Check Back Pedal Brake; Check Drive Train And Chain; Check Lighting Set; Check Carrier - Cube MTB Bedienungsanleitung

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5. Have the degree of wear to the brake pad
and brake disk checked at a specialist
workshop (see also Chapter 11):
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The brake pads must not be worn down in
excess of the degree shown by the wear
indicator.
•
The brake disk must not be less than the
minimum thickness.
•
The minimum thickness is specified in the
accompanying parts instructions.
6. Check your brake disks for dirt, especially
oil and grease.
•
Dirty brake disks must be cleaned immedia-
tely (see Chapter 11)
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.

7.8.5 Check back pedal brake

1. Ride your bike at walking pace.
2. Step "backwards" against the direction
of drive.
3. This makes the rear wheel brake sharply.
7.9

Check drive train and chain

1. Turn the right-hand crank counter anti-
clockwise and from above examine the
chain rings and the pinion cassette.
•
The chain rings and pinions must have no
axial run-out.
•
There must be no debris present. Remove
the latter if this is easy to do.
2. Press the left crank in the position shown
against the chain stay.
•
You should feel no internal play.
•
There must be no audible creaking or ratt-
ling sounds.
3. Check the chain for damage.
•
At no point on the chain should there be,
for example, any damaged chain side bars,
protruding rivet pins or fixed and immobile
chain links.
4. in a static position, turn the right crank
against the direction of the drive and ob-
serve the running of the chain at the gear
change rollers on the change mechanism.
5. The chain must run smoothly over the
change rollers and must not jump.

7.10 Check lighting set

Risk of Personal injury and Material
damage!
Failure of the front headlight and the rear
light can lead to dangerous road condi-
tions in darkness and/or bad visibility.
•
Only use your bike in such conditions if your
lighting system is fully functional.
1. Check your lighting system:
•
Please observe the on/off switch on the
headlamp if there is one.
•
Raise the front wheel.
• Turn the front wheel vigorously by hand.
•
The front headlight and rear light must
function properly.
• Please check that the rear light is functio-
ning correctly if there is one.

7.11 Check carrier

Risk of Personal injury and Material
damage!
Loose or untightened carrier parts can
block the wheel and result in serious falls.
•
Only use your bike again when the carrier
has been attached by a specialist workshop.
1. Shake the carrier from side to side by
hand. The carrier fixings must not come
loose.
The carrier must not touch the tyre.
• If there is one, check the sidelight behind to
ensure it is functioning.

7.12 Check splash guards (mudguards)

Risk of Personal injury and Material
damage!
Loose or untightened splash guard parts
can block the wheel and result in serious
falls.
•
Only use your bike again when the splash
guard has been attached by a specialist
workshop.
1. Check your "mudguard" fixings.
• The mudguard and its fixing struts must not
be broken or damaged.
•
In a static position, move the front wheel
vigorously from side to side using the
handlebars.
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Tilt the whole bike from side to side a few
times.
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The fixing struts must not loosen.
•
No part of the mudguards must touch the
wheels.

7.13 other checks

Risk of Personal injury and Material
damage!
a side stand which has popped out during
a ride can result in serious falls. always
retract the side stand before riding.
•
Always retract the side stand before riding.
1. Check your side stand, if fitted.
•
Visually check screws and bolt fixture.
Always retract the side stand before riding. The
side stand must be securely fixed to the frame.
•
Always fold the side stand upwards before
riding. The stand must also remain in this
position if the bike jolts.
Risk of Personal injury and Material
damage!
a side stand that is bent, too short or too
long does not provide a secure stand for
your bicycle.
your bicycle could fall over and injure you
or other people.
in addition, your bicycle and surrounding
objects such as other bicycles, cars, etc.
may get damaged.
• Have bent side stands repaired or replaced
by a specialist workshop.
•
As for side stands with adjustable lengths:
have the correct length adjusted by a specia-
list workshop.
1. Check your side stand, if there is one.
•
Visually inspect the screw connection. The
side stand must be mounted securely on the
frame.
•
Fold the side stand up before every ride. The
side stand must not unfold by itself.
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