User manual BONTRAGER SPEED LIMIT ROAD BRAKESETS

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing Bontrager Speed Limit Road Brakesets These caliper (side-pull) brakes are designed for ConA dition 1 road riding. Caliper brakes come in different reach distances (the distance from the brake mounting hole to the rim. ) If these brakes do not offer the correct adjustment to fit your bike, consult your Bontrager dealer. If the brakes are already installed on your bike, please read the following Checklist and Safety information. [. . . ] If you feel your brakes are too powerful for your riding needs, take your bicycle to your dealer for adjustment or replacement of the braking system. Be careful when riding in wet conditions No brakes, whatever their design, work as effectively in wet weather as they do in dry. Even properly aligned, lubricated, and maintained brakes require greater lever pressure and longer stopping distances in wet weather; anticipate the extra distance it will take to stop. The correct installation of your new Bontrager brakes is critical to your safety, so this work should be performed only by an experienced mechanic. The installation portion of these instructions is written for an experienced mechanic. If you are not sure of your ability to correctly install these brakes, have the brakes installed by your Bontrager dealer. Front brake (with longer attachment bolt) · The nut should have at least six full turns of thread engagement. Remove the brake nut from the brake, but leave the castellated washer on the attachment bolt. With the rear brake (shorter attachment bolt), insert the brake attachment bolt through the brake mounting hole in the frame. Figure Brake attachment parts A: Castellated washer B: Attachment nut Square the ends of the housings with a file or bench grinder. The correct length of housing should allow full rotation of the handlebar and should not snag on the front reflector. If necessary, use a sharp probe to open the end of the housing liner to eliminate cable friction. The special housing end caps with the extension are intended to guide the cable through the barrel adjuster (Figure 7). Where the cables run inside housing, lubricate them with a light grease or heavy oil. Slide the housings up the cables until the housings are firmly engaged in the lever. Thread the cable through the stops, cable protec- parts A: Barrel adjuster tor donuts, and housing to the cable clamp bolt. Some brake levers require special housing ferrules or cable guides inside the lever. If the holder is facing the wrong direction, the pad could slide from the holder when the brake is applied. Make sure the Bontrager logo on the brake shoe holder is facing up and that the open end of the holder faces the rear of the bicycle. Loosen the brake attachment bolt, move the brake until both pads are the same distance from the rim, and retighten the attachment bolt to 70-85 lb· Small centering adjustments can be made by simply rotating the center bolt with a 6 mm allen wrench (Figure 8). [. . . ] Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Claims under this warranty must be made through an authorized Bontrager dealer. This warranty gives the consumer specific legal rights, and those rights may vary from place to place. Assessing any damage done to a carbon fiber part requires more experience than is needed to inspect metal parts. [. . . ]