Like a motor vehicle, a bicycle is a complex piece of equipment and we strongly recommend that you have your LandRider regularly serviced at a local bike store by an experienced bicycle technician. Service at a bicycle store is relatively inexpensive when you consider the importance. The following costs are an average based on bike stores across the country and may vary from town to town.

The following procedures are recommended:

1. Before every ride, complete the mechancal safety check. See pages 6-7.

2. After the first 10 to 15 hours of on-road or casual off-road use, complete a full mechanical safety check and consider taking the bike to a dealer for a check up.

3. After every long ride or after 10 to 20 hours of riding:

A. Squeeze the Front Brake and rock the bike forward and back. Everything feel solid ? If you feel a clunk with each forward or backward movement of the bike, you probably have a loose Headset. Have a local bike store check it.

B. Lift the Front Wheel off the ground and swing it from side to side. Feel smooth ? If you feel any binding or roughness in the steering, you may have a tight Headset. Have your local bike store check it.

C. Grab one Pedal and rock it toward and away from the centerline of the bike; then do the same with the other Pedal. Anything feel loose ? If so, have your local bike store check it.

D. Take a look at the Brake Shoes. Starting to look worn or not hitting the Wheel Rim squarely? Time to have your local bike store adjust or replace them.

E. Check the control cables and cable housing. Any rust ? Kinks ? Fraying ? If so, have your local bike store replace them.

F. Squeeze each adjoining pair of Spokes on either side of each Wheel between your thumb and index finger. Do they all feel about the same ? If any feel loose, have your local bike store check the Wheel for tension and trueness.

G. Check the Frame, particularly in the area around all tube joints, the Handlebars, the Stem and the Seat Post for any deep scratches, cracks or discoloration. These are signs of stress-caused fatigue and indicate that a part is at the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.

H. Check to make sure that all parts and accessories are still secure, and tighten any which are not.

4. At the very least, once a year have your local bike store do a complete check and tune-up of your bike.

	Like any mechanical device, a bicycle and its components are subject to wear and stress. Different materials and mechanisms wear or fatigue from stress at different rates and have different life cycles. If a component’s life cycle is exceeded, the component can suddenly and catastrophically fail, causing serious injury or death to the rider. Scratches, cracks and discolorations are signs of stress-caused fatigue and indicate that a part is at the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced.