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10. Riding the Bike
WARNING Danger from falls and accidents
Your riding safety depends on your speed. The higher your speed, the greater your risk!
• You should only use this bike if you can safely ride at high speeds and can also brake safely from
such speeds.
• Always adapt your speed to your riding skills and the riding conditions.
• Always wear a helmet when riding your bike.
• Ride with foresight and defensively.
• Be ready to brake at all times.
• Do not ride after consuming alcohol.
• Ride in such a way that you have your bike under control at all times and can react correctly in the
event of a sudden danger situation.
• When wet, the brakes may not be as effective. The braking distance becomes longer.
• When riding, wear only suitable clothing that does not hinder the operation of the bike or your sight.
• Always wear tight-fi tting legwear when riding. Loose clothing can become tangled in the bike and
lead to serious falls.
• In the dark and with poor visibility, wear clothing with refl ective stripes and switch on your lights.
• Note that some items of clothing and/or the use of a backpack can hinder your mobility.
• If using your bike for sports (e.g. in a sports park, for downhill racing), you should wear appropriate
protective equipment.
You may only use your bike in the usual way:
1. Sit with your buttocks on the saddle.
2. Hold the left-hand grip of the handlebars with your left hand and the right-hand grip with your right hand.
3. When riding, place your left foot on the left pedal and your right foot on the right pedal.
4. When accelerating or riding uphill, you may ride while standing on the pedals.
WARNING Danger from falls and accidents
While you are standing on the pedals, if your foot slips from the pedal this may cause a severe
fall. You should only use this riding technique
• if you have mastered it,
• if you use a shoe-pedal combination with which you cannot slip off the pedal if you use the
correct pedalling technique. Please contact your specialist dealer on this. He or she will be
pleased to advise you.
WARNING Danger from body parts being drawn in and shearing forces
Rotating wheels can injure hands and other parts of the body.
• Keep your hands and other parts of the body away from rotating wheels and brake discs!
• Please ensure that your child's hands and other parts of their body cannot come into contact with
the revolving wheels or brake discs.