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Children
Only install children‘s seats on bicy-
cles which are suitable for this kind of
equipment.
Carbon fibre frames and components are
not permitted to carry children‘s seats!
Never attach a children‘s seat to the seat post!
Wrap and protect all suspension and mov-
ing parts on the seat and seat post. Please
ensure that your child cannot trap its fingers
anywhere! This would result in a substantial
chance of injury!
Child bike trailers:
• Take no chances in terms of quality when buy-
ing child bike trailers.
• Only install child bike trailers on bicycles and
only using mounting parts approved or intend-
ed for this purpose by the manufacturer.
• It is easy to overlook a child bike trailer in traf-
fic! Use a brightly coloured flag and approved
light system to ensure that it is easily seen. Ask
your specialist retailer about safety equipment.
• Bear in mind that when towing a trailer your bi-
cycle is much longer than it normally is. A bicycle
towing a trailer also behaves differently through
bends than one without a trailer. Accordingly,
you must be very careful in traffic. First prac
-
tice with an empty trailer on safe ground with no
traffic, before setting out into the traffic.
Only install children‘s trailers on bicy-
cles which are suitable for this kind of
equipment.
Check whether the trailer manufac-
turer has stipulated a maximum load
and permitted maximum speed. You
must observe these values. In most countries,
children under the age of 16 are not allowed
to cycle towing a trailer by law.
Frame
Frame shapes vary according to the type and
function of the bike. Modern frames are made of
various materials, such as steel, aluminium al
-
loys or carbon (carbon fibre).
Top tube
Seat stay
Seat tube
Head tube
Down tube
Chain stay
Carbon frame
Lugged steel frame
Welded aluminium frame
