6. Maintenance, inspec ons and checks
ATTENTION!
Always ensure that the wheels are correctly locked (see par. 6.5).
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Always ensure that the lights, bell and reflectors are correctly posi oned (see par. 6.2)
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The handbike should be regularly checked to ensure it remains efficient and safe.
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Insufficient maintenance and improper use of the device may cause damages and injury to people
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or property.
There is no real danger of personal injury when using the handbike as it has been designed to
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reduce the risk of accidents during use or prepara on for use. However, as this is a specialist
product that could become dangerous if used in different contexts, we recommend using only
original or manufacturer-approved spare parts when replacing certain components.
Should you encounter any difficul es in finding spare parts on the market, please contact
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DECATHLON.
Each week :
Check the tyre pressures. On the side of each wheel cover, you'll find the recommended tyre
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pressure. A deflated tyre compromises the smooth opera on of the Handbike.
Check the efficiency of the brakes (see par 6.3).
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Check that the gear and brake cables are not entangled.
Each quarter:
Ensure that the rear wheel bearing bolts are securely fastened.
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Verify the efficiency of the bearings on the front and rear wheels and lubricate if necessary. We
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recommend using silicon oil as a grease, as it's effec ve and non-staining.
Check the posi on of the gear shi (see par.6.4).
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eplacing the tyre and air chamber
Disassembling the tyre and air chamber
Deflate the tyre
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Install a special lever between the circle and the shoulder of the tyre, so that when the lever is lted,
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the side of the wheel comes out (fig. 1 and 2)
Install another lever 100 mm from the previous point and repeat the opera on (fig. 3)
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Slide the two levers around the whole circle to release the en re tyre.
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Remove the air chamber, star ng with the side opposite the infla on valve (fig. 4)
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Once the air chamber has been removed, you can easily remove the tyre to replace either or both of
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them.
Assembling the air chamber and tyre
Remove the air chamber (deflated) in the tyre (fig. 5).
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Insert the air chamber infla on valve into the whole intended for this purpose, located on the circle.
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Around the whole circle, install the tyre, taking note of the direc on of the tyre, which indicates
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whether it's the right or le drive wheel.
Install the opposite shoulder over the tyre, star ng from the point where the valve is, moving round in
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both direc ons.
Insert the final part of the shoulder with the help of the levers intended for this, reversing the
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instruc ons shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 2, and Fig. 1.
Inflate the tyre to the pressure indicated on its side.
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