick the front wheel between your legs
and try to pull the bicycle up using the
handlebars.
•
The standpipes mustn´t break loose from
the diving pipes or from the fork bridge.
•
Please regard the instructions for your
fork in the separate instruction manual.
7.7

Check the rear wheel suspension

1. Check your rear wheel suspension:
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Sit on your bike and activate the sus-
pension in a standing position using
vigorous up and down movements.
•
The rear of the bike must spring up and
down easily.
•
There must be no audible creaking or
rattling sounds.

7.8 Check the brakes

Risk of Personal injury and Material
damage!
if the brakes malfunction, there is the risk
of loss of life.
•
Check your brake system particularly
carefully.
When touring for several days, the brake
disk, brake blocks and brake pads can
sustain a great deal of wear.
When touring like this, carry spare brake
blocks and replacement pads with you.
only replace them yourself if you are
familiar with this task. Please consult
your dealer.
if you cannot replace them yourself, have
this done by a trained specialist.
1. Checking the function of your brake
system:
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In a static position operate both brake levers
until the brakes make firm contact.
•
Please note that in this position the mini-
mum distance between the brake lever and
the handlebar grip must be at least 35 mm.
35mm
•
Try to push the bike with the brakes applied
in this way.
Both wheels must remain locked.
7.8.1 Check rim brakes with cable (racing
bike version).
1. Check the brake cables and their clips:
Racing bike rimbrake
•
The brake cables must not be damaged or
corroded.
• On cable brakes, the brake cables must be
securely clipped along their entire length.
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2. Check that the entire brake system has
been secured and screwed in correctly:
• Try to pull the brakes from the forks (front)
and from the frame (rear) by hand.
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It must not be possible to pull the brakes off
and there must be no play in the fixing bolts.
3. Check the position of the brake shoes.
• With the brake applied, the brake shoes
must be in contact with the rim shoulder
along their entire length.
•
Under no circumstances must the brake
shoes touch the tyre even when the brake is
not applied.