HP Velotechnik Spirit - Manual (Page 42)

HP
Velotechnik
40
Suspension Fork
Please clean the dust boot and the tube below
every four weeks. Lubricate the free part of
the slider tube after cleaning with a thin layer
of grease or treat it with wax spray.Take care
that the dust boot fits well. Otherwise, dirt
and water can lead to corrosion.
Always check the correct position of brakes
and wheels after you have worked on the su-
spension fork as described in the respective
chapters.
Please ask your local dealer for assistance in
case you don’t feel safe in performing these
works.
The inner fork steerer tube is tightly fitted and
glued in the fork crown, never try to tear this
connection apart or to change the tube.
Never add threads to the steerer tube - dan-
ger of breaking! You can only use the fork with
A-Head type headsets.
A new suspension fork needs a break-in peri-
od of at least 300 km (160 miles) for the sli-
ding surfaces to smoothen. At the beginning,
the suspension compresses only under heavier
shocks. In order to judge the response or the
play properly you should first wait for the end
of the break-in period.
Play in the direction of driving
If you notice at your bicycle that the handle-
bar-fork-unity has play in the direction of dri-
ving, this may have several causes.
First please check if the headset is mounted
correctly and adjusted without play. Please re-
fer to the instructions on page 43.
When you pull the front brake and rock the
bicycle a little bit back and forth while sitting
on it you may notice a play in the disc brake
system.
The brake pads have a little play in their guides
that gives a jolt while rocking. In any case
check whether the caliper is tightly and cor-
rectly screwed to the frame and whether the
brake disc is tightly connected to the hub.
The suspension fork itself also may have a
slight normal play in the direction of driving
that you'll notice while rocking back and forth
with the front brake pulled. Similar to conven-
tional telescopic forks this is immanent in the
construction and does not cause problems
while riding.
Suspension fork
Danger! When working on the suspension
fork with your hands or tools on the fork,
never load the bicycle i.e. by somebody
propping up on the seat. Deflection of the
front wheel may bruise your hands.
Danger! Please take care that the air su-
spension cartridge never protrudes more
than 13-23 mm above the fork’s steering tu-
be. Else the cartridge may become loose.
This may lead to uncontrollable situations
and serious injury.