Owner's Manual

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BRAKE PADS
Usually made from
rubber, these rub against
the rim to slow the wheel
BRAKE ARMS
Move inwards to press the
brake pads against the
rim of the wheel
BRAKE CABLE
Operates the brake arms
when the brake lever on
the handlebars is pulled
BRAKE PAD ADJUSTMENT AND
REMOVAL BOLT
This bolt secures the brake pad to
the brake arm and can be released
to adjust the angle of the brake
pad, or to remove the brake pad
completely to replace when worn
CABLE GUIDE PIPE (NOODLE)
Hooks into the left hand arm and
connects the two
brake arms so that they both
move towards the
wheel when the brake lever is
pulled
V BRAKES
i
ii
To release your V brakes in order
to t or replace your wheel, pull
back the black rubber protector
and squeeze the to brake arms
together. Whilst holding these
you can pull the brake out by the
noodle as shown.
To re-engage your brakes once
wheel is tted, you need to
squeeze the brake arms together
again and reverse step ii.
CABLE PINCH BOLT
This bolt secures the brake
cable to the brakes. You can
release this bolt to adjust the
distance from the brake arm
to the wheel
SPRING TENSION SCREW
Adjusts spring strength
for each brake arm. Turn
clockwise to increase
tension and anti-clockwise
to decrease.
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RIM BRAKES
ZŝŵďƌĂŬĞƐǁŽƌŬďLJƐƋƵĞĞnjŝŶŐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐ;ƵƐƵĂůůLJŵĂĚĞŽƵƚŽĨƌƵďďĞƌͿĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƌŝŵŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƐůŽǁƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůĚŽǁŶƌĂŬĞƐĂƌĞ
ĂǀĞƌLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞďŝŬĞĂŶĚLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŝnjĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨǁŝƚŚǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞ/ƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
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zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞƐĞƉŽŝŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĚũƵƐƚĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐůLJ;ƚŚĞƐĞƌƵůĞƐĚŽŶŽƚĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌĚŝƐĐďƌĂŬĞƐͿ/ĨLJŽƵĂƌĞƵŶƐƵƌĞĐŽŶƐƵůƚ
ĂƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚďŝĐLJĐůĞŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐ
Check the brake pads are
ƐƋƵĂƌĞƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
ŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉĂƌĂůůĞůĂŶĚĞƋƵĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŝŵ;ϭͲϭϱŵŵͿƐďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐďĞŐŝŶƚŽǁĞĂƌ
LJŽƵĐĂŶĮŶĞƚƵŶĞƚŚĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĂĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŵ
ďLJƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂďůĞĂĚũƵƐƚĞƌƐĐƌĞǁŽŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
zŽƵƌďƌĂŬĞĂƌŵƐŵĂLJ ĂůƐŽŚĂǀĞ ĂŶĂĚũƵƐƚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞŵ
ƐĞĞƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶƚŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨďƌĂŬĞƐLJŽƵƌ
ďŝŬĞŚĂƐ
dŚĞ ďƌĂŬĞ ƉĂĚƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚ ďĞ
ǁŽƌŶ ďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĂƌ ůŝŶĞ
ĂŶĚ LJŽƵ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ƌĞƉůĂĐĞ ƚŚĞƐĞ
ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƉĂĚŝƐǁŽƌŶŽƵƚ
