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D. First Ride

When you buckle on your helmet and go for your first familiarization ride

on your new bicycle, be sure to pick a controlled environment, away from

cars, other cyclists, obstacles or other hazards. Ride to become familiar with

the controls, features and performance of your new bike.

Familiarize yourself with the braking action of the bike (see Section IV.C.).

Test the brakes at slow speed, putting your weight toward the rear and

gently applying the brakes, rear brake first. Sudden or excessive applica-

tion of the front brake could pitch you over the handlebars. Applying

brakes too hard can lock up a wheel, which could cause you to lose control

and fall.

If your bicycle has toeclips or clipless pedals, practice getting in and out

of the pedals. See paragraph B.4. above.

If your bike has suspension, familiarize yourself with how the suspension

responds to brake application and rider weight shifts. See paragraph B.5.

above and Section IV.F.

Practice shifting the gears (see Section IV.D.). Remember to never move

the shifter while pedaling backward, nor pedal backwards after having

moved the shifter. This could jam the chain and cause serious damage to

the bicycle.

Check out the handling and response of the bike; and check the comfort.

If you have any questions, or if you feel anything about the bike is not

as it should be, take the bike back to your dealer for advice.

II. Safety

A. The Basics

1. Always wear a cycling helmet which meets the latest

certification standards and follow the helmet

manufacturer's instructions for fit, use and care of

your helmet. Most serious bicycle injuries involve

head injuries which might have been avoided if the

rider had worn a helmet.

WARNING: Failure to wear a helmet while riding may result

in serious injury or death.

2. Always do the Mechanical Safety Check (Section 1.C.) before you

get on a bike.

3. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your bicycle: brakes

(Section IV.C.); pedals (Section IV.E.); shifting (Section

IV.D.)(Section IV.C.); pedals (Section IV.E.); shifting (Section IV.D.)

4. Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away from the

sharp teeth of chainrings; the moving chain; the turning pedals

and cranks; and the spinning wheels of your bicycle.

SECTION: I First / SECTION: II Safety

WARNING: Never inflate a tire beyond the

maximum pressure marked on the tire's sidewall.

Exceeding the recommended maximum pres-

sure may blow the tire off the rim, which could

cause damage to the bike and injury to the rider

and bystanders.

The best and safest way to inflate a bicycle tire to

the correct pressure is with a bicycle pump which

has a built-in pressure gauge.

WARNING: There is a safety risk in using gas

station air hoses or other air compressors. They

are not made for bicycle tires. They move a large

volume of air very rapidly, and will raise the

pressure in your tire very rapidly, which could

cause the tube to explode.

Tire pressure is given either as maximum pressure or as a pressure

range. How a tire performs under different terrain or weather

conditions depends largely on tire pressure. Inflating the tire to

near its maximum recommended pressure gives the lowest rolling

resistance; but also produces the harshest ride. High pressures

work best on smooth, dry pavement.

Very low pressures, at the bottom of the recommended pressure

range, give the best performance on smooth, slick terrain such as

hard-packed clay, and on deep, loose surfaces such as deep, dry sand.

Tire pressure that is too low for your weight and the riding

conditions can cause a puncture of the tube by allowing the tire to

deform sufficiently to pinch the inner tube between the rim and the

riding surface.

CAUTION: Pencil type automotive tire gauges can be inaccurate and

should not be relied upon for consistent, accurate pressure readings.

Instead, use a high quality dial gauge.

Ask your dealer to recommend the best tire pressure for the kind of

riding you will most often do, and have the dealer inflate your tires to

that pressure. Then, check inflation as described in Section I.C. so

you'll know how correctly inflated tires should look and feel. Some

tires may need to be brought up to pressure every week or two.

Some special high-performance tires have unidirectional treads:

their tread pattern is designed to work better in one direction than

in the other. The sidewall marking of a unidirectional tire will have

an arrow showing the correct rotation direction. If your bike has

unidirectional tires, be sure that they are mounted to rotate in the

correct direction.

2. Tire Valves

There are primarily two kinds of bicycle tube valves: The Schraeder

valve and the Presta valve. The bicycle pump you use must have

the fitting appropriate to the valve stems on your bicycle.

SECTION: IV Tech

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