Storing Your Bike For A Lengthy Period - Cube MTB Bedienungsanleitung

MTB/ Road Bike/ TRekking
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Risk of Personal injury and
Material damage!
if too much lubricant is used it can drip
onto the rim and brake disk and contami-
nate them.
This will reduce the effectiveness of the
brakes
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Remove excessive lubricant on the chain
using a clean, dry and spirit-free cotton
cloth.
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Clean the rim and brake disk with a suita-
ble degreasing agent. Please consult your
dealer.
Risk of Personal injury and
Material damage!
if wax polish spray or a preserving agent
gets onto the rim or brake disks and/
or brake blocks, the effectiveness of the
brakes will be reduced.
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Clean these parts with a suitable degreasing
agent. Consult your specialist dealer.
6. Clean any remaining very dirty parts by
hand using a clean spirit-free cotton cloth
using a suitable detergent.
7. Spray the entire bike with a suitable wax
polish or similar preserving agent.
exceptions:
• Brake blocks or brake pads
• Rims in the case of rim brakes
• Brake disks
• Handlebar grips/ brake lever/ shifter
• Saddle
• Tyre
8. Polish your bike after the prescribed
working time using a clean, spirit-free
cotton cloth.
9. Clean the brake blocks, brake pads, rims
(in the case of rim brakes) and brake disks
by hand using a clean, spirit-free cloth
using a suitable degreasing agent.
Clean and lubricate your chain as descri-
bed after every ride in wet conditions and
every extended ride on a sandy subsur-
face and at the latest every 200 km.
Risk of Personal injury and
Material damage!
Worn parts and unrepaired damage can
lead to dangerous riding situations, falls,
injuries and property damage.
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Regularly maintain and service your bicycle.
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Take your bicycle to a specialist workshop at
the compulsory maintenance intervals.
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Only this way, worn parts and possible
damages can be discovered and repaired.
Risk of Personal injury and
Material damage!
Compared to adults, children and juveni-
les often use their bicycles in a way that
damages the material and parts more
quickly.
•
Take bicycles of children and juveniles which
are frequently used to a specialist workshop
for inspection every 6 months.
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If you discover damage on a bicycle ridden
by children or juveniles, immediately take it
to a specialist workshop for inspection.
Servicing schedule:
Have servicing carried out at the intervals prescribed only in a specialist workshop authorised by
the manufacturer.
nature of inspection
at the latest after 200 km or 2
1. Inspection
months
Subsequent inspections every 2000 km or 1 x per annum
Check brake pads/brake blocks every 400 km
Check brake disks every 400 km
Check chain wear every 500 km
Check the rear suspension bea-
ring for full-suspension frames
incl. checks/relubricating the Every 500 km or once a year
roller bearing on the shock
absorber (if applicable)
after a crash (see Chapter 10)
Replace handlebars and stem as indicated by component manu-
facturer or every 5 years at the latest
under unfavourable conditions, your chain can wear rapidly. Changing it early will extend
the life of your sprockets.
13 Storing your bike for
a lengthy period
danger of material damage!
incorrect storage of a bike can damage
bearings and tyres and promote corro-
sion.
• Please observe the following instructions.
1. Clean and maintain your bike as descri-
bed in Chapter 12.
2. only store your bike in dry and dust-free
premises.
3. use suitable bike stands (e.g. tripod, wall
hooks). Please consult your dealer.
MTB/ Road Bike/ TRekking
Frequent sport, competition or use of
normal use
a competitive nature
at the latest after 100 km or 1 month
every 500 km or every 2 months
every 100 km
every 100 km
every 250 km
Every 250 km or every two months
after a crash (see Chapter 10)
as indicated by component manufactu-
rer or every 2 years at the latest
4. Place your bike with one or both wheels
on the floor
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Lift your bike every 2-3 weeks and spin your
wheels a couple of turns.
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Rotate the handlebars back and forwards a
couple of times.
•
Turn the crank by hand a couple of revolu-
tions against the direction of drive.
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When using again, carry out a check as
described in Chapter 7.
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