Manual Bergamont TIME TRIAL MACHINE 2019 (page 4 of 63) (English)

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Operation and control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Checking and readjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Adjusting the rear derailleur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adjusting the front derailleur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Shimano Di2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Rechargeable battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

BICYCLE CHAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Chain maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

WHEELS AND TYRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Notes on tyres, inner tubes, rim tape, inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Rim trueness and spoke tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Carbon wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Particularities of braking with carbon wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

REPAIRING TYRE PUNCTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Removing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Clincher and folding tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Tyre removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Tyre mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Tubular Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Tyre removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Tyre mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Remounting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

TESTS AFTER AN ACCIDENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

CARBON – A PARTICULAR MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

THE HEADSET ON THE BERGAMONT BIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Checking and readjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Threadless headset – Aheadset® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

LIGHTING OF YOUR BERGAMONT BIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Battery-operated lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SOME NOTES ON THIS BERGAMONT OWNER’S MANUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 09

SAFETY AND BEHAVIOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

INTENDED USE OF YOUR BERGAMONT BIKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

TESTS BEFORE YOUR FIRST RIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

TESTS BEFORE EVERY RIDE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

USING QUICK-RELEASES AND THRU AXLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Quick-releases on the BERGAMONT bike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Safe fastening of a component with a quick-release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Thru axles on the BERGAMONT bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Safe fastening of components with a quick-release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

ADJUSTING THE BERGAMONT BIKE TO THE RIDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Adjustment of the saddle to the correct height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Adjustment of the height of the handlebars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Stems for threadless systems – Aheadset®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

What to bear in mind with BERGAMONT bikes with carbon steerer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Saddle adjustment – fore-to-aft position and horizontal tilt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Adjustment of saddle position and tilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Cockpit adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Brake lever reach adjustment on BERGAMONT road bikes and BERGAMONT

cyclo-cross bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Adjustment of handlebar tilt and brake lever/shifter units on BERGAMONT road bikes

and BERGAMONT cyclo-cross bikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

What to bear in mind with aero bars on BERGAMONT triathlon bikes and

BERGAMONT time trial machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Rim brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Racing and side-pull brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Disc Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Hydraulic disc brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Mechanical disc brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

GEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Derailleur gears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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