Replacing The Rear Wheel; The Spokes; Mending A Puncture - Batavus Sportief Race Handbuch

its left side (e.g. on an old blanket), so
that damage to the paintwork and rear
derailleur is avoided.
T E C H N I Q U E

REPLACING THE REAR WHEEL

1. Pull the derailleur backwards.
2. Position the rear wheel such that the
chain falls on the smallest toothed ring.
3. Pull the rear wheel between the fork
ends.
4. Tighten the quick release lever (B)
of the axle (11). When you tighten the
quick release lever, the handle turns
180º. It meets with resistance during
a third of this distance and not during
the remaining two thirds. Your Batavus
dealer will be happy to show you how
it works.
5. After securing the rear wheel (you
are now standing behind the bicycle)
the handle of the quick release lever
must now be on the left of the rear
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fork (from your point of view). Keep
the position of the handle parallel to
the horizontal rear fork, but not up
against it.
6. Increase the tension on the brake
cable again by tightening the brake
release.
7. Check whether the brakes and gears
are working properly and whether the
(11)
wheel is in the middle!

THE SPOKES

Spokes are essential components of
your wheels. Too little tension on
the spokes can be detrimental to the
stability of the bicycle or, in time, lead
to spokes breaking. Tensioning spokes
is a very precise job. It is therefore
advisable to leave this to your Batavus
dealer. The spokes must be adjusted a
few weeks after the purchase of your
bicycle (but you must have cycled a few
hundred kilometres on it by then).
We recommend that you have your
spokes checked at least once a year to
prevent problems.
I M P O R T A N T
• If the wheel has a wobble or loose
spokes, your Batavus dealer will correct
this quickly so that further damage to
the wheel is prevented.
• Have your dealer check the tension in
the spokes regularly after that.
• In some bicycles the aluminium rims
are equipped with a 'Safetyline'. This
is an indicator which shows when the
rim is worn. After a lot of intensive
braking, the side of the rim wears such
that a strip eventually becomes visible
(or the groove becomes invisible). This
means that the rim must be replaced.
Your Batavus dealer will be happy to
help you here.
T E C H N I Q U E

MENDING A PUNCTURE

1. Take the wheel with the puncture
out of the frame (front wheel: slacken
the quick release lever and remove the
wheel / rear wheel: see Removing the
rear wheel).
2. Check the tyre for small stones,
pieces of glass or perhaps a nail. When
you remove the offending stone, glass
or nail, the location of the puncture
may immediately become apparent
(check the inside of the tyre later for
metal splinters etc., too).
3. Remove the valve and the rim nut.
Press the edge of the tyre to the middle
of the rim. Place the fi rst tyre lever bet-
ween the tyre and the edge of the rim
(not in the vicinity of the valve). Wedge
the tyre lever behind a spoke.
4. Wedge the second tyre lever in place
two spokes further up. Repeat with
the third tyre lever (again, two spokes