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ROAD BIKE | OWNER’S MANUALOWNER’S MANUAL | ROAD BIKE
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NOTE!
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Read in any case the manual of the brake manufacturer carefully before removing
the wheel or doing any maintenance work. Improper operation can lead to brake
failure.
GEARS
DERAILLEUR GEARS
The gears (d+e) of your BERGAMONT bike serve to adjust the gear ratio to the terrain
you are riding on and the desired speed.
A low gear (where in the case of derailleur gears the chain runs on the small chainring
and a large sprocket (f)) allows you to climb steep hills with moderate pedalling force.
You must, however, pedal at a faster pace or higher frequency. High gears (large
chainring, small sprocket) are for riding downhill. Every turn of the pedals takes you
many metres forward at correspondingly high speed.
In general, your pedalling speed, also referred to as cadence, should be higher than
60 strokes a minute. Racing cyclists pedal at a rate between 90 and 110 strokes
a minute on level ground. When climbing uphill, your cadence will naturally fall off
somewhat. Your pedalling should, however, always continue to flow.
Continue pedalling during gear shifting, however, at clearly reduced pedalling force. In
particular when shifting through the chainrings continue pedalling slowly and without
force.
CAUTION!
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Practise switching gears in a place free of traffic until you are familiar with the
functioning of the brake lever/shifter unit or the shifter of your BERGAMONT bike.
Mechanical disc brakes
Functional check
The more brake pads of mechanical disc brakes wear down, the longer is the brake
lever travel. Regularly check whether you get a positive braking response before the
lever touches the handlebars (a). Make sure the brake cables are in sound condition!
DANGER!
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Damaged cables should be replaced immediately, as they can snap. Risk of
accident!
Wear and maintenance
To a certain extent, wear of the brake pads can be compensated directly at the
additional brake lever, if mounted. Unscrew the knurled lock nut on the bolt through
which the cable enters the grip and then unscrew the bolt (b) until the lever has the
desired travel. Retighten the lock nut by taking care that the slot of the bolt does not
face upward or forward, as this would permit an unnecessarily high amount of water
or dirt to enter.
As an alternative, the cable can be retightened directly at the brake in the same way.
After readjusting check the functioning and make sure the brake pads do not drag
when releasing the brake lever and spinning the wheel.
Repeated readjustment at the brake lever makes the arm on the brake calliper change
its position. This can reduce braking power and result in a complete brake failure in
an extreme case. Risk of accident!
Some models offer further ways of adjusting the brakes directly at the brake calliper,
though this requires a certain amount of skill (c). Read the manual of the brake
manufacturer carefully before adjusting the brake. If you are in doubt or if you have
any questions, contact your BERGAMONT dealer.
DANGER!
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Repeated readjustment at the brake cable can drastically reduce the maximum
braking performance.
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