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KONA OWNER’S MANUAL
when a wheel is removed or reinstalled. When the
brake quick release is in the open position, the brakes
are inoperative. Ask your dealer to make sure that you
understand the way the brake quick release works on
your bike (see gs. 12 & 15) and check each time to
make sure both brakes work correctly before you get
on the bike.
2. How brakes work
The braking action of a bicycle is a function of the friction
between the braking surfaces. To make sure that you
have maximum friction available, keep your wheel rims
and brake pads or the disc rotor and caliper clean and free
of dirt, lubricants, waxes or polishes.
Brakes are designed to control your speed, not just to
stop the bike. Maximum braking force for each wheel
occurs at the point just before the wheel “locks up”
(stops rotating) and starts to skid. Once the tire skids,
you actually lose most of your stopping force and all
directional control.
You need to practice slowing and stopping smoothly
without locking up a wheel. The technique is called
progressive brake modulation. Instead of jerking the
brake lever to the position where you think you’ll generate
appropriate braking force, squeeze the lever, progressively
increasing the braking force. If you feel the wheel begin
to lock up, release pressure just a little to keep the wheel
rotating just short of lockup. It’s important to develop a
feel for the amount of brake lever pressure required for
each wheel at different speeds and on different surfaces.
To better understand this, experiment a little by walking
your bike and applying different amounts of pressure to
each brake lever, until the wheel locks.
5. See the brake manufacturer’s
instructions for operation
and care of your brakes, and
for when brake pads must be
replaced. If you do not have the
manufacturer’s instructions, see
your dealer or contact the brake
manufacturer.
6. If you are replacing worn
or damaged parts, use only
manufacturer-approved genuine
replacement parts.
1. Brake controls and features
It’s very important to your safety
that you learn and remember
which brake lever controls which
brake on your bike. Tradition-
ally, in the U.S. the right brake
lever controls the rear brake and
the left brake lever controls the
front brake; but, to check if your
bike’s brakes are set up this way,
squeeze one brake lever and look to see which brake,
front or rear, engages. Now do the same with the
other brake lever.
Make sure that your hands can reach and squeeze
the brake levers comfortably. If your hands are too
small to operate the levers comfortably, consult your
dealer before riding the bike. The lever reach may be
adjustable; or you may need a different brake lever
design.
Most rim brakes have some form of quick-release
mechanism to allow the brake pads to clear the tire 23
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