Other Recommendations; Brakes - O2Feel Bikes Urbain Manuel D'utilisation

2.5 Other recommendations

2.5.1 Brakes

Important comments and precautionary
measures:
Ask an approved O2feel reseller to carry out
maintenance work on brakes.
Do not use oily liquids on brake linings,
surfaces of wheel rim brakes, brake pads
or disks. If you do, this will hinder the
performance of your brakes.
Only use original spare parts. Failure to do
so runs the risk of damaging or hindering
the performance of your bike.
To achieve good braking performance, only
use suitable brake linings for the rims. Failure
to do so may increase the braking distance
and your brakes will become worn more
quickly.
Brake cables are subject to wear. Check
them regularly for wear and replace them if
necessary.
Check to make sure the brake cable is not
rusty or frayed. Replace it if any defects
are present. If it is not replaced, the brakes
might not work properly.
Standard brake lever:
The bike is fitted with appropriate standard
brake levers. Check them regularly to make
sure they work without hindering your ride.
Rim brakes
Get used to using V-Brake brakes and learn
how to adjust your braking power. Practise
doing emergency stops until you are in
control of your bike, including in di cult
braking conditions.
Incorrect us of additional suspension
elements in the braking system (power
regulators) may cause serious falls. The
required suspension power of the power
regulator depends on the total weight of the
bike.
When the brake pads are so worn that you
can no longer see the grooves, get them
replaced by your approved O2Feel reseller.
Adjusting the brakes
The brakes on your bike will have been
adjusted correctly when they left the factory
or by your reseller. The space between the
brake pad and the rim must be between
around 1 and 1.5mm. However, brake pads
are subject to wear. The space increases
with use and the travel of the brake lever
gets longer and longer. For this reason, you
must check your brakes regularly and adjust
them when the travel of the brake lever is
too longer and the brake no longer works
properly.
Follow these steps to check your brakes:
•
Press the brake lever for the front wheel
hard, then for the rear wheel, as you
would do when cycling in di cult braking
conditions. Then push your bike forwards.
•
The back wheel should not move.
•
The front wheel should slow down until
the bike starts to tilt forward.
Hydraulic disc brakes
Hydraulic disc brakes are fitted with a master
cylinder next to the manual brake lever. The
hydraulic fluid travels to the brake cylinders
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