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Hint: protect areas where cables could touch paintwork, such as underneath the chainstays, with a plastic film or similar. This

avoids unsightly scratches and damage to paintwork.

Care of the anodised finish

A special anodised finish protects the aluminium parts of your Birdy. This is a protective film which is part of the material itself,

and which is created using an electro-chemical process. This film is particularly hard, and so is scratch-resistant. Despite this, the

anodised finish also requires care.

Clean using just water, with, if necessary, a little washing-up liquid to shift grease. After drying, treat the surfaces with anodised

aluminium polish, which your dealer can supply. Distribute the polish evenly over the surface using a clean cloth – this lets you

remove paint, tar or oil traces.

Finally, rub the parts with a clean, soft cloth, so that excess polish is removed and does not attract dust.

Hint: After cleaning is completed you should if necessary lubricate your chain (see page 33).

Danger: Make sure that you get no cleaning polish and no chain oil on the brake blocks or rim braking surface! Brake failure can

lead to serious accidents!

Storage

If you use your bike regularly, you need take no particular precautions, except against theft, when storing it for short periods. We

recommend that the bike be stored in a dry, well-ventilated room.

Should you wish to store the bike for the winter, please note:

During long periods of storage the inner-tubes lose pressure. If the bike stands for long periods on flat tyres, the tyre carcass can

be damaged. So it’s best to hang the bike up, or regularly check tyre pressure.

· Clean the bike and protect against corrosion, as described above.

· Store the bike in a dry room.

· Change gear onto the smallest sprocket. This ensures that cables and springs are under the least possible tension. With the

Birdy green hub gear, change to first gear. On the Birdy blue, change the hub to third gear.

Hint: Often, cycle dealers have very short waiting times in the winter, and many have special offers for servicing. Use this slack

period to take your bike for inspection!

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Hint: Do not store the folded Froglonger than weeks because the fenders could gewt deformed.

Servicing and maintenance intervals

As it is ‘run in’, the spokes ‘settle’, cables stretch, and bearings run in. The first inspection, when all important functions will be

checked and adjusted, should be carried out by your dealer after a short run-in period (4 to 8 weeks, or after 200 to 400 km, 125

to 150 miles). Arrange an appointment with your dealer for the servicing of your new bike.

Regular check-ups on your bicycle guarantee reliable functioning and riding pleasure. As with a car, annual inspections mean that

you can often avoid expensive remedial work. Adjustment of bearings and timely replacement of worn parts can avoid serious

damage to your machine, so after the run-in phase, you should have your bike serviced at regular intervals. The service intervals

recommended in the appendix (page 63) are for cyclists who cover between 1000 and 2000 km per year. If you regularly cover

greater distances, or often ride on bad roads or off-road, shorten the service intervals to reflect the harder use. This also applies if

you ride often in the rain or in a damp climate.

Caution: For your own safety, take your bike to your dealer for its first inspection after 200 to 400 km (125 to 250 miles), or

after 4 to 8 weeks, or at the latest after three months.

PAGE 39, Warranty

Your cycle dealer is obliged by law to ensure, amongst other things, that your bike is not affected by defects, which materially

diminish its value or fitness for purpose. The exact details will vary according to country. In Germany, this guarantee ends two

years after purchase. We offer a guarantee, in addition to you statutory rights, of two years on all parts, and twentyfive years on

the Frog frame. This additional guarantee is only applicable when the accompanying Bicycle Passport is filled out completely,

including inspection reports from your dealer, and in cases of guarantee claims this must be sent, together with a copy of the

receipt, to riese und müller. The guarantee only applies to the original purchaser.

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