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General Notes on Care and Servicing

Maintenance and Servicing

Your STEVENS dealer will have assembled and adjusted your STEVENS bicycle

ready for use when you come to collect it. Nevertheless, your STEVENS bicy-

cle needs regular servicing. Have your local STEVENS dealer do the scheduled

maintenance work. This is the only way to ensure that all components function

according to their constructive design.

The bicycle will be due for its ﬁrst service after 100 to 300 kilometres (60 to

180 miles), 5 to 15 hours of initial use or four to six weeks. The bedding-in period

typically involves spokes slightly losing tension or gears becoming out of adjust-

ment, so there is every reason to have your dealer service the STEVENS bicycle at

this stage. This bedding and settling in process is unavoidable. Therefore, remem-

ber to make an appointment with your STEVENS dealer for the ﬁrst service of your

new STEVENS bicycle. The ﬁrst service is very important for both functioning and

durability of your STEVENS bicycle.

The intended use of the STEVENS bicycle includes regular servicing and the

replacement of worn out parts in time, e.g. chains, brake pads or Bowden and

brake cables, and therefore has an inﬂuence on the warranty and the guarantee,

as well. It is advisable to have your STEVENS bicycle serviced regularly by your

STEVENS dealer after the bedding-in period. If you ride a great deal on poor road

surfaces or cross-country, it will require correspondingly shorter service periods.

For more information see chapter “Service and Maintenance Schedule”.

Danger:

If a component needs to

be replaced, make it a

rule to only use original

spare parts. Wearing

parts of other manufac-

turers, e.g. brake pads

or chains, may render

your STEVENS bicycle

unsafe. Risk of accident!

Caution:

Do not clean your

STEVENS bicycle with a

high-pressure cleaner

or a water jet and if you

do, be sure to keep it at

a distance. Do not aim

at the bearings.

Danger:

Servicing and repairs are jobs best left to your STEVENS dealer. If you have

your bicycle serviced by anyone else than an expert, you run the risk that

parts of your STEVENS bicycle will fail. Risk of accident! When working

on your STEVENS bicycle restrict yourself to jobs for which you have the

suitable tools, e.g. a torque wrench, and the necessary knowledge.

Cleaning and Caring for Your STEVENS Bicycle

Dried sweat, dirt and salt from riding during the winter or in sea air can harm

your STEVENS bicycle. You should therefore make it a habit of cleaning all com-

ponents at regular intervals.

Avoid cleaning your bicycle with a high-pressure cleaner. The high-pressure

water ejected in a narrowly focused jet may pass through seals and penetrate

bearings. This leads to the dilution of lubricants and consequently to greater fric-

tion. This destroys and impairs the functioning of the bearing races in the long

term. Pressurised water also tends to abrade frame stickers.

Danger:

Tyres of other dimen-

sions can impair the

safety of your STEVENS

bicycle. Therefore, only

replace tyres by tyres of

identical type and size.

In case a component

needs to be replaced,

only use original spare

parts, if possible.

Contact your STEVENS

dealer.

A much more gentle way of cleaning your bicycle is with a low pressure water

jet or a bucket of water and a sponge or a large brush. Cleaning your bicycle by

hand has another positive side-effect: you may discover defects in the paint as

well as worn or defective components at an early stage. Inspect the chain after you

have ﬁnished cleaning and oil it, if necessary (see chapter “Chain Maintenance”

in your comprehensive STEVENS user manual on the enclosed CD-ROM). Apply

a coat of standard hard wax on painted, metal and carbon surfaces (except from

brake surfaces). Polish the waxed surfaces after drying to give them a nice shine.

Danger:

While cleaning, watch

out for cracks, scratch-

es, dents as well as

deformed or discoloured

material. Have defective

components replaced

immediately and touch

up paint defects. If you

are in doubt or if you

have any questions,

contact your STEVENS

dealer.

Danger:

Keep cleaning agents and chain oil clear of the brake pads, rotors and rim

sides (brake surfaces). This could render the brake ineffective (see chapter

“The Brake System” in your comprehensive STEVENS user manual as

well as in the instructions of the brake manufacturer on the enclosed

CD-ROM)! Never grease or lubricate the clamping areas of a frame made

of carbon, e.g. handlebars, stem, seat post and seat tube. Once greased,

carbon components may never again ensure reliable clamping!

Safekeeping and Storing Your STEVENS Bicycle

If you regularly look after your STEVENS bicycle during the season, you will

not need to take any special measures when storing it for a short time, apart from

securing it against theft. Store your bicycle in a dry, well aerated place. If you want

to store your STEVENS bicycle for a longer period of time, e.g. over the winter

months, observe the following things: Inﬂated inner tubes tend to gradually lose air

when the bike is not used for a long time. If your STEVENS bicycle is left standing

on ﬂat tyres for an extended period, this can cause damage to the structure of

the tyres. It is therefore better to hang the wheels or the entire STEVENS bicycle

or to check the tyre pressure regularly. Clean your STEVENS bicycle and protect

it against corrosion. Your STEVENS dealer has special cleaning agents, e.g. spray

wax.

Remove the seat post and allow for any moisture that may have entered to dry

away. Spray a little ﬁnely atomized oil into the metal seat tube. However, do not

apply oil in a carbon seat tube. Shift the gear to the smallest chainring and the

smallest sprocket. This relaxes the cables and the springs.

Note:

There are hardly any waiting times at your STEVENS dealer during the

winter months. In addition, many of the STEVENS dealers offer an annual

check-up at a special price. Beneﬁt from the idle time and ask your

STEVENS dealer to do the scheduled maintenance work!

Caution:

Only use petroleum

based solvents for

cleaning tough oil or

grease stains from paint

and carbon surfaces.

Never use degreasing

agents containing ace-

tone, methyl chloride or

the like, or solvent-con-

taining, non-neutral

or chemical cleaning

agents that could attack

the surface!

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