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ŽƚŚďƌĂŬĞĂƌŵƐƐŚŽƵůĚŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƐƋƵĞĞnjĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌ
dŚĞƌŝŵƐŚŽƵůĚƌƵŶĨƌĞĞůLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐǁŝƚŚŶŽĐŽŶƚĂĐƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞŝƐŽƉĞŶ
dŚĞďƌĂŬĞƉĂĚƐƐŚŽƵůĚƚŽƵĐŚƚŚĞƌŝŵďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďƌĂŬĞůĞǀĞƌŝƐϭϯŽĨƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌ
1-1.5mm1 -1.5mm
RIM
WEAR LINE
CABLE ADJUSTER
BARREL
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3J. GEARS
ĞĨŽƌĞƌŝĚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌŐĞĂƌƐĂƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĂƌĞŚĂƉƉLJǁŝƚŚŚŽǁƚŚĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐǁŽƌŬ/ĨLJŽƵƌďŝŬĞŝƐĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚ
ǁŝƚŚŐĞĂƌƐŝƚǁŝůůŚĂǀĞĞŝƚŚĞƌŽŶĞŽƌƚǁŽƐŚŝŌĞƌƐ
dŚĞƐŚŝŌĞƌĮƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŚĂŶĚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂŶĚůĞďĂƌĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŐĞĂƌƐdŚĞƐĞĂƌĞǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨĐŽŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ
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dŚĞ>Z'^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ>Kt^dŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĞĂƐLJƚŽƉĞĚĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞ^D>>^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ,/',^dŐĞĂƌĂŶĚƚŚĞŚĂƌĚĞƐƚƚŽ
ƉĞĚĂů
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ŐĞĂƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ^D>>^dĐŽŐŝƐƚŚĞ>Kt^dŐĞĂƌ
zŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚƐĞůĞĐƚĂůŽǁĞƌŐĞĂƌƚŽƐĞƚŽīĂŶĚĂŚŝŐŚĞƌŐĞĂƌŽŶĐĞLJŽƵŐĞƚŐŽŝŶŐDŽƐƚŐĞĂƌƐŚŝŌĞƌƐŚĂǀĞĂŶƵŵďĞƌŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƚŽƐŚŽǁƐŚŝĐŚŐĞĂƌ
ŶƵŵďĞƌLJŽƵĂƌĞŝŶdƌLJŶŽƚƚŽůĞĂǀĞŝƚƵŶƟůLJŽƵĂƌĞƐƚƌƵŐŐůŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐŚĂŶŐĞŐĞĂƌĂƐƚŚŝƐǁŝůůĐĂƵƐĞLJŽƵƚŽůŽƐĞƐƉĞĞĚĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůEĞǀĞƌ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞŐĞĂƌǁŚŝůƐƚƚŚĞďŝŬĞŝƐŶŽƚŵŽǀŝŶŐŽƌƚŚĞƉĞĚĂůƐĂƌĞŶŽƚƚƵƌŶŝŶŐĂƐLJŽƵĐŽƵůĚĚĂŵĂŐĞLJŽƵƌŐĞĂƌƐĂŶĚŵŽǀĞŽƵƚŽĨĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚ
ŝŬĞƐĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐĞĂƌƐƐĞƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĨĂĐƚŽƌLJďƵƚƐůŝŐŚƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚŵĂLJďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵƌŝĚĞƚŚĞďŝŬĞ/ŶƚŚŝƐƐĞĐƟŽŶǁĞǁŝůůĚĞƚĂŝů
ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞŽĨŐĞĂƌĐŚĂŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞǁŝůůĂůƐŽĞdžƉůĂŝŶŚŽǁƚŽŵĂŬĞƐůŝŐŚƚĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞ'ĞĂƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚĐŚĂŶŐĞĞĂƐŝůLJĂŶĚƋƵŝĞƚůLJ
/ĨƚŚĞLJĚŽŶƚŚĞƌĞLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚďĂƐŝĐŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŽŶŚŽǁƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞŵzŽƵǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬŽƵƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝŵĂŐĞƐǁŚŝĐŚƚLJƉĞŽĨŐĞĂƌƐLJŽƵ
ŚĂǀĞdŚĞƌĞĂƌĞƐŽŵĂŶLJďƌĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŵŽĚĞůƐŽĨŐĞĂƌƐŝƚŝƐŝŵƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƚŽŝůůƵƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŵĂůůďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂůůŚĂǀĞƐŝŵŝůĂƌĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵǁŝůůĮŶĚ
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