Operation Manual

GHOST-BIKES
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15.2 Brakes
WARNING Danger from falls and accidents
The brakes on your bike are among the most important components for your riding safety.
Failing brakes always lead to dangerous riding situations, falls and accidents.
A brake malfunction is a serious danger to safety.
• Contact your specialist bicycle dealer immediately if you notice the slightest malfunction or a dete-
rioration in the braking effect.
• You should only use your bike again when it has been properly repaired by the specialist bicycle
dealer.
Chain jumped off
sprocket
• Incorrect operation of
the gearshift
• Maladjusted or
damaged gear shift
mechanism
• Leave the bike where it is.
• Lift the chain onto the next sprocket by
hand.
• Lift the rear wheel,
• if the following is possible without force:
• turn the crank in the drive direction.
NOTE:
Under no circumstances should you apply
force if the crank cannot be turned easily or
if you do not have the strength to lift the back
wheel.
Contact your specialist bicycle dealer imme-
diately.
Chain jumped off
during or after gear
shifting
• Incorrect operation of
the gearshift
• Maladjusted or
damaged gear shift
mechanism
• Leave the bike where it is.
• Actuate the gear lever in the opposite
direction.
• Lift the chain onto the next sprocket by
hand.
• Lift the rear wheel,
• if the following is possible without force:
• turn the crank in the drive direction.
NOTE:
Under no circumstances should you apply
force if the crank cannot be easily turned.
Contact your specialist bicycle dealer imme-
diately.
Chain jumps off re-
peatedly
• Repeated incorrect
operation of the gear-
shift
• Maladjusted or
damaged gear shift
mechanism
Operate the gearshift correctly, see section
8.4, Operating the gear shift.
Contact your specialist workshop immediate-
ly if the fault occurs when you change gear
correctly.
Malfunction Possible cause(s) Remedy