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MTB-PEDELEC | ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2016 ORIGINAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2016 | MTB-PEDELEC

SUSPENSION ON BERGAMONT BIKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Front suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Adjusting the spring rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Setting the damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Rear suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

What to bear in mind when adjusting the seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Adjusting the spring rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Chassis adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Setting the damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Rim brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

V-Brakes and cantilever brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Disc brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Hydraulic disc brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Mechanical disc brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

GEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Derailleur gears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Operation and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Checking and readjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adjusting the rear derailleur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adjusting the front derailleur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

BICYCLE CHAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Chain maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

WHEELS AND TYRES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Notes on tyres, inner tubes, rim tape, inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Rim trueness and spoke tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOME NOTES ON THE TRANSLATION OF THESE ORIGINAL

BERGAMONT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

SAFETY AND BEHAVIOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

INTENDED USE OF YOUR BERGAMONT BIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

TESTS BEFORE YOUR FIRST RIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Additional information “Tests before your first ride”

with your BERGAMONT pedelec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

TESTS BEFORE EVERY RIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Additional information “Tests before every ride”

with your BERGAMONT pedelec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

USING QUICK-RELEASES AND THRU AXLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Quick-releases on the BERGAMONT bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Safe fastening of a component with a quick-release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

DT Swiss RWS quick-release system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Thru axles on the BERGAMONT bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

RWS system from DT Swiss (a-c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Maxle for RockShox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Manitou Hex Lock QR15 (e.g. Manitou Mattoc and Marvel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Fox E-Thru 15 QR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

ADJUSTING THE BERGAMONT BIKE TO THE RIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Adjustment of the saddle to the correct height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Adjustment of the height of the handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Stems for threadless systems – Aheadset® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

What to bear in mind with BERGAMONT bikes with carbon steerer . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Saddle adjustment – fore-to-aft position and horizontal tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Adjustment of saddle position and tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Cockpit adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Brake lever reach adjustment on BERGAMONT mountain bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Adjustment of handlebar tilt and brake levers on BERGAMONT mountain bikes . . . .60

Bar ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

BERGAMONT DIRT AND FREERIDE BIKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Adjustment of the saddle height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

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