Specialized Roubaix Comp Road Manual De Instrucciones página 46

Gravity, Freeride, and Downhill
CONDITION 5: Bikes designed for jumping,
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hucking, high speeds, or aggressive riding on rougher
surfaces, or landing on flat surfaces. However, this type
of riding is extremely hazardous and puts unpredictable
forces on a bicycle which may overload the frame, fork,
For extreme
or parts. If you choose to ride in Condition 5 terrain,
riding
you should take appropriate safety precautions such
User caution
advised
as more frequent bike inspections and replacement of
equipment. You should also wear comprehensive safety
equipment such as a full-face helmet, pads, and body
armor.
• INTENDED: For riding that includes the most
difficult terrain that only very skilled riders should
attempt. Gravity, Freeride, and Downhill are terms which
describe hardcore mountain, north shore, slopestyle.
This is "extreme" riding and the terms describing it are
constantly evolving.
• Gravity, Freeride, and Downhill bikes are: (1) heavier
and have more suspension travel than All-Mountain
bikes, allowing them to be ridden in more difficult terrain,
over larger obstacles and larger jumps, (2) the longest in
suspension travel and use components that fit heavy duty
intended use. While all that is true, there is no guarantee
that extreme riding will not break a Freeride bike.
• The terrain and type of riding that Freeride bikes
are designed for is inherently dangerous. Appropriate
equipment, such as a Freeride bike, does not change
this reality. In this kind of riding, bad judgment, bad luck,
or riding beyond your capabilities can easily result in an
accident, where you could be seriously injured, paralyzed
or killed.
• NOT INTENDED: To be an excuse to try anything.
Read Section 2. F, p. 10.
• TRADE OFF: Freeride bikes are more rugged than
All-Mountain bikes, for riding more difficult terrain.
Freeride bikes are heavier and harder to ride uphill than
All-Mountain bikes.
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