Operating instructions

G
Wet weather reduces your braking power
and the road grip of the tyres. Wet weather
reduces your braking power and the road
grip of the tyres.
G
Ensure that braking surfaces and brake
pads are absolutely free of wax, grease and
oil
(a). Risk of accident!
A
When replacing any parts, be sure to only
use parts that bear the appropriate mark
and, to be on the safe side, original spare
parts
(b). Your AX-Lightness and engage
dealer will be pleased to help you.
G
If you need full braking power in a sudden
situation of danger, there is the risk already
with slightly worn down brake pads that
you can pull the brake levers all the way
to the handlebars. There is no chance for
the theoretically maximum possible delay
eect to be built up. Regular checks of the
free travel of the brake lever (c) and read-
justment are therefore mandatory.
Compatibility
The leverage of AX-Lightness and engage brakes is
best with SRAM (c) and Campagnolo (d).
If you use the brake levers of other manufacturers, the
brake may not reach the necessary braking power.
If you want to combine these AX-Lightness and en-
gage brakes with the latest Shimano levers
(e), the
braking power may also be reduced.
As the braking performance depends on many fac-
tors (cable length, cable routing, brake pads / rim
combination, height of the brake pads in the brake
pad holder), other brake levers apart from SRAM
and Campagnolo may also work. Please ask your
AX-Lightness and engage dealer or even better an
independent institute to check this.
AX-Lightness and engage recommend that you use
high-end brake cables of one of the leading suppli-
ers. It is recommendable to use the brake cables de-
livered with your brake levers.
In principle, you can use all brake pads designed for
Shimano and SRAM brake pad holder. Always keep
the rims
(f) in mind, when choosing the bake pads
and observe the specications of the wheel manu-
facturer.
Use dierent brake pads for aluminium rims
(g) and
carbon rims
(h).
For AX-Lightness and engage rims and wheels we
recommend that you use BBB brake pads, models
BS-03AC for Shimano and SRAM brakes and BS-03CC
for Campagnolo brakes or Ashima cork carbon brake
pads.
G
The brakes are vital to your safety. Do not
compromise when it comes to the brake
cables and brake pads on your bicycle. The
brake may be reduced in its performance or
even rendered ineective.
G
When combining AX-Lightness and engage
brakes with other road racing or time trial
machine brake levers than Campagnolo or
SRAM brake levers, you must check wheth-
er maximum brake performance is given
even in case of an emergency braking un-
der dicult conditions. AX-Lightness and
engage advise against using other combi-
nations than the mentioned ones without
adequate checks.
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Brakes
a
b
c
f
e
d
g
h