Quick Release Skewers - RIESE & MUELLER Charger Manual De Instrucciones

QUICK RELEASE SKEWERS

DESIGN OF QUICK-RELEASE SKEWERS
• Hand lever A on one side. It generates a
clamping force.
• Clamping nut B on the opposite side.
This is used to set an initial tension on the
threaded rod. In some cases there is also
a screw instead of the clamping nut and
threaded rod.
B
DANGER!
Never ride an E-Bike without first
having checked that the wheel is
securely fixed. Should the wheel
come loose during the ride this
will cause a crash.
EN-14
HANDLING QUICK-RELEASE SKEWERS
• Open lever A. It should be possible to read
the writing "Open".
• To close move the lever so it shows the wri-
ting "Close". The lever should move easily,
i.e. without clamping effect, at the begin-
ning of the motion until around halfway.
• The lever force should increase significantly
in the second half of the motion. Towards
the end, the lever can hardly be moved at
A
all. Use the ball of your thumb. In the end
position "closed", the lever needs to be
parallel to the wheel, pointing backwards.
In other words, it may not stick out to the
side.
• Make sure it is secure by trying to move the
closed lever. If it is possible to rotate it, the
wheel is not sufficiently secured. You need
to reopen the lever and increase the initial
tension. In order to do this, tighten the
CLOSED
clamping nut B by half a turn (holding the
quick-release skewer tight).
• Try twisting the stem or saddle in order to
check the respective quick-release skewer.
QUICK RELEASE AXLES
OPEN
Some Riese & Müller models are fitted with
a quick-release axle at the front and/or rear
wheel. In principle, quick-release axles work
like quick-release skewers with a thread in
the suspension fork or the rear swing arm
taking on the task of the clamping nut.